Good morning, New Orleans.

New Orleans-based Search Fund Accelerator uses a search fund model to pay promising entrepreneurs (like Rachel McGrath) as they hunt for companies to acquire.

Founder Tim Bovard leads a hands-on program that trains local candidates to grow profitable small businesses.

New Orleans saxophonist David Lastie enjoyed a 30-year career in jazz and R&B, recording with local legends and shaping the city’s music scene until his death on Dec.

5, 1987. He learned his craft from established musicians (such as Buddy Hagan) and is remembered for his soulful sound.

The American Italian Federation will attempt a world record for the largest antipasti board on Oct.

8 from 6pm to 10pm at Fulton Street (adjacent to Caesars) as Louisiana’s biggest all-inclusive food and wine event unfolds. Tickets are now on sale.

At Tuesday's board meeting, Bricolage Academy backed CEO Edward Brown amid faculty complaints that triggered a district investigation and a warning letter from NOLA Public Schools.

The board approved a new open meetings policy (to be posted on the school’s website by Aug. 25) after noting improved fiscal stability since Brown took over last year.

Jefferson Parish schools held a B rating in 2025 despite flat LEAP test scores, amid teacher pay issues, bus shortages, and competitive board elections on Nov.

3. With close to 45,000 students returning the school year, officials aim to improve transportation and raise salaries (key challenges remain under review).

Judge Simone Levine, an amateur boxer and USA Boxing referee, credits boxing for building her confidence in the courtroom and balancing her work and family life.

She inspires others with her disciplined approach and resilience.

LSU goalie Rylie Kuyper is battling Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma while preparing to return to training in October after finishing chemo and with Proton Radiation set in Houston from Aug.

20-Sept. 14. LSU soccer will host a fundraiser on Oct. 9 to support her medical costs.

Louisiana's surgeon general, Dr. Evelyn Griffin, has worked eight months to shift the health department toward a focus on disease prevention.

Appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry in December, she calls for alternative approaches to vaccine protocols and prevention measures as she advises state lawmakers.

Louisiana restaurants are reassuring diners amid a cyclosaladspora outbreak by sourcing produce domestically (from California and Arizona) and resetting washing protocols.

A Lafayette-based restaurant said daily supplier updates have been monitored even as sales have dropped.

Over the weekend, visitors at Armstrong Park beat extreme heat with water, slushies (and portable fans) while local cooling centers in Orleans and Jefferson Parish offered relief, and a young vendor with her great-aunt raised funds for a Disney World birthday trip.

The Remembrance Collection lets New Orleans residents record voice messages to help cope with grief.

The service produces memory videos that preserve voices and stories for comfort during tough times.

Plaza Tower on Howard Avenue in Downtown New Orleans was sold last year to developers Brian Gibbs and Lincoln Avenue Capital, who will renovate the building into senior living homes (after decades of construction setbacks and safety concerns).

New Orleans Sports Foundation is holding a Premier Season Ticket Raffle with tickets to major games; entries cost $100 each with only 2,000 available & the winner will be selected Sunday, Aug.

30 to support local sports events.