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The Marc and Kiki Barnes Foundation drew more than 153 high school and college-aged young women to LSU New Orleans for its inaugural career fest focused on sports, business, media and leadership.

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As Greater New Orleans hosts weddings, conventions, festivals, sporting events and airport arrivals, organized group transportation is helping organizers manage traffic, parking and timing.

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Assurance Financial was named No. 85 on Business Report’s Top 100 Private Companies in Louisiana for 2025, a ranking based on annual revenue.

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New Orleans’ packed calendar of festivals, conventions, games, parades and cruises is driving higher transportation demand across the city.

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A women-focused sound bath will bring live New Orleans jazz and sound healing to a restored 19th-century church in the Marigny on Friday, July 3, during Independence Day weekend.

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Women’s Foundation of the South and its partners will convene regional leaders July 1 in New Orleans to examine how Black women entrepreneurship can drive economic security, wealth building and independence amid labor market losses.

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Louisiana swamp tours are being positioned as more than sightseeing, with guided outings in coastal wetlands that teach visitors about wildlife, ecology, conservation and local history.

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Party bus services remain a common choice for weddings, birthdays, corporate outings and festivals across the Greater New Orleans area as groups look for simpler logistics and coordinated travel.

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Louisiana’s swamps continue to shape the state’s ecology, history and tourism economy as restoration and education efforts grow across the Gulf Coast.

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LumiNicole is back as the official beauty partner at Hyatt Regency New Orleans for Essence Festival weekend, expanding its guest activation with founder meet-and-greets, product sampling and a VIP relaxation lounge.

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Jasmine Harris, a senior associate for family engagement with Save the Children Action Network, is working with parents, Head Start programs and local leaders across Louisiana to turn lived experience into advocacy.

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Tony’s Fencing & Iron Works is advising Southeast Louisiana homeowners to plan permanent pool fences before finalizing concrete, drainage and landscaping.

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Swamp tours are continuing to support regional tourism in Southeast Louisiana by pairing wildlife viewing and environmental education with New Orleans travel itineraries.

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John Neubert has released The Stable Boy, a historical fiction novel set in the antebellum South that centers on an enslaved young man, education, and a forbidden same-sex relationship.

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New Orleans singer-songwriter Brett Louis Thomas has released “Bourbon Street Rain,” a country single inspired by Bourbon Street, rainstorms, and the city’s hard-to-break spirit.

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The 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture is set for New Orleans over Fourth of July weekend, with concerts at the Caesars Superdome and daytime programming at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

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Louisiana’s wetlands are pulling in travelers for close-up views of alligators, birds and other native species, with tour operators saying the experience blends scenery, education and conservation awareness.

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Beuerman Miller Fitzgerald, Inc. launched a centennial campaign to mark 100 years of branding, advertising and crisis work from New Orleans.

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A Baton Rouge personal injury firm says Louisiana law can allow injured people to seek compensation for pain, emotional distress and other non-economic losses beyond medical bills and property damage.

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National Parents Organization is applauding Louisiana’s enactment of House Bill 1239, a new custody law that creates a presumption of substantial, roughly equal time with both parents after separation or divorce.