Global business software company 360Insights will move its U.S. headquarters from Delaware to New Orleans. Senior VP of Business Dev elopement with Greater New Orleans Inc. Josh Fleig (“FLEG”) says GNO Inc. worked with the New Orleans Business Alliance and Louisiana Economic Development to attract 360Insights to move to Bayou Country and the state’s Tax Credit program was a big incentive…:
360Insights expects to be fully staffed in New Orleans within two years.
Louisianans personal income grew by 6.2 percent in the first quarter of this year. The state’s rate outpaced the national average of 5.1 percent according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Economist Gary Wagner says social security payment increases account for a good portion of the hike…
The six-point two percent increase means Louisianan’s personal income grew higher than Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama.
Louisiana Civil Rights Trail added its 11th physical historical marker honoring the Deacons for Defense and Justice in Jonesboro, Louisiana. Deacons of Defense and Justice provided protection for civil rights workers and the African American community in the 1960s. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says the journey of the Deacons will continue through family members and for years to come…
There were 21 Deacons of Defense and Justice organizations founded across the southeastern U.S.
The state’s Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approves stricter catch limits for redfish in state waters in an effort to preserve the population of the popular fish. Commissioner Joe McPherson says sportsmen back their plan of reducing the catch limit from five redfish per day, per angler to three…
The minimum size allowed would change from 16 to 18 inches and anglers can no longer keep a redfish above 24 inches. The plan will undergo a public comment period.