As your team grows, the forms, policies, and responsibilities that come with hiring can be overwhelming. That's why we're bringing a resource to LCI Workers' Comp and StayLocal member business owners: the one hour, morning workshop From Forms to Freedom: Navigating Wage and Hour Rules with Confidence.

Join us for the in-person presentation Tuesday, March 31st at 8:30 am to learn how to stay out of trouble with the Federal Wage & Hour Division, including information on properly classifying employees as salaried exempt, legal pitfalls associated with classifying workers as “independent contractors”, and the latest on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s tax deductions for qualifying overtime and tips.

Presenter Rachael Jeanfreau is a partner in the New Orleans office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. practicing in the areas of labor and employment law and employee relations. Ms. Jeanfreau received her Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School, magna cum laude, in 2011 where she was a member of the Tulane Law Review.

Don't miss your chance to sit down with Rachael -- register for workshop for StayLocal and LCI Workers' Comp members here. Not yet a member? Reach out to maryann@staylocal.org or read more about member benefits here.

Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses and communities across the country and is part of the larger Shop Small Movement. It is celebrated nationally each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the U.S. Since it started in 2010, consumers have reported spending an estimated $200 billion at small businesses on the day. According to the American Express 2022 Small Business Economic Impact Study, with every $1 spent at a small business in the US, $0.68 cents stays local, in the community.

For consumers, shopping or dining out on Small Business Saturday is helping New Orleans’ independent business owners thrive. When you choose local on Saturday, November 29, expect to find special events, deals, and other appreciations of your choice to shops mall.

StayLocal’s Shop Local Bingo! is going on now through Small Business Saturday and beyond. Head to our map of participating businesses here.

StayLocal businesses, with WWL-TV’s Great Day Louisiana, are encouraging shoppers to Buy Now, Give Later! Check out our featured stores for gift giving and make the last weekend in July a fun time to plan ahead for the holidays later in the year. Buy Now Give Later is part of StayLocal’s celebration of Independent Businesses all July long as a way keep business buzzing during the summer slowdown.

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Register as a team of four, or team up with others we group you with when you arrive. Head to our trivia event to test your knowledge of New Orleans businesses and brands and their inventors and entrepreneurs! Click here to register.

Register as a team of four, or team up with others we group you with when you arrive. Head to our annual trivia event to test your knowledge of New Orleans businesses and brands and their inventors and entrepreneurs! Click here to register.

Statistics show that forecasting methods and sources of weather information have improved in many ways. Business interruptions caused by weather can be effectively managed with the right strategic approach. We've invited meteorologist David Gilhousen to help us learn how.

David Gilhousen worked as a marine meteorologist for the National Weather Service for over 30 years training forecasters, developing web sites, testing instruments, and writing scientific papers. When he retired a decade ago, friends asked him for advice on evacuating during hurricane threats, so returned to the weather business. He now publishes daily forecasts on his website and posts You Tube videos. He'll join us to present information that inspires the intelligent use of weather forecasts, and take questions from attendees.

This is hosted by StayLocal together with LCIA, the member services arm of LCI Worker’s Comp, a group self-insurance fund operating in Louisiana since 1989. To watch the webinar recording, please follow this link to StayLocal’s You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StayLocalNOLA .

City of New Orleans Office of Economic Development holds regular webinars which bring community resources to entrepreneurs. This series on proposal writing will explore the distinct types of proposals by welcoming subject matter experts from local and state agencies to share insights from reading, and writing, hundreds of proposals. The events are free, with registration required at: https://bit.ly/3FAJkNb

City of New Orleans Office of Economic Development holds regular webinars which bring community resources to entrepreneurs. This series on proposal writing will explore the distinct types of proposals by welcoming subject matter experts from local and state agencies to share insights from reading, and writing, hundreds of proposals. The events are free, with registration required at: https://bit.ly/3FAJkNb

City of New Orleans Office of Economic Development holds regular webinars which bring community resources to entrepreneurs. This series on proposal writing will explore the distinct types of proposals by welcoming subject matter experts from local and state agencies to share insights from reading, and writing, hundreds of proposals. The events are free, with registration required at: https://bit.ly/3FAJkNb