Good morning, New Orleans.

Hurwitz Mintz (operating for 102 years) will close while offering furniture discounts up to 70% on Airline Drive; the shop did not announce a final closing day, leaving longtime shoppers surprised.

Big Easy Management, a New Orleans hospitality firm, has been ranked No. 22 among 582 U.S. companies by AirDNA with a 4.91 rating from over 12,000 reviews.

The recognition places it in the top 4 percent — a win for our community.

The New Orleans Ernest N.

Morial Convention Center will host its Reverse Trade Show on Oct. 22 (registration closes Oct. 21) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Rivergate Room, offering small business owners a chance to network with nearly 20 agencies seeking qualified contractors.

The inaugural Carla Pesono’s Taste of Italy festival, presented by The Italian Barrel, will be held on Fulton Street by Caesars on Oct.

8 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. It will feature more than 14 Italian restaurants, wine, cocktails, desserts + a record-breaking 34-foot antipasto board.

Retired Air Force Maj.

James W. Robinson (a veteran of Korea and WWII) celebrated his 105th birthday at the WWII Museum with the Victory Belles and friends. The event featured a greeting banner, a proclamation from Gov. Jeff Landry, and a tour of the Road to Japan exhibit.

This summer, Henry Hub natural gas prices averaged $2.93—6% lower than last summer—as a 22% jump in solar power generation helped meet record electricity demand of 415.2 billion kilowatt-hours.

U.S. LNG exports rose 18.7% in July.

HCCL & USHCC will host the inaugural Gulf Coast Energy Forum at the Four Seasons New Orleans from Oct.

20-21. Energy executives and business leaders will discuss oil, gas, LNG, renewables and grid modernization while exploring investment and partnership opportunities.

A new report finds underground utility damage cost Louisiana ratepayers $515.5 million in 2025, with over 5,000 incidents and nearly $500 million from phone, internet, and cable line disruptions.

Excavators are required to call (811) before digging to avoid such damage.

New Orleans City Council approved $23.6M on Oct.

1 for a battery program backing up power at roughly 800 homes and 200 businesses as part of the Neighborhood Power Plan (40% of funds are set aside for low- and moderate-income households) to boost grid resilience during outages.

Senate hopefuls Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis are crisscrossing Louisiana to rally support with Letlow touring 64 parishes and dismissing a poll as bogus — Davis noted a four point boost after voters learned his background as the race tightens with Election Day a month away.

Ochsner Health has launched the Debra H. and Robert J.

Patrick Neuroscience Institute in New Orleans, a 132,000 sqft center offering integrated neurology, neurosurgery, rehabilitation, behavioral health and therapy with advanced technology. Clinic patient appointments begin Monday, Oct. 5.

CrescentCare ended free HIV testing at three French Quarter gay bars on Thursday after Wood Enterprises, now managing Good Friends, Rawhide Lounge, and Café Lafitte in Exile, said it was not allowed to offer the service; critics called the change disgraceful while some venues will continue independent testing.

A Thomas Sully-designed home at 1234 Henry Clay Ave sold for $2.85M on Sept.

24, topping New Orleans residential sales for the week. The historic (1895) Colonial Revival property features a glass conservatory and extensive gardens, drawing multiple offers.