The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in six months last week as layoffs ...

New Orleans will host more than 1,700 intellectual property (IP) professionals from around the globe as part of the ...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business has appointed Ashley Francis to serve as Assistant Dean of the Stewart Center for Professional & Executive Education. In ...

The following is an open letter sent to Biz from Jason Waggenspack, president of Film Louisiana, on Monday, Nov. 18 in response to an article examining the return on investment of film tax incentives ...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — JECohen, a registered wealth and investment management firm, has announced that its CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Jarrett E. Cohen, has been named a “Rising Star” by ...

MANDEVILLE (press release) — STartUP Northshore today announced an expanded prize package valued at over $115,000 for the 2025 NSpire Startup Slam, featuring a mix of cash and in-kind services. This ...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Tulane University researchers are working with Court Watch NOLA to use artificial intelligence to develop a data analysis platform to make the New Orleans criminal court ...

Entergy plans to build a 1,500-megawatt natural gas plant On this state-owned site off Interstate 20 in Holly Ridge to power a massive $5 billion data center. (Louisiana Economic Development) HOLLY ...

Music at UCLA and the Abbey Road Institute in London. Tim Kappel, who is a professor of practice in music law at Loyola, said he’s truly honored but not surprised by Billboard’s continued recognition ...

JEFFERSON, La. (Nov. 14, 2024) — Jefferson Parish Councilman-At-Large Scott Walker has confirmed to WDSU that he plans to run for parish president in 2027. Walker has already made his mark on the ...

NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 14, 2024) — Kean Miller, a full-service law firm, has announced the addition of Matthew J. Gaar as an associate in its New Orleans office. Gaar joins the firm’s growing offshore ...

Anyone interested in the future of energy in Louisiana is invited to attend a free, three-day event at Tulane’s Uptown campus Nov. 13-15. This week, Biz talks with the executive director of the Tulane ...