Good morning, New Orleans.

The seventh annual Human Horse Races will take place on Thanksgiving Day, Nov.

26 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Easton Park, 3141 Toulouse St., where costumed competitors will race, live music will play, and food, contests & local vendors will help raise funds for Greeno Equine Sanctuary.

Fleur de Bra Inc has opened grant applications for Louisiana nonprofits that support women after mastectomy or breast reconstruction.

Eligible organizations must be recognized 501(c)(3)s & have operated for at least a year, with applications accepted on a rolling basis since Oct. 9.

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week will run March 8-13 with a two-day Summit at Loyola on March 11-12 and will feature panels, workshops, and networking; proposals from diverse speakers must be submitted by Friday, Nov.-20 at 11:59 p.m. CT to shape the agenda.

MoPho and Bar Sazerac at Louis Armstrong International Airport were honored in the USA TODAY 10BEST 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, with MoPho ranking No. 7 for best airport sit-down restaurant and Bar Sazerac No. 10 for best airport bar (both operated by Areas USA).

On Aug. 10, two museum board members visited Madame John’s Legacy (an 18th-century museum) at 632 Dumaine St. and noted cut wood and removed stair pieces; their findings deepened a debate between preservationists and state museum officials over renovation decisions in the historic French Quarter.

A National Park Service report showed that the Historic Tax Credit drove $252M investment in Louisiana in FY2025, supporting 4,454 jobs and contributing $179.7M to GDP - a boost from historic building rehabilitation that spurred local commerce.

Leaders at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School in the Lower 9th Ward plan to present an improvement plan on Nov.

5 to keep the school open amid warnings of closure for low academic performance. The board may hire a consultant to help explain the school’s data.

Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine got preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education to start recruiting its first class in summer 2027 in the New Orleans BioDistrict - the only historically Black medical school in the Gulf South that is set to drive local economic growth.

Councilmember Lesli Harris has partnered with Tree Masters to do tree maintenance today at Comiskey Park and Samuel Square Park in Mid-City, which will clear diseased limbs and balance heavy branches to boost safety and storm preparedness while plans call for expanding the effort to 24 parks by year’s end.

Ochsner has asked state officials to postpone the Dec.

1 termination of its Medicaid contract with Louisiana Healthcare Connections as negotiations remain stalled, potentially affecting 70,000 patients who may need to switch plans if an agreement is not reached.

On Oct. 8, real estate professionals met in Metairie at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center to review a slowly rising housing market, evolving commercial opportunities and statewide economic investment.

NOMAR hosted the symposium and shared key figures on home sales + future projects to guide local decisions.

Industrial real estate is booming in Greater New Orleans with occupancy reaching about 97% and 137,000 sqft of new warehouse space under construction; megaprojects in Ascension are spurring regional growth while some sectors struggle with rising costs and limited supply.