NEW ORLEANS — The JCVB is pleased to announce Angela Matherne as Director of Sales and Casey Ronquille as Partnership Program Manager.   Angela Matherne brings a wealth of experience to the JCVB with 25 years of hotel sales experience in the tourism and hospitality industry. Angela has previously held the position as Director of Sales at various hotel properties ranging from 250-800 rooms with ...read more

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Entergy is giving $2 million to a Louisiana university's engineering program. The donation to Southern University in Baton Rouge was announced Monday at an event attended by company leaders, university representatives and elected officials, including Gov. John Bel Edwards. Entergy says the money will support engineering classroom and lab upgrades, bolster engineering ...read more

NEW ORLEANS (September 7, 2018)  – The National WWII Museum was once again named among the top museums in the nation and the world in the 2018 TripAdivsor Travelers’ Choice Awards, ranking No. 3 in the United States and No. 8 in the world. Other winners include The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum (No. 1 in the nation), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (No. 2 in the nation), Art Institute of Chicago ...read more

NEW ORLEANS (August 31, 2018)  – The National WWII Museum is again showing its appreciation to local supporters by offering discounted admission to Louisiana residents. For the fourth consecutive year — during the entire month of September — locals will have the opportunity to enjoy the Museum’s exhibits and galleries for only half the price of a regular Museum Campus Pass.  As one of the premier ...read more

NEW ORLEANS — The Ehrhardt Group is proud to announce that Marc Ehrhardt has been named president of the New Orleans-based public relations and marketing firm that was founded in 1996 by Malcolm and Pia Ehrhardt. With the transition, Malcolm will hold the title of founder and partner, providing daily strategic counsel for many of the agency’s clients.  “Since joining the family business in ...read more

NEW ORLEANS – Ericksen Krentel has announced the following new hires: Justin Hanson, Jacob Londoño and Steven Sorscher CPA have joined the firm as staff accountants in the firm’s Accounting and Audit Services Section. Keron Campbell has joined the firm as a staff accountant in the firm’s Tax Services Section. Tanya Britton, Colleen Fisher and Gwen Wiggins have joined the firm as Client ...read more

NEW ORLEANS —​ Lyft New Orleans has debuted their new center that will offer in-person support for local Lyft drivers. The cheery industrial-style space located on the Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard corridor will be open Monday through Friday from 9-5 p.m. As the official New Orleans Lyft center for drivers, the location will provide support and troubleshooting as well as recruiting ...read more

New Orleans – A press release sent this week announced that the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester at Delgado Community College on Aug. 18 marks the opening of a brand-new Delgado location, the Delgado River City Site and Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center, at Churchill Technology & Business Park in Avondale. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 30, at 10 ...read more