Sail 250 and Memorial Day crowds pushed New Orleans to a weekly hotel occupancy jump, with rooms up 10.9% to 56.1%.

BP has started marketing minority stakes in the Kaskida and Tiber Gulf projects, moves that could reshape which companies capture multi‑billion-dollar offshore work and spark legal fights.

Walmart and Wing named New Orleans among seven new markets to get drone deliveries as part of a coast‑to‑coast buildout aiming to reach 40 million shoppers by 2027.

Faith Technologies will invest $80.5M to build a 500,000‑sq‑ft plant in Monroe, promising hundreds of jobs and state workforce support. Construction is underway and operations are slated for spring 2027.

DOE selected two demonstration projects in Louisiana and Oklahoma for up to $134M to extract rare earths from industrial waste and bolster domestic supply chains. The awards name a Gramercy, LA plant and an Ardmore, OK demo with MIT.

TJ Maxx opened a new LaPlace store at 1428 W. Airline Hwy on Thursday, marked by a parish ribbon‑cutting and promises of new local retail jobs.

Kern Studios has quietly turned its seasonal float business into a year‑round fabrication company, pulling in major theme‑park and corporate work while keeping local artists employed.

An AHLA‑commissioned study finds New Orleans hotels generated nearly $9 billion in 2025, supported 51,000 jobs and produced about $1.2 billion in tax revenue. The numbers underline hospitality’s outsized role in the local economy.

Turner Industries will open nuclear fabrication hubs in New Iberia and Port Allen, creating 1,000 direct jobs and bolstering Louisiana’s role in advanced nuclear manufacturing.

A 27,000‑square‑foot Nordstrom Rack opens at Elmwood Center this Thursday with preview events and grand‑opening giveaways.

Federal regulators approved MC Bancshares’ sale to a Daryl Byrd–led investor group, clearing a May close and plans to expand into Baton Rouge and Atlanta.

GNO Inc.'s latest jobs report sets Top Jobs at $24.60 an hour, highlights health care growth and points to energy and the Louisiana International Terminal as major wage drivers.

Textron Systems will invest $5.8M to expand Slidell and New Orleans shipyard operations, adding 133 direct jobs and LED FastStart workforce support.