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Rep Data named Steven Snell chief research officer with oversight across its expanded businesses, technologies and services, and hired Jay Popovich as senior vice president of sales.

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Bonita Payments said it is investing $1.5 million in Clover point-of-sale hardware for small businesses in New Orleans and surrounding communities.

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Lanclos 1063, a Louisiana private investment house, has acquired SweepWX, an AI weather technology platform aimed at improving severe storm detection.

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Argent LNG has signed a front-end engineering design contract with Tecnimont USA for its 25 MTPA export facility at Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

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Australian battery tech company Sicona Battery Technologies has acquired New Orleans-based Advano, giving Sicona a U.S. operating base, patent portfolio and pilot manufacturing site as it moves to scale silicon anode production.

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Crescent Sotheby’s International Realty has brought Richard W. Hébert and Liz Wallace into its New Orleans brokerage, adding two agents with deep local roots and luxury market experience.

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Krown Technologies Inc. will launch BLOQ Talk globally on iOS and Android on Oct. 1, 2026, pitching the app as a trust-first messenger for the AI and post-quantum era. The platform combines encrypted chat, scam defenses, identity checks, Web3…

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Baton Rouge Telco Federal Credit Union launched Appli’s AI-powered calculators on its website and says the tools generated more than $4 million in loan conversion value in just over a month.

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Tuboscope will present two papers at the 29th Annual Deepwater Technical Symposium on Aug. 25-26 in New Orleans, focusing on drillstring heat management and GRE-lined carbon-steel protection for deepwater injection wells.

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New research tied to the Lalaurie Mansion at 1140 Royal Street says the Lower Girls’ School opened there in 1870 as the first racially integrated public school in the South.

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A New Orleans web developer says businesses can use one well-organized informational page to answer multiple related customer questions instead of creating separate pages for each one. The approach can improve customer education, support staff and…

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New data shows more business travelers are blending work and leisure, and New Orleans is well-positioned to benefit from the shift.

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Silicon Valley Clean Water was named a Utility of the Future Today by the Water Environment Federation on Oct. 1, 2026, at WEFTEC in New Orleans.

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SMJ Plumbing in Slidell, Louisiana, says newer leak detection methods can help find hidden plumbing problems before water damage spreads.

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Louisiana’s cypress swamps are doing more than shaping iconic scenery.

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Formaspace and Cramer will present an integrated lab environment at Healthcare Design Conference + Expo 2026 in New Orleans, highlighting adaptable furniture and technical seating for spaces that need to change with equipment and workflows.

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Louisiana Tour Company is spotlighting the ecological role of swamps as one of North America’s most productive habitats.

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The Marc and Kiki Barnes Foundation drew more than 153 high school and college-aged young women to LSU New Orleans for its inaugural career fest focused on sports, business, media and leadership.

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K&B Industries was named a 2026 Bayou Region Champion in the business category at COLAB’s Bayou Business Summit on Aug. 20 in Charenton, Louisiana.

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Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce ranked ITI Technical College No. 1 in Louisiana for 10-year return on investment, with strong placement nationally among associate degree colleges.