Sodexo Live! has struck a 15‑year hospitality deal and is advancing planning funds to help the Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience move closer to a lease and construction.

Jefferson Parish rezoned a West Bank lot to allow a mobile concrete‑crushing operation, overruling planners and sparking neighbor worry about dust and noise.

New Orleans' Morrison Road will close eastbound between Mayo Blvd and Bundy Rd from February 16 due to the DPW574 improvement project, affecting traffic and local access until July 2027.

Tulane cut the ribbon on a renovated seventh-floor research lab at Hutchinson Memorial Building, part of a roughly $35M push to expand biomedical research downtown. The overhaul modernizes lab space and adds capacity for new research teams.

Mayor Helena Moreno announces a new in-house Street Maintenance Unit in New Orleans with a $6.25 million investment, shifting away from privatization for improved street paving and infrastructure management.

Japan’s UBE is investing $500M at Cornerstone Energy Park in Waggaman to build the first large-scale U.S. plant making DMC and EMC for lithium-ion batteries, promising dozens of skilled jobs.

E. Ross Studios will anchor Bayou Phoenix's plan to transform the old Six Flags/Jazzland site in New Orleans East into a film, sports and entertainment campus.

Ochsner Health is building a $300M, five‑story children’s hospital on its New Orleans campus, slated to open in early 2028 with expanded pediatric services and about 400 jobs.

Bunge is expanding its Avondale oils refinery with a $225M project that will triple capacity and join an $800M Destrehan plant as part of a roughly $1B New Orleans push.

The St. Tammany Fishing Pier is being revitalized with improvements including new structural steel and an extension. The project is set to complete in 2027, will offer 24/7 access, and is supported by local government and federal partners.

St. Bernard Parish reports progress in infrastructure and recreation, including drainage improvements, park upgrades, and Fire Station 11 nearing completion.

A six-story boutique and a five-story hybrid hotel are taking shape on lower St. Charles Avenue, signaling renewed developer interest in the corridor.

Element New Orleans Downtown opens Feb. 5 inside the 1010 Common conversion, the first phase of a $90M rehab that will add a Fairmont, offices and retail.