News for Community
Friday, January 22, 2021
Jack L. Sloan, CFP named as Secretary of the Board of Directors for the EJGH Foundation.
Jack is a Certified Financial Planner and Tax Accountant. He is a Founding Member of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.
Categories: Community, Chamber, Press Release
Thursday, January 14, 2021
BATON ROUGE, La. – Homeowners and renters who suffered damage from Hurricane Zeta in Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and Terrebonne parishes should register with FEMA and apply for federal disaster assistance as soon as possible. Survivors may be eligible to receive assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from the hurricane.
These parishes ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Economic
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
DALLAS – Raising Cane’s has launched its first mobile ordering app that will allow customers to order ahead, skip the line and get their food through takeout or curbside pickup. “We are always looking for ways to give ‘Caniacs’ the best experience possible, and serving our ‘one love’ fast is especially important during this time when our drive-thrus have been so busy,” said Raising Cane’s Co-CEO & ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Monday, January 04, 2021
BATON ROUGE – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana said members of both individual and employer health plans will be able to get a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccine for $0 out of pocket. The federal government prepaid for COVID-19 vaccines through 2021 in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Blue Cross will cover the vaccine’s ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
East Jefferson General Hospital has a new CEO along with its new management.
Tanzella. Photo courtesy LCMC Health
New Orleans-based LCMC Health, which added the Metairie hospital to its system this year, has announced Richard Tanzella as CEO. He fills a vacancy left by Gerald Parton, who is retiring at the end of this year.
Parton guided the financially struggling hospital into finding a ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – (Dec. 9, 2020) – New Orleans will proudly host the NCAA Men’s Final Four, one of the country’s largest sporting events, for the sixth time, on April 2nd and 4th in 2022. Today, the NCAA and New Orleans Local Organizing Committee (NOLOC), led by the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and NCAA Host Institutions Tulane University and the University of New Orleans, unveiled the ...read more
Categories: Economic, Community, Press Release
Thursday, December 03, 2020
NEW ORLEANS, LA (December 2, 2020) – Latter & Blum, the largest independently owned residential real estate company in the Gulf South, today announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Gardner Realtors, a leading real estate firm in Southern Louisiana and South Mississippi.With Latter & Blum and Gardner’s combined network of over 3,700 real estate associates, the joining of these ...read more
Categories: Economic, Community, Press Release
Policy Institute Quantifies Impact of COVID-19 on Southeast Louisiana Families’ Child Care Arrangeme
Monday, November 16, 2020
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (November 16, 2020) — The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children (LPIC) is releasing results from the “Louisiana Child Care Parent Poll,” which surveyed Louisiana parents with children under five to better understand how these families have been impacted amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in regard to their child care needs. LPIC conducted the survey of parents and ...read more
Categories: Community, Education, Press Release
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Monday, November 02, 2020
In partnership with No Kid Hungry, Diamonds Direct raised $50,000 in the month of September to fund the campaign’s work to feed hungry children across the country. With a year-long goal of donating a total of $100,000 to No Kid Hungry, Diamonds Direct is seeking to support kids who have lost access to the school meals they rely on during the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath. Through the ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Human Interest
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Categories: General News Article, Press Release, Community
Monday, October 26, 2020
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – With many schools having to adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis with the addition of Zoom classes, hybrid instruction and new schooling routines, Fidelity Bank and FOX 8 have partnered to honor New Orleans-area educators with special “Golden Apple” Awards. Each month, students, parents, co-workers and community members can nominate a local educator who is making a ...read more
Categories: Community, Education, Press Release
Friday, October 23, 2020
Oracle Lighting (www.oraclelights.com) is proud to announce that for the second year in a row, founder Justin Hartenstein has been named a finalist for the prestigious SEMA Gen-III Innovator of the Year. Hartenstein was also a 2019 finalist.
“Once again, it is truly an honor to be nominated for an award that recognizes hard work and innovation in such a large and dynamic industry,” said ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Thursday, October 22, 2020
NEW ORLEANS (Thursday, October 22, 2020) —Happy Raptor Distilling, LLC (1512 Carondelet Street) is thrilled to announce the release of its newest rum, 504Bananas Foster. Inspired by the iconic New Orleans dessert, 504Bananas Foster is handcrafted in the Crescent City at the distillery’s historic Central City location. Created from 100% Louisiana molasses, Happy Raptor’s newest rum is an infusion ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Community
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
(Schriever, LA) – Fletcher Technical Community College is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Great Colleges to Work For® program.
The results, released recently in a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education, are based on a
survey of 221 colleges and universities. In all, 79 of the 221 institutions achieved “Great College to Work ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Education
Tuesday, September 08, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – Leaders from LCMC Health will present employees with a VISA gift card to spend in Louisiana restaurants as an expression of gratitude for the incredible work that has been done at every level during the pandemic. In what has been dubbed “Operation Bon Appetit,” full-time employees will receive a $100 gift card and part-time/contract employees will receive a $50 card.
“Louisiana ...read more
Categories: Community, Economic, Press Release
