Open for Business During Construction

While the City of New Orleans has secured billions of dollars for infrastructure improvements along business corridors, we know construction interruptions can be disruptive. Our community understands the long-term benefits these improvements have for residents and businesses.

StayLocal has partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development to provide support to businesses for any short-term impact businesses may experience while roads are improved. 

• Visit the Road Construction page of our website to access the helpful Ramp Up! Toolkit and tailor the tools to your business’ needs, courtesy NVisions Communications and Consulting.

• Search the City of New Orleans’ new project dashboard, see https://nola.gov/iccmap/

• Business owners can also find tips and resources and ways to sign up for alerts on construction projects here.

A first-of-its-kind Business Stabilization Fund provided relief to businesses over the summer. To stay current on future opportunities, subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter.

Open Your Doors to More Customers this Holiday Season

Are you ready for Shop Local BINGO? We’d love to feature your business!

StayLocal’s Shop Local BINGO campaign makes shopping and shouting out local businesses easy, fun, and rewarding for consumers who visit neighborhood businesses or holiday markets. Any consumer can participate by completing activities on their BINGO cards for a chance to win prize packages.

The message to consumers is simple: do 1, 2, 3 things that support local shops, restaurants, and brands. Every stop they make this holiday season is a chance to discover or appreciate something local, and keep more dollars in our community.

Business owners can opt in now to get in on the holiday buzz! We’ll help drive attention to locally owned retail shops, pop-ups, and food and beverage businesses featured on our BINGO map. We provide you the cards to distribute. You provide them free to consumers as part of your business’ holiday marketing strategies, in any way you’d like.

Ready to get your business on the map? Sign up here.

Eco-Friendly Business Directory

New Orleans is home to a vibrant community of entrepreneurs who drive innovation and create jobs. As an initiative of the Urban Conservancy, at StayLocal we’ve witnessed the power of local ideas fostering economic growth time and again. From green infrastructure companies to biodegradable products, our local businesses not only meet market demands but also champion sustainability.

We’ve launched Sustainability Spotlight, a campaign highlighting local businesses that prioritize both entrepreneurship and environmental conservation. StayLocal is shining a spotlight on those businesses engaged in:

• collecting and repurposing materials

• participating in composting programs and reducing food waste in other ways

• reducing plastic waste, and

• shrinking carbon footprints.

To search for these local businesses filtered from our larger directory, click here.