Good morning, New Orleans.

The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission completed improvements on the Victory Track today at Joe W.

Brown Memorial Park + funded by over $500,000 secured by Councilman Hughes, the renovated facility now serves young athletes, school teams, and local residents.

Sicona acquired Advano, reviving its New Orleans facilities after a quiet summer deal.

The Australian battery firm announced Tuesday morning at City Hall that it will invest $10M at the New Orleans Regional Business Park and create 30 jobs + boost production for batteries used in drones and electric vehicles.

Music Habitat launches its independent music platform in New Orleans on Sept.

25 after a free event at Hangar 33 (1511 S. Rendon St.) on Sept. 24. The platform offers booking, ticketing, streaming, and merchandise sales with artists keeping 100% of earnings from most transactions.

Sunrise Foods is moving ahead with a grain facility at Alabo Wharf today despite fire marshal approval of a controversial gridded dry sprinkler system chosen to ease economic hardship & residents in the Lower 9th Ward worry about increased fire risks from low hydrant pressure and nearby fireworks.

BMF is celebrating its 100th year by sharing key marketing insights this week when co-founder Virginia Miller and longtime local advertiser Ron Thompson offer practical strategies for branding success in New Orleans (drawing on decades of industry experience).

Louisiana officials will vote at 9 a.m. Thursday on up to $900 million in tax-free bonds to let Hyundai lower rates for its $5.8 billion steel mill in western Ascension Parish; Gov. Landry supports the plan as a boost to jobs (saving up to $300 million over 30 years).

New Orleans college students met at Dillard University on Sept.

12 to plan ways to boost voter participation for the midterms. They learned civic strategies from local groups + a statewide day of action is set for Sept. 26.

Louisiana's 'Power of Presence' campaign has helped reduce chronic absenteeism in public schools from 28% to 22% last year by rewarding attendance (state statistic) while encouraging extracurricular involvement.

More support efforts will expand the initiative this year.

Commercial property owners with Louisiana Citizens Insurance now have the option to switch to private coverage from Mississippi-based Property Insurance Company of America, which was licensed in December 2024.

Governor Jeff Landry said nearly all of the 5,100 policies were offered quotes, with premiums dropping between 15% and 40%.

Manning Family Children’s was ranked the top children’s hospital in Louisiana and among the best in the nation on U.S. News, with high marks for pediatric cancer survival, dialysis management, and NICU infection prevention.

The hospital has served kids for over 70 years (following a $300 million expansion).

LSU head coach Lane Kiffin returns to Ole Miss as the seventh-ranked Tigers take on the eighth-ranked Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Saturday at 6:30 p.m. He said practice and preparation are key — noting significant coaching changes.