Venture Global will hold three open houses in Plaquemines Parish July 28–30 to outline the proposed LNG expansion and its timeline.

Xavier University is building an $80.9M, seven‑story Residence Village at the south edge of its Uptown campus, adding roughly 840–852 beds and new dining and study spaces.

Gayle Benson bought three St. Charles Avenue properties near Harmony Circle, adding a vacant office, a former music bar and a corner lot to her downtown holdings.

Jefferson Parish and the Metairie Business Development District unveiled a multimillion-dollar plan to add a leisure park, event lawn and paid parking in Fat City. The project leans on federal CDBG and state dollars.

Quality Companies will invest more than $7 million to open a Jeanerette plant and expand Youngsville fabrication, a project expected to create 125 direct jobs and 348 positions regionwide.

LSU Health has launched a roughly $100M renovation of its School of Dentistry, kicking off construction with a ceremonial wall demolition on the New Orleans campus. The project aims to modernize clinics, classrooms and research spaces.

A HireAHelper analysis finds only Louisiana, Iowa and Minnesota meet the 30% mortgage-to-income test. High prices and rising rates leave most states out of reach.

A new DDD pilot will match renovation costs up to $20,000 to help fill long‑empty downtown storefronts; applications run July 13–Oct. 15.

Mayor Helena Moreno tapped an 11‑member advisory committee to study whether to renovate, rebuild or lease space for City Hall and the Civil District Court. Public meetings begin July 22.

New Orleans saw its biggest monthly apartment rent increase in over two years in June, led by stronger leasing at the top end and limited new supply. Data providers differ on exact medians, but the trend is clear: luxury lease‑ups lifted local averages.

The Homer Foundation paid roughly $8 million for the landmark Bohn Motor building on S. Broad, putting Odyssey House in control of a major treatment and clinic site.

Daniel McKearan’s Ducky Recovery signed a long-term lease for the 2.25‑acre Sacred Heart campus on Canal Street. Unity will remain under its lease through 2052.

Public records show a convicted New Orleans lawyer’s lakefront house is officially valued far below comparable sales, prompting an assessor review and neighbor outcry.