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Plan for former Coca-Coca Bottling plant stall, raising questions about the landmark's future

Four years ago, a Northshore developer bought the former Coca-Cola Bottling plant on Norman C. Francis Parkway, planning to turn the nearly 80-year-old building into a 220-unit apartment complex and help revive the area. Those plans have stalled, leaving a deteriorating complex that neighbors say is turning into another piece...

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New Orleans Assessor Wants $11 Million in Tax Breaks Rejected, Cites Conflict Fears

New Orleans Assessor Erroll Williams is urging the City Council to reject more than 40 property tax appeal recommendations worth nearly $11 million, warning that a consultant's hearing officer may have had a conflict of interest on dozens of cases. The dispute lands just days before council members are scheduled to vote on this year's appeal recommendations, a decision that will shape tax bills sent out in January.

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Irish Channel Outage Knocks Out Power to 2,000-Plus, Exposes Entergy's Rough Year

A power outage knocked out electricity to more than 2,000 Entergy customers across the Irish Channel and surrounding Uptown neighborhoods, leaving homes between Magazine and Tchoupitoulas streets and General Taylor Avenue and Felicity Street without lights for hours before crews restored service by mid-afternoon. At its peak around 10:40 a.m.,...

New Orleans, LA · 26d

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Attorney returns to firm where his career began; high school's CFO hired by Archdiocese

South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. Parker Smith has rejoined the firm Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, where he began his legal career a decade ago. More recently, he was general counsel and chief technology officer for Consolidated Management Resources and founded his own company, CoreServe Legal, to advise businesses on issues of artificial intelligence, technology and intellectual property.

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Thousands of Drug Scientists Descend on New Orleans for AAPS PharmSci 360

Thousands of pharmaceutical scientists, biotechnology executives and industry leaders are converging on New Orleans later this month for AAPS PharmSci 360, a four-day international conference examining advances in drug development, artificial intelligence and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The gathering runs October 25-28 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, bringing a slice of the global biopharmaceutical industry to the city's riverfront exhibit halls.

New Orleans, LA · 26d

NOLA.com

Warehouse District condominium on top of Gianna Restaurant has wraparound terrace for $2.15M

Apartments are typically compact living spaces, but the curved corner condo at 700 Magazine St. is anything but. Unit 211 has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and an expansive wrap-around terrace overlooking the Warehouse District for $2.15 million. The interior spaces comprise nearly 2,500 square feet, with the balcony providing an...

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196-Year-Old Bourbon Street Building Sells to New Orleans Investor Suresh Sadhwani

A nearly 200-year-old commercial building at the corner of Bourbon and Iberville streets has a new owner. Lata Family Investments LLC closed on the purchase of 201 Bourbon St., a three-story, roughly 6,500-square-foot property in the heart of the French Quarter, after the deal drew multiple offers and went under contract within days of hitting the market.

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WGNO

Around 1,300 Kenner residents without power: Entergy

Approximately 1,300 Kenner residents are currently without power on the night of Friday, Oct. 9, according to the Entergy outage map.

Kenner, LA · 29d

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Plan for former Coca-Coca Bottling plant stall, raising questions about the landmark's future

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More than 2,300 residents without power in Irish Channel, Uptown area, Entergy map shows

Over 2,300 people were without power Monday morning in the and Irish Channel portions of Uptown Monday morning, according to Entergy’s outage map. The outage started just after 10 a.m. and was the result of an equipment failure, according to Entergy. The company estimated that power would return by noon.

New Orleans, LA · 27d

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Northshore Toyota Breaks Ground on Bigger Covington Service Shop

Northshore Toyota is in the middle of a construction push to expand its service facility in Covington, with crews working through site prep, foundation pours and drainage upgrades as the dealership looks to accommodate growing operations and increase vehicle service capacity. What the Expansion Includes. The project, now under construction,...

New Orleans, LA · 10-09

WWL-AMFM

JP Morrell: Many New Orleans “non-profit entities currently pay no property tax.” The city could change that with proposed parcel fees.

Along with major cuts to city departments, another issue up for consideration is whether it’s time for New Orleans to try to tax non-profit property owners by way of parcel fees on drainage and infrastructure. This would be an issue New Orleans residents could expect to be up for a vote not this fall, but perhaps in the spring of 2027.

New Orleans, LA · 10-08

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Local business seeking to give precious memories to people in the biggest days of their life

There’s nothing like that big, special occasion where everything is perfect and it’s a dream day – a day where family, friends and loved ones come together, a day that everyone involved will remember for the rest of their lives. For one local business, they thrive on...

Cut Off, LA · 10-09

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Power Outage Affects 4,000 in Mid-City, Navarre During Isaias

Around 4,000 New Orleans residents in Mid-City and Navarre lost power as winds from Hurricane Isaias swept through the area, with outages peaking around 1:30 p.m. before crews began chipping away at the restoration work. By the afternoon, the number had fallen to roughly 2,500 customers still in the dark.

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Ashley licensee 1915 South opens 41st Ashley showroom

HARVEY, La. — Family-owned home furnishings retailer 1915 South, an Ashley licensee, recently opened its 41st Ashley showroom here. This marks the company’s ninth store in Louisiana and its first in the Greater New Orleans area. With this latest opening, 1915 South is continuing to grow its presence across the Southeast United States, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia.

Harvey, LA · 10-09

NOLA.com

New Orleans assessor says City Council should reject property tax appeals worth millions

New Orleans Assessor Errol Williams is calling on the City Council to reject dozens of property tax appeals recommended by a council consultant, arguing that reductions to the property values aren’t supported by data and could cost the city millions of dollars in badly needed revenue. In an Oct....

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South Carolina Daily Gazette

New Orleans biotech company expands to Charleston with $660K investment

Obatala Sciences is leasing a lab inside MUSC's new Blue Sky Labs, a rentable space for students, researchers and entrepreneurs.

Charleston, SC · 10-08

American Press

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Editorial: Job growth helping state set records

Baton Rouge is expected to add 16,500 jobs over the next two years, making it the fastest growing metro area in the state in terms of the number of new […]

Louisiana · 10-09

WWL

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Flooding after pump failure cost Fairgrounds restaurant thousands in damages

New Orleans, LA · 10-09

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