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Full election results for Tangipahoa Parish are in

AMITE — Voters across Tangipahoa Parish headed to the polls Tuesday to settle an extensive, high-stakes local ballot deciding leadership for towns, courts and classrooms across the Northshore. The ballot featured contested races at every level of municipal and parish governance, including races for mayors, city marshals, police chiefs,...

Tangipahoa Parish, LA · 2d
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Baton Rouge Home Prices Jump 31% Since Pandemic as Red Tape Adds $132K

A 31% rise in Baton Rouge home prices since the pandemic was reported at a Wednesday afternoon presentation to the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge. Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington, assistant vice president of forecasting and analysis for the National Association of Home Builders, also discussed regulatory costs as a national affordability concern; the figures available do not establish how much those costs contributed to Baton Rouge’s price increase.

Baton Rouge, LA · 20h
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After contentious meeting, French Market board replaces three longtime tenants with new shops

The French Market Corporation, which operates six blocks of city-owned land in the French Quarter, voted to replace three longtime tenants during a heated meeting Wednesday that followed months of controversy around the corporation’s new leasing process. Members of French Market Corporation’s board cast their votes after hearing final...

New Orleans, LA · 18h
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NAR Conference to Bring 10,000 to New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Approximately 10,000 real estate professionals from across the country are expected to gather in New Orleans Nov. 6-8 for NAR NXT, the National Association of REALTORS annual conference, bringing a major industry event to the city with a lineup of national speakers, educational sessions and an expo featuring more than 200 sponsors and exhibitors.

New Orleans, LA · 2d
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Letters: Restoring City Hall would save money, send positive message

That city and civic leaders are suggesting the demolition of our current City Hall as part of a contemplated new public-private partnership seems myopic (“Gayle Benson’s group pitches plan to relocate New Orleans’ aging City Hall,” Oct. 29). The building was completed in the late 1950s...

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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Plans for apartment building behind Ted’s Frostop filed ahead of landmark nomination hearing

After battling fierce opposition last spring from neighbors and preservationists, the Robert family’s real estate venture on Friday filed revised plans for the Ted’s Frostop site that would preserve the historic building — and aim to keep the diner in operation — while constructing a three-story apartment complex behind it.

New Orleans, LA · 6d

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Gayle Benson buys the iconic Windsor Court hotel, plans to spend millions on renovations

The Windsor Court Hotel, the downtown New Orleans high-rise that has hosted presidents, pop stars and British royalty, has been purchased by New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Owner Gayle Benson, the latest addition to her growing portfolio of downtown real estate. Benson, who also owns three Poydras Street skyscrapers, three...

New Orleans, LA · 6d

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As Poor Clares prepare to leave Uptown monastery, thousands of historic items are up for sale

For more than 100 years, the Poor Clares, an order of Roman Catholic nuns, lived quietly in a cloistered community in the 700 block of Henry Clay Avenue near Audubon Park. Now, as the remaining nuns prepare to sell their historic monastery and the nearly two-acre property on which it sits, they are also selling off thousands of items that were part of their daily life for generations, offering a rare glimpse into their humble, secluded lifestyle.

New Orleans, LA · 7d

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New Orleans, LA · 7d

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Fairmont hotel officially opens in New Orleans

Fairmont New Orleans officially opened on Monday, Nov. 2.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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Houma Terrebonne Airport Commission Works With ADK to Recruit Business Development Director

ADK Consulting & Executive Search, a retained recruitment firm known for its expertise in senior executive searches in the aviation industry, announced the successful placement of Michael Naquin, CCIM, CEcD, as Business Development Director for The Houma Terrebonne Airport Commission. In this role, Mr. Naquin will provide strategic leadership for business development, economic development, and commercial growth initiatives for the Commission. In addition, he will identify and advance opportunities that enhance utilization of Houma-Terrebonne Airport (HUM), attract aviation and aerospace-related investment, and strengthen long-term revenue generation.

Houma, LA · 7d

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Gayle Benson buys the iconic Windsor Court hotel, plans to spend millions on renovations

The Windsor Court Hotel, the downtown New Orleans high-rise that has hosted presidents, pop stars and British royalty, has been purchased by New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Owner Gayle Benson, the latest addition to her growing portfolio of downtown real estate. Benson, who also owns three Poydras Street skyscrapers, three...

New Orleans, LA · 6d

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NORP’s Marseah “Marcy” Delatte and Paul Irons

As fourth-generation New Orleans real estate developers, siblings Marcy Delatte and Paul Irons have strong family connections to the city’s historic neighborhoods. Their grandfather was an early developer in Hollygrove, where he was among the first to provide rental housing primarily to working-class African American residents. Their father followed in his footsteps, building his own real estate business by negotiating and purchasing properties, overseeing renovations, and managing the finished units. Delatte and Irons grew up immersed in the family business, working alongside their father during summers.

New Orleans, LA · 7d

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New Orleans’ finances are better, but city still has more work to do, BGR says

New Orleans' finances are stronger under Mayor Helena Moreno's administration, but there is still room for improvement, according to a new Bureau of Governmental Research report. After inheriting a budget deficit, Moreno's team raised quick cash and spent less. The city is closing the year with a small cash surplus.

New Orleans, LA · 6d

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New Orleans City Council committee approves tax break for Convention Center hotel

A New Orleans City Council committee on Tuesday approved a tax break for the Omni New Orleans hotel, agreeing to send the proposal to the full council for a vote next week. The move is one of the last procedural steps necessary to approve the package of public incentives supporting the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center's long-sought "headquarters hotel," a roughly $600 million project being developed by Dallas-based Omni Hotel & Resorts and targeting a 2030 opening date.

New Orleans, LA · 9d

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Westwego's Sala Avenue Draws Artists Chasing Bigger Space, Smaller Rent

A five-block stretch of Westwego known as Sala Avenue is filling back up, with artists converting long-empty storefronts into studio galleries and small businesses moving into renovated city-owned buildings for a fraction of what similar space would cost across the river. The transformation centers on a former bank building that sat vacant for 13 years before painter Joshua Wingerter turned it into a two-story, 4,000-square-foot studio gallery in 2020.

Westwego, LA · 10d

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Reba McEntire to Headline New Orleans Real Estate Conference Next Week

Reba McEntire is set to headline one of the real estate industry's biggest annual gatherings, with the Grammy Award-winning singer, actor and businesswoman scheduled to appear at NAR NXT in New Orleans next Saturday. The conference, organized by the National Association of Realtors, is expected to draw more than 10,000 real estate professionals from around the world.

New Orleans, LA · 9d

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Former Archdiocese Tower Reborn as $40M VCAY Hotel in Downtown New Orleans

A 12-story office tower that once held the Archdiocese of New Orleans and, decades earlier, a branch of the old First National Bank of Commerce has reopened as a $40 million hotel with 179 bedrooms spread across 39 multi-bedroom suites. VCAY New Orleans now occupies 1000 Howard Ave. in the city's downtown, the culmination of a project that stalled for years before construction finally got underway.

New Orleans, LA · 13d

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NOMAR Unveils Renovated Mandeville Office

MANDEVILLE, La. — The New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS (NOMAR) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 20 with the St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce and REALTOR members to celebrate the opening of its newly renovated Mandeville office. NOMAR Board President Donna Chandler, Board President-Elect Rick Roberts and CEO Ginger...

Mandeville, LA · 14d