1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (600+ words) CityBusiness staff reports// August 11, 2026// Louisiana small business optimism reaches one-year high Small business optimism climbed to its highest level in nearly a year in July as hiring and investment plans improved, though business owners remain uncertain about whether conditions are…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (341+ words) Lance Traweek, Editor//April 14, 2026// The City of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways is accepting applications for its 2026 Tree Planting Grants program, a funding initiative aimed at expanding the city’s urban forest and increasing tree canopy coverage across Orleans…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (635+ words) 529 education savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education. Yet some people hesitate to use them. One common concern is oversaving. You can only use 529 funds can only cover qualified education expenses without…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (437+ words) The Boring Company operates an underground tunnel in Las Vegas and has announced that one will be coming to Nashville. Source: USA TODAY Network New Orleans could become home to a privately funded underground transportation tunnel under a new proposal…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (534+ words) A postal worker transports boxes filled with packages at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Processing & Distribution Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole The U.S. Postal Service will tell Congress on Tuesday it faces a serious financial crisis…...

6+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (707+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//March 12, 2026// The second auction of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of America since President Donald Trump’s election in 2024 drew almost $47 million in high bids, with 98% of the activity in offshore areas deeper than…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (894+ words) Nicholas P. Brown and Tom Hals, Reuters//March 4, 2026// The day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the tariffs that had cost Ian Rosenberger’s backpack company Day Owl tens of thousands of dollars, friends started texting him their congratulations. He didn’t share their…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (534+ words) Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors Friday that it planned to begin closing restaurants in the…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (645+ words) Gov. Jeff Landry‘s administration partially pulled back on its plan to cancel two of the state’s six Medicaid contracts with private companies that provide health insurance to hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents. The Louisiana Department of Health announced…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (766+ words) Produce aisle offerings in October in a Chicago grocery store. Food and energy costs are outside the measurement of “core” inflation. MUST CREDIT: Joshua Lott/The Washington Post Inflation cooled more than expected in January, capping a week of promising…...