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 Ramp Up! Toolkit page of our website to access a helpful guide to tailor to your business’ needs from 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 Business Stabilization Fund for relief to businesses in the French Quarter distributed awards in late July to past applicants.

Employer Workshop

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

The in-person seminar was a deep dive into Federal Wage & Hour Division regulations, 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.

We were thrilled to have previously welcomed presenter Rachael Jeanfreau, partner in the New Orleans office of Breazeale, Sachse who practices in the areas of labor and employment law and employee relations.

Don't miss your next chance to sit down with local experts:become a StayLocal member today to be on the invite list for future workshops. Reach out to maryann@staylocal.org or see our member benefits page to learn more about membership.

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.