“A strong workforce makes a stronger New Orleans,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell at the recent ceremonial groundbreaking for the New Orleans Career Center (the Career Center). Cantrell joined members of […]
Category: Economy
Is the City’s Contract With Metro the Real Piling Trash or Does Metro Stink for Not Picking Up?
June 18, 2021Waste collection is undoubtedly one of the dirtier jobs of our society, but an absolutely essential one. As an essential service, this fact becomes clearest when it begins to waiver, […]
“Refill the Restaurant Revitalization Fund”: New Orleans Restaurants Ask Congress for Help
June 16, 2021The New Orleans economy is recovering from one of its toughest years to date. While things may seem to be booming, the businesses hit hardest by the pandemic are still […]
FACT: Unemployment Insurance Does Not Prevent People From Entering the Workforce
June 4, 2021Your favorite restaurants are understaffed and consequently slower. “Help Wanted” signs have become the favored decoration for store windows. There are delays in all kinds of goods, from couches to […]
65% of America’s Agricultural Exports Go Through the Port of New Orleans
May 24, 2021Many people in New Orleans don’t realize how crucial the Port of New Orleans is not only for Louisiana’s, but also the United States’ economy. Without it, both would be […]
No Prescription Medication in Louisiana Is Taxed, So Why Would We Tax Medical Marijuana?
May 11, 2021On Tuesday, Louisiana’s House of Representatives passed legislation HB 514 which will impose a 4.45% sales tax on raw, smokable flower bought by medical marijuana patients. The bill is tied […]
The Decades-Old Feud Between NORTA and MCCNO Comes to a Head With a Lawsuit
May 4, 2021On Wednesday, April 28, the governing board of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (MCCNO) voted in favor of suing the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) over […]
Louisiana Voters Support Marijuana Legalization and Are Split on Mandatory Vaccines for College Students
April 30, 2021A majority of Louisiana’s voters support legalization of recreational marijuana, according to a new poll by Dr. Edward E. Chervenak and Dr. Anthony Licciardi on a behalf of the University […]
“We Need a Livable Minimum Wage”: Louisiana $15 Minimum Wage Bill Advances
April 24, 2021Senate Bill 49, which proposes a $15 minimum wage in Louisiana advanced on Wednesday out of Committee. Not only would it double Louisiana’s minimum wage, it would also stipulate that […]
New Sales Tax Proposed by Republican Legislator Aimed To Address Federal Levee Failures Is Fraught With Legal Issues, Morrell & Others Say
April 21, 2021Former state Senator J.P. Morrell said today that Senate Bill 226, if approved as written, could likely end up in court because it would force Orleans and four other parishes […]
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