Scaffolding and traffic changes remain at Lafayette and O'Keefe as crews continue stabilizing Turners' Hall more than a year after a partial collapse. Nearby businesses say recovery is slow.

First Presbyterian Church’s stone spires have been held by threadbare ropes for years; city inspectors say the makeshift patches are unsafe and have issued a violation. Enforcement and permit reforms are now in the spotlight.

Chicago-based Clear Skies Hospitality bought The Exchange in the Lower Garden District and says it will keep the club's name and staff while rolling out tech and programming upgrades.

Applied Digital will build a $3.6B Delta Forge 1 AI campus near Boyce, promising 200 well‑paid jobs and new contracting work for Rapides Parish.

Zea is leaving its Clearview Mall home for a standalone at Clearview City Center, with an expanded bar, patio and mid‑June hiring events to staff the new Metairie restaurant.

Element 25 is reviewing its DOE‑backed Louisiana manganese refinery and has reopened talks with GM and Stellantis, putting timelines and job estimates in question.

A nonprofit closed on Grand Isle’s historic Oleander Hotel and plans to turn the 1929 building into a visitor and cultural center anchored by photography and local art. Donations from statewide leaders and private backers helped seal the deal.

Renderings reveal a proposed luxury condo conversion of the former Poor Clare monastery on St. Charles Avenue, complete with courtyard, pool and underground parking.

Hut 8 will invest $16M to build a closed‑loop water system and new well for its River Bend AI campus, then hand the upgrades to West Feliciana Parish to avoid straining local supplies.

Tulane sold its Canal Street tower at 1440 Canal and will remain the tenant, freeing nearly $180M to support downtown real‑estate plans.

Drive‑thru chain 7 Brew purchased parcels in Covington and Harvey as it expands across the Gulf Coast; parish planning packets show a lot split and variance requests.

Coushatta Casino Resort cut the ribbon on an eight‑story Legacy Tower in Kinder, adding 204 rooms and roughly 100 luxury suites. Bookings open May 18 and a $300,000 giveaway follows.

The 1,622‑room Hilton Riverside is starting an $18M renovation phase as part of a $50M overhaul to update rooms, accessibility and guest tech.