Vivace International is fabricating a major cone section for Starlab at NASA’s Michoud, and a recent Cerberus buyout could boost local production. The cone is due by June 2026.

A New Orleans startup is turning haptic VR blasters into military training surrogates after scoring Army contracts, and it wants to build them locally. The company says consumer sales will help fund scaled manufacturing.

Plan A Games is setting up an engineering team in New Orleans to develop a data analytics platform, promising to create high-skill jobs and reinforce the city's tech industry standing.

Orion Engineers + Constructors is relocating its headquarters from Alabama to Baton Rouge, expecting to create 50 new jobs and invest over $5 million.

MMR Group announces a $55.2 million investment in a new Lafayette, Louisiana facility to assemble electrical components for tech markets, expected to create 196 jobs and retain 3,000 positions statewide.

DMR Technologies is launching a drone manufacturing facility in Lafayette, Louisiana, creating 521 direct jobs with average annual salaries of $85,000, which will also stimulate an estimated 766 indirect jobs in the region.

Mosquitoes in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, tested positive for West Nile Virus; mosquito control actions and personal protection measures are urged.

The Tulane Innovation Institute announces Founder Lab to convert research into startups, partnering entrepreneurs with faculty for market-ready technologies.

Neuro.io plans to invest $100 million in creating a BrainHUB innovation campus in Louisiana's Bayou Region, promising to create over 1,100 jobs in AI and healthcare.

Tulane University researchers, funded by DARPA, are developing a stretchable and durable material inspired by superheroes, possibly for military use and wearable sensors.

New Orleans integrates Hyfi flood sensor data into the Streetwise platform to offer real-time flood information, enhancing safety and emergency response.