Tony McAuley
Business Reporter| The New Orleans Advocate at The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
Business Reporter at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Reporter @NOLANews The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate and https://t.co/tBGABjL74a
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Tony McAuley
As the summer heat sets in and the pace of tourism cools, the New Orleans hospitality industry is bracing for the seasonal slump that has long challenged hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions across the city. This year, industry leaders are renewing a familiar but urgent appeal: Locals and nearby residents are being asked to step up and help keep the city’s tourism economy ticking over.
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Tony McAuley
Tulane Ventures said Friday it will lead a $1 million investment round in New Orleans education software startup Hilight, which has developed an app to help schools evaluate teachers with the aim of better staff retention. The venture fund, which is part of Tulane University's Innovation Institute, said it will directly invest $250,000 in the company, which was founded three years ago by Claire Smith, a former St. Bernard Parish middle school math teacher.
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Tony McAuley
World Wrestling Entertainment has canceled the WrestleMania event that was scheduled to be held in New Orleans in April 2026, leaving a big hole in the city's hospitality calendar, city hospitality officials said. In February, movie star and wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced at WWE's Smackdown at the Smoothie King Center that New Orleans would host the huge event for the first time. It had been scheduled to be held over two nights next April at the Caesars Superdome.
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2 weeks ago |
theadvocate.com | Tony McAuley
With Churchill Downs Inc., the Kentucky-based owner of the Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, threatening to leave the state if it doesn't get a public subsidy, leading figures in the local horse racing industry are eyeing two Louisiana billionaires with ties to the sport as the most likely potential buyers should it be put up for sale. Top of the list is Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson.
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Tony McAuley
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Hotel chief's appointment as Convention Center CEO awaits state ethics law change #nola #hospitality https://t.co/i8ZA3TIbtt via @nolanews
Well, @felipesnola may have closed for #CincoDeMayo for whatever reason, but @VelvetCactusNO in Lakeview looked like a mini Carnival on Monday night.
A reminder, this is La's largest infrastructure project (see page 2b Metro section, Monday's #Times-Picayune). #infrastructure #stbgov #shipping #trade #ports Fight brewing over St. Bernard Parish road link to controversial port terminal https://t.co/F8hrHguBOT via @nolanews
