Cloistered St. Raymond facing criminal investigation
Jim St. Raymond’s travels to out-of-state Catholic cloisters have successfully insulated him from a Jefferson Parish civil lawsuit for more than a year. But the political consultant, failed real estate...
View ArticleLandrieu names members to economic development task force
New Orleans Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu today announced the creation of an economic development task force and its members. The Transition New Orleans Economic Development Task Force will make...
View ArticleWaiting for the handoff
The three-story schoolhouse at 3819 St. Claude Ave. is a snapshot of post-Katrina New Orleans’ school system: Next year, Arise Academy, a charter school currently on the first floor, will take over...
View ArticleMayor tweaks lineup of economic development panel
The so-called public-private partnership, an independent organization with the mission of spurring economic development in New Orleans, finally appears set for launch. Nominations and appointees for...
View ArticleLandrieu names economic development panel members
Henry Coaxum, president of Coaxum Enterprises, today was appointed by Mayor Mitch Landrieu to chair the NOLA Business Alliance, a nonprofit corporation tasked with nurturing economic development in the...
View ArticleBusiness alliance claims to be on track for $500k fundraising goal
New Orleans Business Alliance Vice President Leslie Jacobs said in an interview today that fundraising is on track despite last week’s revelation that the organization, a city-created nonprofit tasked...
View ArticleNew charter school law to attract businesses receives mixed welcome
A new law to attract businesses to Louisiana by allowing them to invest in a charter school in exchange for enrollment preferences and a minority of board positions has some opponents worried about...
View ArticleA call for ‘voucher’ accountability
One of the architects of Louisiana’s school accountability system says a state education voucher program that lets some New Orleans students go to private schools at taxpayer expense needs performance...
View ArticleLocal startup fund provides ‘tough love’
The New Orleans Startup Fund focuses on talent when deciding whether to back a business. Co-founder and volunteer CEO Leslie Jacobs said NOSF goes through applications for funding and looks for...
View ArticleNOLA’s startup scene draws out-of-town interest
A burgeoning entrepreneurial community, along with a variety of economic incentives and lower business costs, are prompting early-stage companies to move to New Orleans. City leaders hope the money and...
View ArticleCloistered St. Raymond facing criminal investigation
Jim St. Raymond’s travels to out-of-state Catholic cloisters have successfully insulated him from a Jefferson Parish civil lawsuit for more than a year. But the political consultant, failed real estate...
View ArticleLandrieu names members to economic development task force
New Orleans Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu today announced the creation of an economic development task force and its members. The Transition New Orleans Economic Development Task Force will make...
View ArticleWaiting for the handoff
The three-story schoolhouse at 3819 St. Claude Ave. is a snapshot of post-Katrina New Orleans’ school system: Next year, Arise Academy, a charter school currently on the first floor, will take over...
View ArticleMayor tweaks lineup of economic development panel
The so-called public-private partnership, an independent organization with the mission of spurring economic development in New Orleans, finally appears set for launch. Nominations and appointees for...
View ArticleLandrieu names economic development panel members
Henry Coaxum, president of Coaxum Enterprises, today was appointed by Mayor Mitch Landrieu to chair the NOLA Business Alliance, a nonprofit corporation tasked with nurturing economic development in the...
View ArticleBusiness alliance claims to be on track for $500k fundraising goal
New Orleans Business Alliance Vice President Leslie Jacobs said in an interview today that fundraising is on track despite last week’s revelation that the organization, a city-created nonprofit tasked...
View ArticleNew charter school law to attract businesses receives mixed welcome
A new law to attract businesses to Louisiana by allowing them to invest in a charter school in exchange for enrollment preferences and a minority of board positions has some opponents worried about...
View ArticleA call for ‘voucher’ accountability
One of the architects of Louisiana’s school accountability system says a state education voucher program that lets some New Orleans students go to private schools at taxpayer expense needs performance...
View ArticleLocal startup fund provides ‘tough love’
The New Orleans Startup Fund focuses on talent when deciding whether to back a business. Co-founder and volunteer CEO Leslie Jacobs said NOSF goes through applications for funding and looks for...
View ArticleNOLA’s startup scene draws out-of-town interest
A burgeoning entrepreneurial community, along with a variety of economic incentives and lower business costs, are prompting early-stage companies to move to New Orleans. City leaders hope the money and...
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