While new tariffs cloud the national outlook, New Orleans is projected to see slow economic growth. The White House in the U.S. rolled out a 10% across-the-board import tariff starting April 5, then tightened and tweaked the rules on July 31. For a trade-heavy port like New Orleans, that’s a big deal. People and […]
The headlines might focus on drone strikes and diplomatic breakdowns in the Middle East, but the real aftershocks of a U.S. conflict with Iran could hit much closer to home — right here in New Orleans. For a city tied to the global oil market, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz can ripple all the […]
In New Orleans, the cost of living keeps rising, but the wages stay still. Rent climbs, Entergy bills spike, insurance becomes unaffordable, and somehow the official solution is always: “Get a side hustle.” But how are you supposed to hustle when you’re already drowning? Passive income has become the buzzword of a generation squeezed between […]
They say New Orleans is a city rich in culture. That it feeds the soul, and moves to its own rhythm. But what no one says loudly enough is how expensive that rhythm has become, and who’s left paying for it. In 2025, the economic picture in New Orleans is no longer just about gentrification […]
When COVID-19 began its spread across the United States in early 2020, New Orleans was already vulnerable. The city’s economy was tightly tethered to tourism, live events, and hospitality, with many of its workers earning low wages and living without access to quality healthcare. What followed was a sharp unraveling of jobs, of small businesses, […]
New Orleans is a city with soul in every sense — from the music and food to the culture and the grit of the resilient people who keep it all alive. But that soul is under pressure. With the New Orleans cost of living climbing fast — from skyrocketing utility bills to stagnant wages, from […]
The Warning Signs Are Flashing Red With the implementation of tariffs globally and the escalation of trade wars, the odds of a recession in 2025 are rising fast. What began as a slow economic cooling — driven by high interest rates, stubborn inflation, and reduced consumer confidence — is now being accelerated by policy decisions […]
At a news conference held by Mayor Latoya Cantrell and The New Orleans Health Department Director Jennifer Avegno this week, they addressed whether there would be any new COVID-19 restriction in New Orleans. Last week, New Orleans reached a 5.2% positivity rate, with 5 times the amount of COVID-19 cases that the state had a […]
I keep up on world news and have been following COVID-19 since the early days in China. As this virus has spread across the globe, the one thing that has appeared to slow the contagion from spreading like wildfire is “lockdowns.” China had a very strict lockdown in Wuhan for four months- nothing like the […]
Southern Business & Development magazine has ranked New Orleans as the top major market of the year.
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