Biz New Orleans February 2022

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Carnival krewe perks can be felt year-round

Is Good for Business

FEBRUARY 2022

Liz Broekman, director, Fidelity Bank’s P.O.W.E.R. Program; Dr. Takeisha Davis, president & CEO, New Orleans East Hospital; Emily Shaya, restauranteur

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FROM THE LENS 70 GREAT WORKSPACES Three sisters on a mission historic have transformed Norwegian Seamen’s Church in the Lower Garden District into a wellness center.

08 EDITOR’S NOTE 10 PUBLISHER’S NOTE 12 ON THE WEB 14 WORD ON THE STREET

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80 NEW ORLEANS 500 Tania Tetlow: President of Loyola University New Orleans

MARITIME+PORTS As other ports struggle with delays, South Louisiana ports are in the perfect position to secure new business.

IN THE BIZ 18 DINING A hefty new book showcases over 80 varieties of our favorite pastry 20 TOURISM Krewe of House Floats returns with a dependable Mardi Gras flair 22 SPORTS Saints season marked by extreme highs and lows 24 ENTREPRENEUR Staff retention is a common problem, but fortunately one with many DIY solutions.

26 EDUCATION How are schools in the region developing new curricula to keep up with new trends, technology and the changing economy?

32 HEALTHCARE How are regional healthcare systems dealing with staffing challenges?

34 GUEST Sixteen years after being shut out of Katrina recovery work, local BIPOC-owned businesses need to be part of our postIda build back.

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WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT?

Glass Half Full is diverting hundreds of thousands of pounds of glass from our local landfills and turning it into a usable resource.

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Off To a Strong Start 6 Reasons New Businesses Need a Lawyer

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Sisterhood Is Good for Business

Female Mardi Gras krewe members share how the perks of joining in on the fun extend far beyond the parade route

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Publisher Todd Matherne EDITORIAL Managing Editor Kimberley Singletary Art Director Sarah George Digital Media Editor Kelly Massicot Associate News Editor Rich Collins Perspective Writer Drew Hawkins Contributors Andrea Chen, Ashley McLellan, Chuck Morse, Chris Price, Jennifer Gibson Schecter, Melanie Warner Spencer, Poppy Tooker, Keith Twitchell

Back At It

Senior Account Executive Jessica Jaycox (504) 830-7255 JessicaJ@BizNewOrleans.com

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his issue feels a bit weird to me. It’s the first one since Biz’s launch in October 2014 that I did not plan.

It’s strange to give up the reins, even for a short time, to something you’ve been doing so long, but I’m fortunate to work with some incredible people, including fellow editors that rock it every month with their own publications. In this case, the editor of New Orleans Magazine, Ashley McLellan — who also writes our award-winning “Why Didn’t I Think of That” feature every month — jumped in and took over for six weeks as I slipped away for a little time to recover and bond with my new little daughter.

Unsurprisingly, she did an awesome job. And honestly, with the kind of sleep deprivation that comes with a newborn, it was just better for everyone that I didn’t have to struggle to put words together. I actually forgot the word for “door” at one point. That was a new low.

It can be hard to give ourselves permission to step away — to trust that someone else can handle things, but if there’s one thing you hear time and time again from great, successful business leaders, it’s that their secret is to surround themselves with kick-ass people and then stand back and let them do their thing. By letting go of that constant need to control everything you enable someone else to spread their wings and find new talents, and free yourself to do the same…or just get a much-needed break.

S p e a k i n g o f t h e v a l u e o f aw e s o m e co-workers, I encourage you to check out our Entrepreneur column this month, where Keith

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Twitchell delves into some great tips to help with employee retention, a particularly hot topic in today’s market.

And speaking of taking a break, Carnival is finally here again, and in its honor, we’re excited to highlight a side of it that doesn’t get talked about as much, the opportunity it creates for camaraderie that can often spill over into professional opportunities. Everywhere else they just have golf courses for this, and, sadly, those are far too often lacking in glitter and killer dance moves.

As I write this in mid-January — with our older kiddo stuck in her room in quarantine doing remote schooling, and my husband and I awaiting our test results — it remains to be seen what Carnival will look like this year.

Whatever form it takes, however, I hope it provides some joy, some small sense of normal abnormality that we all love so much.

All the best to you and your loved ones.

Stay safe and happy reading!

Senior Account Executive Meghan Schmitt (504) 830-7246 Meghan@BizNewOrleans.com

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his month I am taking a vacation.

Since the start of the pandemic my only travel has been last summer for our daughter’s wedding, which lucky for us happened when COVID was trending down for a short time frame. Of course, there have been trips to our home in Bay St. Louis, but no real vacation. No time where you just put the phone and email down and get away and relax. Well, that is about to change.

Over Thanksgiving, as our family gathered together — with a daughter that lives out of town we have become a rotating holiday krewe, this year was our turn to host Thanksgiving — Andrea and I began to discuss with everyone and plan a family trip, one that would bring all of us together for a week. Our family is now nine strong with the arrival of our granddaughter last spring, and we have not been able to gather for going on two years now. Holidays do not count — way too much stress with holiday gatherings — I am sure you can relate.

I have always been an all-in family guy. I remember the days when our girls were in high school and participating in sports, I would leave work at 3 p.m. to attend numerous afterschool basketball and softball games. Of course, that put me working late some evenings, but the experience of seeing my girls learning teamwork and sportsmanship was worth the adjustment in scheduling.

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Caitlin Sistrunk Sales Manager (504) 830-7252 Caitlin@BizNewOrleans.com

That brings me back to vacation. Our vacation policy here at Renaissance is one of “use it or lose it” as I truly feel everyone needs time away to reenergize their batteries so that they can come back to work with a clear mind. So many new ideas are sparked by time away from the daily routine.

Our company has embraced the work-fromhome model. We now have 85% of our staff working remotely. Our weekly meetings are team oriented, and I feel driving great communication between departments. This has made me feel comfortable that it is a good time to get away and see staff teamwork in action.

Enjoy your February! As you get ready for Mardi Gras, I encourage you to find your own time and place this year to experience a family vacation.

Jessica Jaycox Senior Account Executive (504) 830-7255 JessicaJ@BizNewOrleans.com

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TODD MATHERNE CEO and Publisher Renaissance Publishing

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BIZ TALKS PODCAST

Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry is carried off the field after his team wins Super Bowl VI Jan.16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Jay Cicero, president and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, talking about the city’s plans to host the 2025 Super Bowl

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Mike Siegel, Corporate Realty president, discussing his company’s recent acquisition by Benson Capital

EPISODE 86

Seniors and Omicron

With this aggressive Omicron variant, what should seniors be doing to stay safe? Is it OK to resume those doctor’s appointments?

See family? What about protecting mental health? Dr. Brienne Loy, regional medical director for CenterWell Senior Primary Care for Texas and Louisiana, shares her advice.

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Top 10 Stories of the Year

Biz New Orleans Magazine Managing Editor Kim Singletary discusses the most important business stories and top executives of 2021.

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It’s not necessarily five cities vying for one Super Bowl like it used to be. We’re always thinking ahead trying to land the next one while managing the [major sports events] we have. … These events bring in thousands of members of the media for a week, not to mention the exposure from the international broadcast of the games.

“It’s good to be part of the Benson organization and what comes along with it — the Saints and the Pelicans and all of that investment.

They have a lot of stroke, a lot of access.

Ultimately, we’re responsible for what we do. We’re going to be a standalone operating company, and we’ve got to go get the business and service the client, but the platform that they offer us is unparalleled.

And they’re nice people!

We enjoy working with them. They like working with us.”

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WORD ON THE STREET NEW ORLEANS 500 SURVEY

NEWS FROM THE TOP Each month we ask the top business professionals featured in the New Orleans 500 to weigh on news and notables that are impacting New Orleans business community.

Have an idea for a survey question for the New Orleans 500?

Please email rich@bizneworleans.com.

REMOTE IS CLICKING Recent survey finds half of area business leaders report opting for a hybrid work environment

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ost area executives are continuing to run their businesses using some version of a remote work model according to the latest Biz New Orleans email survey of the “New Orleans 500,” a list of influential CEOs. Biz New Orleans asked business leaders to classify their current system.

In response, 12% of respondents said they allow their employees to work solely from remote locations, 36% said they require presence at a workplace and 50% said they apply a hybrid approach.

“What we have discovered is there is no ‘one size fits all’ answer,” said Susan Bonnett Bourgeois, president and CEO of the Northshore Community Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization. “We have remained flexible with our team members, making sure to work as best as possible with their needs, while maintaining a successful and thriving organizational culture. It’s challenging but worth it to keep quality employees on board and fulfilled.”

As the two-year anniversary of the pandemic’s arrival in the United States approaches, survey respondents mentioned successes, problems and surprises they’ve encountered during this seismic shift in the way they do business.

On the plus side, many reported that a full or partially remote work routine has increased

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productivity and morale. Their employees are getting work done more quickly and they appreciate the flexibility to build a work schedule around other responsibilities.

G.F. Le Breton, managing director of investment banking company Chaffe & Associates, said “The remarkable dedication of our staff and flexibility around school schedules … have allowed us to meet the needs of our clients, and record our best year yet.” Restaurateur and hotelier Robert LeBlanc, owner of the Chloe on St. Charles Avenue, said “I think we actually communicate better and more consistently now that we have to rely on set Zoom times.” And Robby Moss, president and CEO of Hartwig Moss Insurance, said “Generally it is working very well. We have 52 remote workers and a core group of seven or eight who come to the office daily.”

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What is your current workplace model?

Many execs reported virtual meeting tools have allowed companies to make new contacts, expand their reach and save their clients time and money. Thanks to telemedicine, for instance, patients can “visit” the doctor quickly without having to take off time from work.

“One of the pleasant surprises with going virtual is that now the whole world is open to us,” said Adrinda Kelly, executive director of the nonprofit group Black Education for New Orleans. “We’ve been able to more easily make connections with notable influencers and partners outside of our bubble of New Orleans and leverage those connections to strengthen our overall programs.”

Another plus: the shift to remote work has allowed employers to save money by consolidating office space and using less supplies. For employees, meanwhile, the change cuts down on commuting time, transportation costs and childcare costs in some cases.

Of course, remote work creates plenty of problems as well. Several respondents said the new way of life makes it harder for them to build a workplace culture and for co-workers to connect for a quick chat or brainstorm session.

“Productivity for many has gone up without constant distractions but the sense of community and morale has gone down,” said Tania Tetlow, president of Loyola University New Orleans.

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DINING

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ENTREPRENEUR

A hefty new book showcases over 80 varieties of our favorite pastry.

Saints season marked by extreme highs and lows

Staff retention is a common problem, but fortunately one with many DIY solutions. .

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TOURISM Krewe of House Floats returns with a dependable Mardi Gras flair

IN THE BIZ DINING

POPPY TOOKER has spent her life devoted to the cultural essence that food brings to Louisiana, a topic she explores weekly on her NPR-affiliated radio show, Louisiana Eats! From farmers markets to the homes and restaurants where our culinary traditions are revered and renewed, Poppy lends the voice of an insider to interested readers everywhere.

5 Pounds of King Cake, Zero Calories

A hefty new book showcases over 80 varieties of our favorite pastry.

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alleluiah! King cake lovers everywhere rejoice! The bible of our ubiquitous pastry has finally arrived. King cake obsession, so evident in New Orleans and much of the state has been building to a fevered frenzy for many years. Despite its overt popularity, it took Long Island native and first-time author Matt Haines to realize the cake’s definitive bible was long overdue. With stunning photos by Randy Krause Schmidt, “The Big Book of King Cake” weighs in at almost 5 pounds and meticulously covers this favorite seasonal treat from all angles.

Having lived in New Orleans for almost a decade, Haines found himself nursing a broken heart in 2017 after a breakup. His antidote was king cake, and he vowed to sample every version

TOUCHING TRIBUTE family, whose history requires a available. He didn’t quite make his Author Matt Haines family tree to demystify, Haines goal but did manage to consume dedicated “The Big covers them all. From coffee more than 80 different varieties Book of King Cake” to shops to donut destinations, from before Fat Tuesday.

Will Samuels, founder a bean-to-bar chocolatier to food Eighty varieties? Most native of the King Cake Hub who tragically passed truck operators, we learn their New Orleanians over the age of 50 away in late summer stories and vicariously taste their grew up believing that king cake of last year. In 2022, offerings. Travelling through 10 began and ended with McKenSamuels’ widow, different countries, Haines highzie’s Pastry Shoppe’s version — a Jennifer, will carry on the family business, lights our cake’s “international simple ring of brioche, dotted with offering over 60 cousins,” covering obscurities like candied cherries and decorated varieties at the Zony the Bulgarian banistsa and the with crunchy purple, green and Mash Beer Project vasilopita of Greece and Cypress. gold sugar. Imagine — no braid, no on Broad Street. King Although pandemic restrictions icing, not even a hint of cinnamon!

Cake Hub will also operate a new popcanceled the official 2020 Mardi Today that simplicity seems up location at The Gras, last year brought out inventive impossible. From the dawn of the Historic New Orleans budding king cake entrepreneurs, filled king cake to the outlandish Collection’s gift shop resulting in a panoply of pop-ups savory versions that barely on Royal Street. ranging from vegan bakers to ice resemble the traditional, Haines cream makers. Haines showcases leaves no stone unturned in his over a dozen of the newcomers. investigative reporting. Between Perhaps the most compelling tale is of Nolithe pages of “The Big Book of King Cake” even ta’s Martha Gilreath, for whom king cake has the most dedicated scholars of the topic will provided salvation. In 2018, Gilreath was a uncover surprising facts. homeless addict, sleeping underneath the CresFor example, most believe New Orleans king cent City Connection. After a turn in a South cake’s origins to be French, but Haines reveals Carolina treatment center, she enrolled in the the king cake has been around for millennia. pastry program at the New Orleans Culinary It was an integral part of the Roman festival and Hospitality Institute. Upon graduation, Saturnalia, complete with a bean baked inside Gilreath plied her new trade in area restauto designate the lucky recipient as king or queen rants while saving for her own business. Nolita for the day, a tradition that persists today. was founded five days before Mardi Gras 2021, Haines traces the bean’s progression through offering a “New Orleans classic king cake today’s plastic baby and beyond, an area where with a twist.” Purists will be reminded of the locals should take note. Over the last two-andbeloved McKenzie style cake, but Gilreath uses a-half centuries, the French féve (which transorange blossom and satsuma zest in her dough, lates as broad bean or favor) has developed finishing the brioche rings with coarse, sparkly such a cult following that enthusiasts, known as sugar she dyes herself. “fabophiles,” meet in Paris annually to sell and If your king cake appetite is swap the tiny treasures at an interinsatiable, here’s some good news. national féve fair.

2022 delivers one of the longest Fascinating historical tales Carnival seasons possible with a aside, the most delicious feature Catch Poppy Tooker on her radio full 53 days between King’s Day of “The Big Book of King Cake” show, “Louisiana and Mardi Gras Day, so get to is the bakers themselves. From Eats!” Saturdays work. There are so many king Louisiana legends like Cartozzo’s, at 3 p.m. and cakes and so little time! T where the filled king cake is said to Mondays at 8 p.m. on WWNO 89.9 FM. have originated, to the Randazzo

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JENNIFER GIBSON SCHECTER was once a tourist in New Orleans herself and is now proud to call NOLA home.

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Krewe of House Floats returns with a dependable Mardi Gras flair

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down, don’t know how,” and Krewe of House Floats is something we can depend on to connect with our cultural identity.

“Even before we entered a period of uncertainty that Mardi Gras 2022 could be parade-less, we were already planning to continue,” said Krewe of House Floats founder and New Orleans resident Megan Boudreaux in a statement. “In a city that doesn’t let anything rain on its parade, it’s truly humbling to see how an idea that I posted to social media… rapidly grew into an organization with thousands of members. It’s our hope to continue this annual tradition for many years to come. We are well-placed to help New Orleanians celebrate Mardi Gras safely.”

More than 1,000 homes have registered this year and their locations will be designed into an online map similar to what was produced last year. It is anticipated there will be additional unofficial participants who missed the Jan. 6 registration deadline but who will nonetheless flaunt their creativity and opinions.

In 2021, the Krewe of House Floats Grand Marshal was Big Freedia and following in her footsteps this year is novelist and native New Orleanian Maurice Carlos Ruffin.

Ruffin is the author of “We Cast a Shadow,” which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the PEN/Open Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. His collection of short stories, “The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You,” is a New York Times Editor’s Choice and a finalist for the Ernest J. Gaines

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vhere is something both exhilarating and terrifying about a month loaded with events. Valentine’s Day, Tet Fest to celebrate Vietnamese New Year, Rock ‘n’ Roll Run, and all of the Mardi Gras parades and celebrations that precede actual Mardi Gras day are scheduled and we will all wait, no longer capable of holding our breath, to see which of them will come to fruition.

Living with the COVID-19 pandemic for the past two years has taught most of us to balance hope with a practical backup plan. In this vein, the Krewe of House Floats, founded in response to a completely cancelled 2021 Mardi Gras parade season, is carrying the banner forward one address at a time into 2022.

For locals and visitors, the Krewe of House Floats provided us with the sense of wonder, the artistry, the whimsy and the satire that define how New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras.

Those with the wherewithal engaged mega-float fabricators like Kern Studios and Royal Artists Inc. to build fantastical beasts for their lawns and balconies. The DIYers decoupaged and hot glued their way into Instagram posts and amazement. We were able to play “Jeopardy,” visit Dolly Parton, honor our front-line workers and even receive Jell-O shots via creative PVC pipes for socially distanced revelry.

The Mardi Gras Indians have guided our collective ethos for years with “we won’t bow

Award for Literary Excellence. This exemplar New Orleanian is also the recipient of an Iowa Review Award in fiction, and has been published in the Virginia Quarterly Review, AGNI, the Kenyon Review, The Massachusetts Review, and “Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas.”

I, for one, desperately hope he writes about his experience as the Grand Marshal through his surrealistic lens.

Krewe of House Floats exists far beyond the foam and spray paint. Intrinsic to the new organization’s goals is the desire to give back to the community. In 2021, they were able to raise $30,000 through a partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation. This year they plan to continue to focus their philanthropic efforts on those most affected by the cancellation of parades, including but not limited to float builders and culture bearers. Their new fiscal sponsor is the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans, a nonprofit organization that collaborates with the New Orleans music and cultural community to preserve and nurture our culture. Boudreaux hopes this year they will increase the donations to raise at least $50,000.

In 2021 word spread nationally via media outlets including NPR and The New York Times about the Krewe of House Floats, showing the world our dedication to riffing on tradition and keeping our sense of humor through even the hardest of times. That the Krewe of House Floats is continuing in 2022, even with (hopefully) parades planned to roll, signals to visitors that even our oldest traditions can evolve and make those walking tours even more engaging in the weeks preceding Mardi Gras. I hope this does indeed become a new annual aspect of Mardi Gras, spreading the joy throughout every neighborhood.

Krewe of House Floats has a Frequently Asked Questions page on their website with multiple links to resources for those who still want to participate. The map is scheduled to go live on the website on Feb. 1 so people will have plenty of time to plan their walking, biking, and driving routes. Learn more at kreweofhousefloats.org. T

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CHRIS PRICE is an award-winning journalist and public relations principal. When he’s not writing, he’s avid about music, the outdoors, and Saints, Ole Miss and Chelsea football.

Goodbye to a Chaotic Year Saints season marked by extreme highs and lows

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tability has been a hallmark for the New Orleans Saints in 16 years under General Manager Mickey Loomis and Head Coach Sean Payton, but 2021 was a year marked by “chaos,” according to Trevor Siemian, one of 57 players, including four quarterbacks, to start a game during the 17-game regular season.

The Black & Gold managed to secure their fifth-straight winning season — the longest in franchise history — finishing 9-8 but failed to qualify for the playoffs. There were highs, including beating NFC No. 1 seed Green Bay 38-3 and sweeping NFC South Champion Tampa Bay, but there were also extreme lows — losing to the Panthers 26-7, the Giants 27-21, and the Dolphins 20-3 and, of course, just missing the playoffs.

The year started with the expected retirement of the best player in franchise history, QB Drew Brees, and the need to cut $101 million in pay to get under the NFL-mandated $182.5 million salary cap, which was reduced from $198.2

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No. 19 in points per game (21.4) and No. 7 in total defense (318.2 yards/game) and No. 4 in points/game (19.7).

2022 OFFSEASON

The Saints’ offense-first mindset under Payton changed in 2021 with the defense carrying the team last year. Expect the same mentality in 2022. The team will, likely, look to secure their top-level starters once again and look to plug in depth in free agency and the draft. It won’t be any easy feat. Entering the offseason, the Saints are $63.1 million over the expected $208.2 million salary cap for the 2002 season, with more than $12.4 million in dead money on their books.

Outside of punter, there’s not a position on the team that has potential question marks and could use a boost in talent.

In seven games, Winston went 5-2, had 14 TDs and only three interceptions. The free agent’s knee should be ready to go by September, and it seems he should be re-signed and given another opportunity to prove himself. Hill, who suffered a Lisfranc injury to his left foot in the finale and is expected to require multiple surgeries to repair it, may be out for the majority of the season. With the signing of Blake Bortles, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, and Book entering his second year, Siemian’s time with the team is likely done.

After production was a major issue in 2021, wide receiver is an area of great concern.

Tre’Quan Smith, Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Kenny Stills, and Deonte Harty (who changed his last name from Harris) are all free agents. Additionally, Thomas’ situation has to be determined.

It wouldn’t be surprising to hear his name in trade rumors.

Expect a lot of focus on the offensive line, who played less than 30 combined snaps together the entirety of the 2021 season. LT Terron Armstead is a free agent. While still an enormous contributor, he will demand a large salary and father time may be catching up with him. Re-establishing depth up front will be a priority. T

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million in 2020. While the team was able to hold onto many of its starters, many talented back-ups had to go which reduced quality depth across the roster. The season-long losses of top receiver Michael Thomas and kicker Wil Lutz impacted scoring production.

Just before the kickoff of the regular season Hurricane Ida slammed south Louisiana, forcing the team to relocate to Dallas for several weeks and push their home opener against the Packers to Jacksonville, Fla. After competing with Taysom Hill during the preseason, starting QB Jameis Winston became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes with no interceptions against the Pack.

COVID-19 first reared its head in Week 2, when eight coaches and eight players – including defensive linemen Marcus Davenport, Tanoh Kpassagnon, David Onyemata; linebackers Kwon Alexander, Pete Werner, Chase Hansen; and defensive backs Marshon Lattimore and C.J. Gardner-Johnson weren’t able to participate after contracting the virus.

Still, the team started 5-2 and looked poised to be one of the league’s better teams. That all changed when starting QB Jameis Winston suffered a torn ACL and damaged MCL in his left knee against Tampa in Week 8. While Siemian was able to secure the win in relief, he didn’t have the same success after he was surprisingly named the starter, going 0-4. Hill replaced Siemian under center in Week 13 losing to the Cowboys to run the losing streak to five games, but the team closed the season 4-1. The only loss during the last five games came against the Dolphins, when 22 players were out because of Covid-19. Rookie Ian Book started his first NFL game at QB – the Saints’ fourth starting quarterback of the season when Hill and Siemian contracted the virus.

As the Saints’ finale against the Falcons ended, it looked as if New Orleans was headed to the playoffs. They just needed the Rams to beat the 49ers, but despite a 17-0 lead in the first half, L.A. blew it. San Fran made the postseason and NOLA didn’t.

The Saints finished the 2021 season ranked No. 28 in total offense (304.5 yards/game) and

New Orleans 500 Influential, Involved and Inspiring Executives 2022 EDITION

The New Orleans 500, an annual publication from Biz New Orleans magazine, profiles the business leaders who are driving the greater New Orleans economy today and making decisions that will shape the region’s future.

The book is overflowing with details about regional CEOs, presidents, managing partners, entrepreneurs and other executives who are as devoted to their professions as they are to civic affairs. It’s a diverse group that includes fourth- and fifth-generation owners of family businesses as well as young, social media-savvy entrepreneurs building their brands one like or follow at a time.

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KEITH TWITCHELL spent 16 years running his own business before becoming president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans. He has observed, supported and participated in entrepreneurial ventures at the street, neighborhood, nonprofit, micro- and macro-business levels.

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acknowledging successes large and small, building a team approach in which leadership regularly engages and collaborates with staff: These are vital to helping employees feel Staff retention is a common problem, but valued and supported. And when the inevitable fortunately one that has many DIY solutions. issues arise, a proactive, positive approach is critical. The “How can we make this work better?” approach, as compared to “Here’s

BY KEITH T WITCHELL what you did wrong,” is a thousand times more effective.

Also in the workplace environment category, flexibility is definitely the new normal.

Different types of enterprises clearly have different capacities to implement this, but it’s worth taking a little time to see how you can provide flexibility for your staff beyond the obvious things like working hours and working from home. What can you do to support the physical, emotional and even spiritual needs of your staff? surprisingly low among the factors that cause or virtually all entrepreneurs, Most employees have ideas about how businesses to keep or lose their employees. staffing is a major issue right now. things could be improved in their workplaces, Successfully retaining staff begins with how The marketplace is more tilted in and developing a method for honoring and they are brought on in the first place. Wellfavor of employees than it has listening to these ideas is a powerful retentrained employees feel more comfortable in been in decades. Many people tion tool. People feel more invested in any their jobs, and perform them better. People took time off during the situation where they think their voice is heard. who understand their workplace culture pandemic to examine their career Problems can be discovered before they fester, mesh better and are more comfortable with and life goals and are demanding some good suggestions will foster productivity, it. Establishing a workplace culture that is more from their workplaces. and even unworkable ideas can be acknowlsupportive and inclusive is one of the most Many have decided that the standard employee edged and discussed in a way that keeps the essential aspects of running a stable busimodel in general is not what they want. focus positive. ness. Making sure new employees understand Hiring and training new employees is a In a similar vein, most employees want their expectations and standards across the board, major expense for businesses large and small. jobs to be growth experiences. This means from performance to personal interaction, Add this to increased costs for almost every both personal and professional development. helps integrate them seamlessly and keeps other aspect of operations, supply chain issues, The more of these opportunities that you them comfortable and productive. and all the other pandemic disruptions, and can provide, especially in a team context, the As an aside, tolerating corrosive, even toxic the result is a huge headache for many busimore loyalty you will develop among your staff. staff members, regardless of what positives ness owners.

Career advancement opportunities are also they may bring to your company, is The good news is that of all these issues, important to many people; this is simply not worth it. The harm they employee retention may be the one that entrepreeasier for some entrepreneurs to will do in terms of costing you neurs can do the most to address on their own. offer their staffs than others, but Writer Keith other employees and eroding your The most obvious solution, of course, is to again, think creatively about how Twitchell’s blog, workplace environment outweighs pay your staff more money. That certainly helps, you can make this work.

“Neighborhood any other possible benefits. but in the context of all the other increased Finding good people is always Biz,” appears Related to this is management costs, it may not be feasible. And despite challenging, but keeping them every Thursday on style. Encouragement at all times, the current high rates of inflation, wages are BizNewOrleans.com. doesn’t have to be. T

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How are schools in the region developing new curricula to keep up with new trends, technology, and the changing economy?

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How are regional healthcare systems dealing with staffing challenges?

Sixteen years after being shut out of Katrina recovery work, local BIPOC-owned businesses need to be part of our post-Ida build back.

As other ports struggle with delays, South Louisiana ports are in the perfect position to secure new business.

PERSPECTIVES EDUCATION

How are schools in the region developing new curricula to keep up with new trends, technology, and the changing economy?

TINA TINNEY Chancellor Nunez Community College

PETER RICCHIUTI Senior Professor of Practice Tulane University Freeman School of Business

We have been recognized as having the top teaching method of any experiential learning program in the world.

Here, courses include a real-world component.

For instance, our courses in hedge fund management and distressed debt end the semester with students presenting their ideas to judges in those fields. Our Darwin Fenner portfolio management course took a few million dollars from Tulane’s endowment fund and these dollars are managed by students in a class.

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Our world of work has significantly changed regarding operations and sustainability. We have an obligation to prepare people with relevant skills for today’s workplace, so they are solution-oriented and innovative in addition to learning the skills and competencies needed for success. We actively listen to our business and industry partners in terms of their needs. Engaging our faculty and staff directly with our partners so they are kept abreast and current of evolving industry demands allows us to keep our programs and training aligned with today and tomorrow’s workplace.

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STANTON MCNEELY President University of Holy Cross

“The pandemic forced schools to rethink the way they implement technology in classrooms.

Virtual instruction and hybrid learning had to be used to reach all students, and the importance of family as a key factor in a child’s educational success became strikingly evident. Many schools came to realize, also, that they cannot do everything alone and need community partners. At the onset of the pandemic, STEM NOLA began increasing our level of collaboration with schools to offer standards-based, exciting STEM experiences that are financially sound ways to supplement the curriculum already in place.”

Dr. Calvin Mackie, President, STEM Nola

LARISSA LITTLETONSTEIB Our mission is to meet the needs of an ever-changing world. Our strengths include nursing and health sciences, business, mental health counseling, and education. UHC is growing its nationally ranked nursing program, as well as pre-med, radiologic technology, and neurodiagnostic technology programs. We are also a strategic partner of the GNO, Inc. Neuroscience Center of Excellence, promoting the region as a healthcare destination, especially for neurodegenerative diseases.

Chancellor Delgado Community College

Delgado offers more than 100 programs supporting 21st century careers, and each has an advisory board of business and industry partners who review our curriculum regularly to ensure we are meeting workforce needs.

We also stay abreast of statewide employment data, forecasts and trends. All of this helps us know when our curriculum should be created or amended, and if new technology is needed to ensure student success.

Kyle Wedberg President and CEO NOCCA

Educators and schools curate learning so that students can make and be the future.

This is true in all aspects of education, but maybe no more radically appropriate than in the arts. What does the display and performance of art look like going forward?

What is an audience? How do individuals get their work out into the world? All of these questions need to be interrogated in the age of COVID, social media, and radical social change. Working with students to reimagine our collective future is essential work.

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DID YOU KNOW? More than 95% of the cargo entering the U.S. arrives by vessel to over 360 commercial ports, 30 of which are in Louisiana.

WHEN OPPORTUNITY DOCKS As other ports struggle with delays, South Louisiana ports are in the perfect position to secure new business.

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hile the pandemic may have taken a heavy toll on local industries like hospitality, tourism, and even oil and gas, for the state’s maritime industry and Louisiana ports, it may have provided additional opportunities for the region to grow and become a bigger player on the world’s shipping stage.

Ongoing supply chain issues have led to backups on the West Coast, such as in the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which, according to Bloomberg, account for nearly 40% of the nation’s imported goods. Ships crossing the Pacific Ocean can sometimes spend several weeks waiting offshore before they’re finally allowed to dock and unload.

In response, many international shipping companies are looking to other ports to avoid additional delays — especially for goods destined for the middle of the country — namely, the ports of the Gulf Coast.

“I think the congestion factor and the supply chain chokehold on the West Coast is going to prompt supply chains to automatically look more to the U.S. gulf,” said Greg Rusovich, chairman of the Louisiana Board of International Commerce (LaBIC). “I think there’s a natural shift and I think we have an opportunity to take advantage of that.”

For state officials like Rusovich, the goal is to persuade shippers to steer their vessels into Louisiana ports rather than Houston or Mobile, Alabama. He said the benefits of additional cargo extend far beyond the ports themselves — they also create additional jobs and stimulate the local economy.

“You get spinoffs of distribution facilities and truckers, and warehouse workers, and freight forwarders and customs brokers,” Rusovich said. “The whole supply chain network goes to work, and it goes to work right here in Louisiana.”

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lot of the goods housed at the centers arrive as cargo by boat. “It’s really terrific to have those distribution facilities,” he said. “There’s so much potential there.”

Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, agrees.

“The Port NOLA gateway and Southeast Louisiana are primed to grow in this space,” she said.

“We may not have the population of Houston, L.A., or Miami, but our strategic location and rail and barge access to middle America markets are attractive to these types of businesses.”

Christian believes that providing a wide range of industry-related activity, such as distribution centers, allows the region to “punch above our weight class,” by attracting new cargo and new business from the ocean carriers, and in turn, creating more jobs and business opportunity for Louisiana.

And she’s not alone.

“It’s the onward movement of cargo that really makes the port,” said Maynard “Sandy” Sanders, executive director of Plaquemines Port. Sanders points to the recent merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern, which will create the first US-Mexico-Canada rail network.

“Instead of goods having to go from the Midwest to the West Coast, now it can get on a rail and come down south. That’s huge,” he said. “It helps Gulf Coast ports get a more even balance of trade.”

DIGGING DEEP AND AIMING HIGH

Louisiana ports are no stranger to international trade. In fact, they’re some of the oldest in the country, and can trace their roots back to before the nation was even founded.

“New Orleans and Louisiana’s history and success in trade dates as far back to the early 1700s,” said J. Edwin Webb, CEO of the World Trade Center New Orleans (WTCNO), an organization whose mission is to accelerate business growth in the region through international trade.

According to Webb, more than 95% of the cargo entering the U.S. arrives by vessel to over 360 commercial ports, 30 of which are in Louisiana. In order to continue to grow and expand the role local ports, the state of Louisiana is making enormous efforts to attract the larger, taller shipping vessels of the future.

One such endeavor is the Mississippi River Ship Channel Dredging Project, which is a mouthful, but the idea is simple. “We need a deeper channel,” said Rusovich. “Ships are getting larger. We need the additional draught in order to receive the ships and improve the economy of Louisiana. Every ship we get has a positive economic impact on the state.”

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One of five jobs are related to ports in Louisiana. A deeper channel will create thousands of jobs and the dredge material will be used to restore nearly 1,500 acres of our wetlands.

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The $250 million dredging project aims to dig the depth of the lower Mississippi from its current 45 feet to 50 feet, with some estimates saying that each new foot of depth could allow approximately $1 million in additional cargo.

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the project is expected to return $7.20 for every dollar spent. And the benefits extend beyond the maritime community.

“One of five jobs are related to ports in Louisiana,” said Christian. “A deeper channel will create thousands of jobs and the dredge material will be used to restore nearly 1,500 acres of our wetlands.”

Along the same lines, but above the water, the Port of New Orleans recently received four, 250-foot-tall, 1,600-ton metal gantry cranes, which can reach containerized cargo stacked 20 containers across a ship. The $112 million project, which also includes upgrades to the wharf and rail lines, will allow the port to unload the larger ships much more efficiently.

“Maritime assets like these new gantry cranes attract related industry and business, create family-supporting jobs, ensure Louisianans get the goods they need,” said Christian.

“They also keep Louisiana competitive in international trade.”

Once the cranes are fully installed, Port Nola will be able to receive more than 1 million containers a year, nearly double its current capability.

WILL VIOLET BE THE RIGHT FIT?

Ask anybody who knows anything about Louisiana’s maritime industry, and chances are they’ll

bring up the proposed $1.5 billion container ship terminal project in Violet in St. Bernard Parish. And they’ll probably have a pretty strong opinion about it, too.

“It’s literally a game-changer for the state, and it’s rare that you get this kind of opportunity,” said Rusovich. “We can have the megaships come right from the Panama Canal, and we want them stopping in Violet. We don’t want them going straight to Savannah or Houston.”

If built, the facility would allow the Port of New Orleans to receive more of the larger container ships, which currently can’t fit beneath the Mississippi River bridge. Proponents, especially port and state officials, say that the new container facility is critical if New Orleans wants to be able to compete with other ports in the gulf.

But the port’s project is currently in hot water. Local officials, cultural associations, businesses, and residents have banded together to form a group called Stop the Destruction of St. Bernard, and they’ve filed a lawsuit to stop the terminal facility’s construction.

The group argues the project violates Louisiana’s nuisance laws and poses a threat to public health, quality of life, and the environment.

They’re worried it’ll create too much truck traffic and destroy wetlands and other facilities that are critical to ensure proper drainage, which is crucial in an area that was recently devastated by Hurricane Ida — and may likely face future storms.

They also believe there are better alternative sites, such as a proposed development at the Plaquemines Port, an idea that Sandy Sanders supports — he argues that there aren’t any bridges or residents in the area where he would build a container facility.

However, Port Nola officials say that the lawsuit is premature at this stage of the project.

In a written statement, the port’s head of public affairs, Matthew Gresham, said that any environmental and quality of life concerns will be addressed in the “multi-year federal and state permitting process that is just now beginning.”

The port has also pledged to hold additional community meetings to discuss the Violet terminal’s impacts.

At the end of the day, whether it’s in Violet or further downriver at the Plaquemines Port, the prospect of a container ship terminal facility that increases the state’s ability to receive the megaships of the future and satisfies the concerns of the community — a potential win-win — is yet another opportunity for Louisiana’s maritime industry to grow and expand. T

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How are regional healthcare systems dealing with staffing challenges?

SHONDRA WILLIAMS President and CEO InclusivCare

HIRAL PATEL CEO Lakeview Regional Medical Center

Maintaining appropriate levels of staffing to provide both a safe work environment and safe patient care is our highest priority. To mitigate staffing challenges, we have begun to redeploy resources to meet the demand in specific healthcare service lines.

We are also offering additional premium pay opportunities for staff to pick up extra shifts. And in order to attract and retain new qualified staff, we are offering hiring incentives and advancement opportunities through education and training.

We strive to create a work-life balance that puts our people first and as a result creates a positive environment for patients and employees alike.

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Listening to your people will lead to success.

Higher wages, flexible work schedules, and simply having a voice are important to employees. Employees also value service to others. Healthcare is particularly challenging as healthcare workers have been on the frontlines for over two years. Burnout is a real phenomenon and can and will impact the bottom line. Addressing burnout can greatly improve retention. This is another area where listening to employees matters.

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Warner Thomas “In response to staffing challenges, we have implemented several proactive protocols with a focus on resilience, engagement and support.

We listen to our team members and remain open to innovative, practical retention and recruitment approaches.

We’ve incorporated remote work opportunities where possible, flexible schedules, competitive pay practices and internal personnel pools.

We’ve increased cross-training and ‘floating’to provide better coverage, and we share workforce development opportunities like tuition reimbursement for continued education into advanced areas of practice.”

Rene Ragas, President, Northshore Market, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

President & CEO Ochsner Health

At Ochsner Health, we are focused on meeting our current needs while investing in pipeline programs for future healthcare professionals. We have developed several programs for employee retention and an in-house nursing agency to support shortterm staffing. We are building on our rich legacy by making significant investments in education and workforce development programs for multidisciplinary healthcare teams, with a goal of reaching a healthier Louisiana through education. We created our Ochsner Scholars Program, offering scholarships to nursing and medical school students who are committed to staying in Louisiana and serving their communities.

LINDSEY CASEY Senior VP and Chief Nursing Officer Children’s Hospital New Orleans

Challenging times require great teamwork, so we find ways to support each other.

We do this by ‘floating’ staff across departments and across the system, as needed.

We use data, analytics and forecasting to drive planning and decision making, and when needed, we make operational adjustments to redirect staff to patient care areas. Communication is also key. We do our best to keep team members informed and provide opportunities for staff dialogue and questions.

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ANDREA CHEN is the CEO of Propeller, where she oversees the Propeller team, operations and strategic direction. CHUCK MORSE is a management executive and consultant with more than 20 years of experience in business development, marketing, strategy, government relations and community engagement. He currently serves as executive director of ThriveNOLA.

Working Toward a More Equitable Recovery Sixteen years after being shut out of Katrina recovery work, local BIPOC-owned businesses need to be part of our post-Ida build back.

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Following Hurricane Katrina, Black-owned companies were ready to assist in rebuilding their communities, but only received 1.5% of contracts in storm recovery work, despite over $100 billion in property damage largely due to catastrophic flooding.

In contrast, large, non-local and non-Black contractors were afforded the opportunity to lead in post-Katrina rebuilding. This disparity impacting Black contractors inspired the collaborative effort to elevate Black-owned companies who are now, over 16 years later, working in response to damages from Hurricane Ida.

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Together, Propeller, ThriveNOLA, New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA), and The Collaborative compiled a working list of local BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) contractors ready to serve in post-Hurricane Ida recovery. Our organizations shared a desire to locate, gather and promote BIPOC small business contractors in the Greater New Orleans area and connect them with individuals, homeowners, organizations and corporations also aiming to prioritize BIPOC-owned businesses. To see equitable recovery in our city, we must be intentional about implementing equitable practices, and that includes allowing for local efforts to take the forefront and giving existing Black-owned companies the opportunity to lead in recovery.

Contributing to this equitable recovery is a client and friend of several organizations —

Chester Williams of Chester Electric, who is eager to provide services to his community.

“I’m glad to be on the list and glad to be able to help people recover from damages from Hurricane Ida,” Williams said. “I haven’t done a single Ida-related job yet. Being on this list will definitely help. I’m happy to have such a special relationship with Propeller that has helped me to further grow my business and to support people.”

This compiled list elevates the profiles of local BIPOC contractors not only in storm recovery, but for all local construction, electrical, equipment and plumbing needs. We hope that in promoting and supporting these services, our community recognizes the importance of supporting Black businesses, not just in response to disaster, but on a regular basis. This is how we support New Orleans and a more equitable business ecosystem.

Propeller and Thrive are also like-minded partners in the inclusive entrepreneurship and green infrastructure space. We have a history of working together to achieve outcomes for Black entrepreneurs in New Orleans, from our work mobilizing capital to BIPOC entrepreneurs statewide to building the pipeline of BIPOCowned green infrastructure companies to take advantage of the millions of dollars in green infrastructure work. Our collective work has resulted in 54 ventures receiving PPP loans in 2020 totaling $1,378,025; 39 ventures receiving PPP loans in 2021 totaling $501,260; 44 ventures receiving $1,890,600 in EIDL loans in 2020; and 5 Propeller Alumni ventures receiving $153,732 in Restaurant Revitalization grants. In the first 36 hours of announcing this program for BIPOC entrepreneurs, we received 100 requests for support online through our intake system.

The city of New Orleans began releasing $159 million in green infrastructure construction contract opportunities in December 2021.

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Female Mardi Gras krewe members share how the perks of joining in on the fun extend far beyond the parade route

By Beth D’Addono Portraits by Adrienne Battistella Parade Images by Cheryl Gerber

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WHEN KREWE OF MUSES members Nori Pritchard and Lizette Constantin had the idea to start their business, NOLA Craft Culture — a business built around glitter — they needed a bank loan. The first bank they tried essentially laughed them out of the office.

Pritchard said it was only when they consulted banker and fellow Muses member Liz Broekman that they were taken seriously. Broekman directs Fidelity Bank’s P.O.W.E.R. program, which stands for Potential of Women Entrepreneurs Realized. The program is focused on supporting and empowering women at all stages of their entrepreneurial careers.

“I’ll never forget, after we pitched our idea to her (Broekman) and told her our plan, she grabbed my arm and looked me dead in the eyes and said, ‘We are SO going to do this.’ And at that moment, we felt like, we really are!” Pritchard recalled. Before too long, NOLA Craft Culture had SBA seed money and a pathway to opening their shop in 2019.

“All three of us wouldn’t have met without Muses,” Constantin said.

It’s no secret that Mardi Gras means business in New Orleans. The last full-on Mardi Gras — yes, that one, the super spreader of 2020 — had a huge economic impact on the city, to the tune of $1 billion generated by an estimated 1.4 million revelers, according to a report on NPR’s Marketplace. While it’s too soon to know just how 2022 is going to go for the city, as the owners of NOLA Craft Culture can attest, participating in Carnival can deliver more than just social cachet. For some women krewe members, joining in on the fun can also have a positive effect on their bottom line.

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In a slice of art imitating life, for many years, women were in the background of Mardi Gras, left out of decision-making and kept in their place during parades and balls, with male riders and krewe organizers running the show. The first all-female krewe, the Krewe of Iris, was founded in 1922 but didn’t parade until 1959. After that, it wasn’t until attorney Staci Rosenberg founded Muses in 2000 that the next all-women krewe was formed. Rosenberg refused to listen to the naysayers who said it wasn’t possible for a female krewe to parade on a weeknight in New Orleans.

Over two decades later, there are now female krewes of all stripes, with Muses, Iris and the Krewe of Nyx leading the pack in membership numbers. And the field is ever-expanding. From the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale — founded in 2013 as the first Carnival krewe by and for women of color — to the Women of Wakanda — a sub-krewe of the Krewe of Chewbacchus that first marched in 2019 — women know their place in Mardi Gras and it’s at the head of the line.

Although founded primarily as social clubs, the sisterhood among female krewe members runs swift and deep and extends year-round, not just during Mardi Gras season.

“I always look out for my Muses,” said Broekman, whose network is wide. “As I’m introducing women to each other, of course I’ll say, ‘and she’s a lieutenant in Muses,’ yet another tie to bind us together. Immediately the question of ‘Have you started your shoes?’ comes up. It’s fun — we have our own language. And of course, we want to do business with each other. We know who does what and want to support them. Giving business back to our members is important.”

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and then delivered, often in the wee hours, to waiting parade floats.

“We joke that if you can dream it, we can make it,” she said. About 40 people work at the 4-acre warehouse location, with round-the-clock shifts taking over as Carnival draws near.

After the pandemic and Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on the business, Fletchinger said she is beyond ready for the

joy of a real Mardi Gras to occur in 2022.

“It feels like one thing after another, from labor shortages and production problems to shipping issues. We did a lot more online sales during the pandemic and managed to keep all our employees working, but it’s been tough.”

Fletchinger embraces the chaos.

“Mardi Gras trained me for sleepless nights, she said. “We’ll be ready.”

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DR. TA EISHA DAVIS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL CO-FOUNDER OF THE MYSTIC KREWE OF FEMME FATALE

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When she needed to get the zoning changed on her winery on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, former City Council member Jay Banks who represented District B and is also a former Zulu king, helped guide her through the process.

“He gave me the information I needed to be on the right path,” she said.

Lewis has also held krewe events at the winery and placed plenty of wine orders.

“One thing leads to another,” she said.

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THE MYSTIC KREWE OF FEMME FATALE is currently working to launch a

website for the URL mkfemmefatale.org. One of the features of the new design is to highlight Femme-owned businesses every month.

Co-founded in 2013 by Gwendolyn Rainey — a learning advocate for the Children’s Defense Fund — and Dr. Takeisha Davis — president and CEO of New Orleans East Hospital — the krewe is built on a solid foundation of community activity, networking and philanthropy. A dozen women rode in the krewe’s first year, a mix of judges, lawyers, educators, doctors and independent business owners.

“We knew we could lead and bring a different perspective and sense of community to Mardi Gras culture,” said Davis. “But we didn’t know what that would really look like. We were interested in more than Mardi Gras — in partnerships with our network and community.”

That sense of community is philanthropically oriented. Krewe members give back year-round, volunteering at local senior centers, partnering with schools, and nurturing and mentoring young women — “future Femmes” — in everything from cultural traditions to etiquette.

Supporting Femme businesses in multiple ways is viewed as a natural outgrowth of the sisterhood.

“Whenever we have events, we consider who has a venue we can rent, or a catering business or an event-planning service. As we grow and a request for proposal comes up, of course we want to offer opportunities to our members. That’s very important.”

For Kim Lewis, who founded Ole’ Orleans in 2018 — the city’s only winery that happens to also be owned by a woman of color — networking with her krewe members is essential. Lewis, who besides belonging to Femme Fatale is also associated with NOMTOC, Little Rascals and Zulu, has found other krewe members, both male and female, to be happy to help.

“It’s funny, but since we are all masked you never know who you are riding with or what their real-life connections might be,” she said.

“We absolutely cross-pollinate in business to support each other,” said Wankeeta Jackson, who, along with a few of her friends, was inspired by the movie “Black Panther” to start the Women of Wakanda, named for the fictional country in sub-Saharan Africa that is home to the Marvel Comics superhero. Established in 2018, the krewe includes about 35 women who marched in the 2019 Chewbacchus parade.

“We wanted to create a space that is specifically for women and those who identify as women and are descendants of the African diaspora to be creative and participate,” said Jackson. “For some of our members, this is the first time they ever dressed for Mardi Gras.”

For her day job, Jackson works in the philanthropic and nonprofit world as owner of Jackson Magnolia Consulting. She said she was surprised at the breadth of professional women drawn to the group.

“We have a food scientist, doctors, social justice advocates, women from all walks of life,” she said. In addition to connecting with each other, members also contribute their business expertise to the krewe, which uses the catering services of member-owned Beaucoup Eats restaurant, the special-effects makeup artistry of Nola Creative and the talents of Afro House music spinner Funke, the DJ who supplies the music during the parade.

It’s not just parade and art-related krewe connections that matter, however, according to Jackson, who noted that several krewe members have bought their homes with real estate agent Lydia Cutrer, an inaugural member who runs The OWN Life, a real estate consulting business.

“One of the main reasons we created this krewe was to build a resource sharing list,” she said. “At this point it’s an informal kind of network, but we believe it adds value to support our members in this way.”

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the legume crown, and it’s her recipe that graces the menu at the fancy Miss River.

Partnerships with Camellia Beans grew out of that success, which included recipe development gigs for Alon, virtual cooking classes during COVID-19 and the donation of thousands of beans to the krewe and sub krewes decorating their suits.

“I’ve been here for 20 years, but being in the krewe opened me up to a new group of people and a lot of foodies and artists,” she said. Catering gigs and restaurant visits aside, the connection and support are real.

“This was a huge opportunity that I’d never have had if we hadn’t joined the krewe.”

Glitter to Spare

EMILY SHAYA HADN’T PLANNED ON BEING THE QUEEN of red beans and rice; after all, it’s her husband, Alon, who is the chef in the family. The pair own New Orleans restaurants Saba Uptown and Miss River in the Four Seasons hotel, along with Safta in Denver. But thanks to her involvement with the Krewe of Dead Beans — a sub krewe of the Lundi Gras marching Krewe of Red Beans — Shaya’s red beans prowess is now legendary.

Emily and Alon joined the krewe in 2018 and have marched twice so far. Confident that her red beans and rice recipe was “damn good,” and with Alon in her corner as coach, she signed up for Bean Madness, a 2019 fundraiser for the krewe’s many philanthropic outlets, modeled after March Madness. What started with 32 teams boiled down to the final two — Shaya and the chef from Sammy’s Deli. Shaya walked away with

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“In this digital world, we could all use a little more handcrafting in our lives.”

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Head upstairs at NOLA Craft Culture to the community craft space and there’s no telling what you might find. Glitter in massive amounts is a given, but there might be a Mardi Gras Indian working with beads and feathers, Muses members transforming shoes or kids working on a school craft project. Nora Pritchard and Lizette Constantin dreamed up the idea for the retail store and craft space because of their own personal frustration trying to purchase supplies online that weren’t quite what they needed.

“There was nowhere to easily buy supplies and [to] work,” said Constantin. “Of all cities that needs a place like this, New Orleans sure did.”

After fellow Muses member Broekman helped them secure a business loan, the pair committed to their business, despite having two PhDs between them.

“I didn’t think I’d take a hard left turn to glitter with a degree in clinical psychology, but that’s what happened, said Constantin.

Pritchard was working in the biomedical field at St. Jude’s in Memphis and moved back home to start a family.

“I felt like I wasn’t giving either my family or my career my best self,” she said. “Being a stay-at-home mom works with our business.”

The two women have had two Mardi Gras seasons since they opened in January 2019, but the shop stayed busy even during the pandemic, thanks to crafty folks stuck at home who were looking to get creative.

“We felt like we caught lightning in a bottle with the store,” said Constantin. “The cooperation and mentoring that happens with all kinds of different people in the craft room is so gratifying. Whether people are working on headdresses or shoes or glittering purses, there’s a sense of camaraderie and sharing that takes everybody to the next level.”

Of course, it’s a given that Muses are frequent customers.

“There’s so much we can learn from each other,” said Pritchard. “We take care of our community, which is all about women helping women.” T

Krewe of Muses parade, Pritchard and Constantin launched NOLA Craft Culture in January 2019 with the goal of providing a space where patrons can come and express themselves through crafting.

Located in Mid-City, NOLA Craft Culture acts as a shop — which provides a unique array of crafting

materials — an educational facility offering multiple classes, a workshop, rentable craft storage area, private party space and even an indoor art market under the proclamation, “It’s not just a hobby, it’s a lifestyle!”

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here you are, on the cusp of starting your new business or launching your latest product, equipped with your milliondollar idea and limitless determination and drive. Only, that million-dollar idea is just a seed, for now, and nurturing it to its fullest potential is dependent on what steps you take next.

So, why should that first step be consulting with a lawyer?

It might not strike the budding entrepreneur as the most practical choice; legal fees can be expensive, and starting a business is already a costly, resource-depleting process. But with all the moving parts — and in turn, legalities — necessary to sustain a business, seeking a lawyer’s guidance can ultimately save money and free up resources in the long term.

Three New Orleans-area attorneys shared with Biz New Orleans their top reasons why entrepreneurs should start their professional journeys with expert legal advice — and how doing so can increase the odds of that seed growing into a thriving business.

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CHOICE OF ENTITY “This is really the first question to ask: How do you want your company to be formed?” says Kathy Conklin, member at McGlinchey Stafford.

Choosing whether to structure your business as a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a corporation or a limited liability company (LLC) is a decision made on the state level, and it determines what specific laws your business must follow. It’s also a separate decision from how your business will be recognized as a tax entity.

Conklin says that deciding what kind of entity to establish isn’t where new business owners might encounter difficulties: It’s correctly observing the formalities of what they’ve chosen.

Here, consulting a lawyer to ensure that the legal nuances of your entity are honored is a smart move for business owners — because at stake, she explains, are your personal assets.

“You might choose an LLC or a corporation because you don’t want your house, or assets that you own outside of your company, to be at risk for your company’s legal expenses,” Conklin says. “As a sole proprietor or as a part-

nership, your personal assets are at risk. If you don’t observe the formalities of your entity, a creditor can say, ‘You don’t really have an LLC here; you really are just a mom and pop, so your house is not protected.’”

Conklin recalls a situation where her legal expertise was critical in determining whether a restaurateur lost just one business or many.

“Very early in my career, a restaurateur was opening a side business, and I was charged with setting up their corporation,” Conklin says.

“Somebody got a bad oyster at that restaurant and died. That particular business failed, but because it was established as a corporation, and because I set it up correctly, that protected them from liability. Their other restaurant was fine, and their personal assets were fine, too.”

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EARLY-STAGE FUNDING “Anybody who is investing money with your company,” says Abid Hussain, a partner at Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC, “is going to want some say in how you spend it.”

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and intellectual property. The term ‘early-stage funding,’ he explains, encompasses a broad array of topics dealing with money received to get a startup off the ground.

“Once you get outside your group of friends and family, you have to limit yourself to accredited investors for substantive raises,” Hussain says. “‘Accredited investors’ is a term defined by the SEC and is a requirement of selling securities in a startup company. And unless you’re under certain safe harbors within the SEC statutes that allow you to seek investment money, a private placement memorandum may be required.”

He says that while money received earlier in a company’s lifetime often seems more valuable than later money, it is important to be strategic in how much money a company accepts and from whom, especially in the early stages of growth.

“Each round of investment has restrictions on what you can do with the next round or has potential conflicts with the next and future rounds,” Hussain says. “Getting more money from investors is always inversely proportional to the control you have of the company. It’s a balance; there’s no hard-and-fast rule. But some of my more BI Z N E WO RL E AN S.COM

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successful clients are the ones who have been stingy with how much of the company they sell to investors, taking less money upfront and building their company as much as possible on their own.”

Thinking ahead several steps down the road with an attorney, Hussain says, can both legally protect business owners and prevent them from limiting their own potential for making money.

“My happiest clients are the ones who have consulted with me from the beginning, because we can get them to where they are successful at far less expense than what it costs to fix a big mistake, and far, far less than it would cost to face a lawsuit.”

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Intellectual property law, or the protection of artistic work through copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets, is another arena where mistakes are much easier–and much cheaper–to prevent than to correct.

“The product brand or company name you picked might be OK on GoDaddy or in the state of Louisiana, but if you didn’t do proper searches with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, there may be a nationally registered trademark issue or conflict,” Abid Hussain says. “Imagine that you’ve built your website, and you’ve created all your marketing materials, signs, logos, etc., all of which have cost you thousands of dollars. Now imagine having to take all that down because someone, somewhere else in the country, sues you because there is a conflict you didn’t search for earlier in the process.”

Hussain explains that it can also be difficult for a business owner to backtrack after formally launching because they’re emotionally tied to their chosen brand. For this reason, paying a lawyer upfront to properly check for intellectual property conflicts can prevent both headaches and heartache down the line.

In addition, Hussain says the prevalence of digital media in building a brand should have business owners considering intellectual property through an often-overlooked lens: social media.

“A growing area of litigation,” he says, “is over social media accounts and the content posted. Suppose somebody in your company creates social media accounts, on behalf of the company, but through their personal email accounts. Who owns that social media account?

And if they’ve used that account to post photographs that were taken on their personal smartphones, it becomes even more ambiguous. Who owns what, and what the company’s rights are versus the rights of the employee, all need to be spelled out in the company operating agreement and in your employee agreements. It’s the

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kind of stuff nobody thinks about in the beginning, but everybody fights about in the end.”

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EMPLOYMENT LAW As much as business owners might like to oversee every aspect of their new venture themselves, growing your operations means growing your workforce — and that means understanding the labor laws you must honor, both at the state and federal levels.

Kathy Conklin explains that the laws a business must observe evolve as the number of employees

grows, and because those thresholds vary between laws, consulting with a lawyer will ensure you remain compliant as you scale your company.

“A lot of the federal rules that you have to observe don’t apply until you have about 15 employees,” Conklin says. “It doesn’t mean you can sail free, but you’ll have a lot more freedom of movement. At the point of more than 15 employees, you’re subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII. The health care continuance act, COBRA, is at 20 or more employees, and FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) has a different number at 50 employees within a 75-mile radius. And at that 50 mark, you do have to have a health benefits plan. The rules are complex, and you can easily fall afoul.”

Conklin says that a major point of error for new companies is misclassifying employees, and thereby failing to honor both labor and tax laws.

“A lot of people say, ‘I’m just going to hire using independent contractors, and I’ll report that as a 1099, and I won’t have to withhold taxes,’” she says. “That sounds great because it sounds like you can save money, but just because you say somebody is an independent contractor, it doesn’t mean they are. If you’re really controlling what they do, they’re your employee. You should pay them on a W-2 and withhold taxes. Otherwise, the IRS can look at you and say, ‘You failed to withhold taxes, and now you owe back-taxes for all these people.’

When you try to get too clever is when you get in trouble.”

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LEASE AGREEMENTS Even once you’ve secured funding, vetted your brand name and built your workforce, there’s still a major piece of the puzzle to take on: finding a home for your business.

“A purchase or lease of a commercial property is one of the most significant commitments an emerging business might make,” says Violet Obioha, an associate at Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC. “In most instances, the business is making a long-term commitment for which there is no easy exit. Moreover, purchasing real estate is a major and expensive investment.”

Obioha says that a real estate attorney will consider and mitigate risks a new business owner might not consider, such as default rules under state law that, if not addressed properly in a lease, could place responsibility for maintenance on the tenant. They can also ensure that a selected property is zoned for a business’s intended use and is free from environmental hazards.

“Many standard leases include clauses favorable to the landlord that could be traps for the unaware if not adequately reviewed and negotiated,” Obioha says. “During the worst of the pandemic shutdowns, many small retailers and other businesses found themselves with operating covenants and with lease obligations that were guaranteed by the individual business owners. Although a small business may have limited leverage to negotiate a lease or financing terms for a purchase, it is important to know the implications of the documents being signed.”

Flexibility, she says, is also vital for a new business, and real estate attorneys can draft lease agreements that allow for space expan-

sions or reductions that align with a business’s needs and resources.

“By helping businesses anticipate and overcome potential problems,” says Obioha, “an attorney can play a pivotal role in a business’s stability, growth and longevity.”

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CONTRACTS Common among all the topics discussed so far is contracts: they’re just as important to a business as cash, and Obioha says business owners should be thinking about them from day one, especially if you’ve chosen to establish a partnership.

“The ideal time for business partners to draw up a governing document, such as a partnership agreement or operating agreement, is when the company is formed,” she says.

“Governing documents clearly define the rights and responsibilities of the partners as well as how they make decisions, divide profits and loss, and handle liability and debt. Having a written agreement at the outset of a business venture ensures that partners are on the same page about important details and can reduce the risk of disputes in the future.”

She says that attorneys should also be involved in the development of all commercial contracts, whether the client is the buyer or seller, to ensure there is no ambiguity around the services being performed, the products being provided and what is being paid in exchange for those services or products.

“If the client is the buyer, the lawyer will help the client determine appropriate protective provisions, such as representations and warranties concerning the services performed or products provided, insurance requirements and indemnities,” says Obioha. “Alternatively, if the client is the seller, the lawyer will help the client determine appropriate protective provisions to limit the seller’s liability, including provisions that cap the seller’s total liability or afford the seller the opportunity to cure a default.” T

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Lawyers of the Year Administrative / Regulatory Law W. Raley Alford III New Orleans

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law René E. Thorne New Orleans

Antitrust Law David G. Radlauer New Orleans

Employment Law Management Charles F. Seemann III New Orleans

Admiralty and Maritime Law R. Keith Jarrett New Orleans

Appellate Practice William M. Ross New Orleans Arbitration H. Bruce Shreves New Orleans

Banking and Finance Law J. Marshall Page III New Orleans Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Omer F. Kuebel III New Orleans Bet-the-Company Litigation Kyle Schonekas New Orleans

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Karl J. Zimmermann New Orleans Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Steven I. Klein New Orleans

Commercial Finance Law Chad P. Morrow New Orleans Commercial Transactions / UCC Law Marion Welborn Weinstock New Orleans Construction Law Kelly E. Theard New Orleans

Corporate Compliance Law Michael W. Magner New Orleans

Corporate Law Leon J. Reymond III New Orleans

Criminal Defense: General Practice Richard T. Simmons, Jr. New Orleans Criminal Defense: White-Collar Pauline F. Hardin New Orleans Elder Law John F. Shreves New Orleans

Employment Law Individuals David M. Whitaker New Orleans

Energy Law Bertrand M. Cass, Jr. New Orleans Energy Regulatory Law Noel J. Darce New Orleans

Environmental Law Stanley A. Millan New Orleans

Equipment Finance Law James A. Stuckey New Orleans Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law Bryan C. Reuter New Orleans Family Law David M. Prados New Orleans

Financial Services Regulation Law Frank A. Tessier New Orleans Health Care Law E. Paige Sensenbrenner New Orleans Insurance Law Pablo Gonzalez New Orleans Labor Law Management Greg Guidry New Orleans

Land Use and Zoning Law Michael R. Schneider New Orleans Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Richard C. Stanley New Orleans

Litigation - Antitrust Mark A. Cunningham New Orleans Litigation - Banking and Finance Joshua S. Force New Orleans Litigation Bankruptcy Stephen P. Strohschein New Orleans

Litigation Construction Lloyd N. Shields New Orleans

Litigation Environmental Robert B. McNeal New Orleans

Litigation - ERISA Nicole A. Eichberger New Orleans Litigation - First Amendment Mary Ellen Roy New Orleans

Litigation Insurance James R. Nieset, Jr. New Orleans

Litigation Intellectual Property Harry Simms Hardin III New Orleans Litigation - Labor and Employment Amelia Williams Koch New Orleans

Litigation - Real Estate Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. New Orleans Litigation Securities Lance C. McCardle New Orleans Litigation - Trusts and Estates James A. Brown New Orleans Litigation and Controversy - Tax James K. Irvin New Orleans

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Defendants Mary S. Johnson New Orleans Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Plaintiffs Stephen J. Herman New Orleans Mediation William R. Pitts New Orleans

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Stephen M. Pizzo New Orleans Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Michael J. Ecuyer New Orleans Mergers and Acquisitions Law Scott T. Whittaker New Orleans

Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law E. Howell Crosby New Orleans

Natural Resources Law Charles D. Marshall, Jr. New Orleans Nonprofit / Charities Law Leon H. Rittenberg III New Orleans Oil and Gas Law James E. Lapeze New Orleans

Patent Law R. Andrew Patty II Baton Rouge

Personal Injury Litigation Defendants Deborah B. Rouen New Orleans Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs M. H. Gertler New Orleans

Product Liability Litigation Defendants Kim E. Moore New Orleans Product Liability Litigation Plaintiffs Louis L. Gertler New Orleans

Professional Malpractice Law Defendants Charlotte Meade New Orleans

Project Finance Law Leopold Z. Sher New Orleans Railroad Law Thomas Louis Colletta, Jr. New Orleans

Real Estate Law Lillian E. Eyrich New Orleans

Securities / Capital Markets Law John C. Anjier New Orleans Tax Law Paul D. Cordes, Jr. New Orleans

Trusts and Estates Laura Walker Plunkett New Orleans Utilities Law Daniel T. Pancamo New Orleans

Venture Capital Law Joseph L. Caverly New Orleans

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David A. Marcello Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW Donald R. Abaunza Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

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Bertrand M. Cass, Jr. Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Charles A. Cerise, Jr. Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Kathleen K. Charvet Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Richard A. Chopin Chopin Law Firm 504-475-2429 Miles P. Clements Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

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Timothy DePaula Murphy Rogers Sloss Gambel & Tompkins 504-523-0400 Thomas P. Diaz Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Johnny L. Domiano, Jr. Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 J. Kelly Duncan Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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Anthony M. DiLeo Anthony M. DiLeo 504-274-0087

Brian J. Capitelli Capitelli & Wicker 504-582-2425

Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

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Edward N. George Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

William Gibbens Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin 504-680-6050

Curtis R. Hearn Jones Walker 504-582-8000

William H. Hines Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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J. Marshall Page III Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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DUI / DWI DEFENSE

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CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITECOLLAR

E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Albert Saulsbury Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Steven C. Serio Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Martin E. Regan, Jr. Regan Law 504-522-7260 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW Christopher J. Kane Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Lee C. Reid Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

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EDUCATION LAW James M. Garner Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 ELDER LAW Joel A. Mendler Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Patrick K. Reso Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 985-269-7220

John A. Rouchell Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Rose S. Sher Jones Walker 504-582-8000

John F. Shreves Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030 ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LAW Jimmy Irwin Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW James M. Garner Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW Jane E. Armstrong Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Hilton S. Bell Milling Benson Woodward 504-569-7000

Timothy P. Brechtel Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Katherine Conklin McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200 Michael E. Guarisco Guarisco, Cordes & Lala 504-587-7007 Seale Pylate Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

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Rudolph R. Ramelli Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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EMPLOYMENT LAW - INDIVIDUALS Amelia Williams Koch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Robert B. Landry III Robert B. Landry III 504-345-1220

William H. Reinhardt, Jr. Blue Williams 504-831-4091 Louis L. Robein, Jr. Robein, Urann, Spencer, Picard & Cangemi 504-885-9994 David M. Whitaker Kean Miller 504-585-3050

EMPLOYMENT LAW - MANAGEMENT H. Mark Adams Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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Brandon Davis Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Susan Fahey Desmond Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

Anthony M. DiLeo Anthony M. DiLeo 504-274-0087

Monique Gougisha Doucette Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840 Brooke Duncan III Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Russell L. Foster Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Steven F. Griffith, Jr. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Greg Guidry Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840 Edward F. Harold Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

Thomas P. Hubert Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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S. Mark Klyza The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

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Ernest L. Edwards, Jr. Ernest L. Edwards Jr., Attorney at Law 504-450-4226

Matthew J. Fantaci Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Michael R. Fontham Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Mark L. McNamara Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Cynthia A. Nicholson Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Scott A. O’Connor Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 John Y. Pearce Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111

Edward B. Poitevent II Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Jane C. Raiford Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Elizabeth Wheeler Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Alan C. Wolf Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Paul L. Zimmering Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Adam Zuckerman Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

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Best Lawyers ENERGY REGULATORY LAW W. Raley Alford III Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Noel J. Darce Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Nathan G. Huntwork Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Daniel T. Pancamo Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Dana Shelton Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

ENTERTAINMENT LAW - MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION Suzette Toledano Toledano Entertainment & Arts Law 504-525-2552 ENTERTAINMENT LAW - MUSIC Suzette Toledano Toledano Entertainment & Arts Law 504-525-2552 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Tad Bartlett Bartlett & Garrison 504-354-2104 Lauren R. Bridges Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Louis E. Buatt Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Bessie Antin Daschbach Jones Swanson Huddell & Daschbach 504-523-2500 Robert E. Holden Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Eric E. Jarrell King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

Greg L. Johnson Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Mary S. Johnson Johnson Gray McNamara 985-246-6544

Terrence K. Knister Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Mark D. Latham Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Robert B. McNeal Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Stanley A. Millan Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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Chad J. Mollere Johnson Gray McNamara 504-525-4649

David M. Prados Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160

Jane C. Raiford Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Richard E. Sarver Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Ronald J. Sholes Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

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Frank P. Tranchina, Jr. Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313 Phillip A. Wittmann Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Mark C. Surprenant Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Patrick A. Talley, Jr. Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION

EQUIPMENT FINANCE LAW Edward H. Arnold III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 James A. Stuckey Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Mark J. Mansfield Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313 Frank P. Tranchina, Jr. Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313 FAMILY LAW MEDIATION Mark J. Mansfield Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313 FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION LAW

Robert Paul Thibeaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

Roy E. Blossman Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

Susan M. Tyler Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Sterling Scott Willis Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW Bryan C. Reuter Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 William M. Ross Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 William E. Wright, Jr. Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 FAMILY LAW Jeffrey M. Hoffman Hoffman Nguyen Kuehl 504-507-1288

Robin B. Cheatham Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Frank A. Tessier Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Robert Paul Thibeaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 FRANCHISE LAW Steven I. Klein Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Nicole S. Tygier Kutcher, Tygier & Luminais 504-830-3838

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GAMING LAW

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Mark J. Mansfield Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313

BIZ N E W ORL E ANS

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C. Lawrence Orlansky Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Daniel T. Plunkett McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE E. Paige Sensenbrenner Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 HEALTH CARE LAW Allison C. Bell Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Philip O. Bergeron Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Anthony M. DiLeo Anthony M. DiLeo 504-274-0087 Cecile L. Gordon Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Brian Grubb Sullivan Stolier & Schulze 504-561-1044 David D. Haynes Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

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Margaret M. Silverstein Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Peter E. Sperling Frilot 504-599-8000 Jack M. Stolier Sullivan Stolier & Schulze 504-561-1044

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IMMIGRATION LAW David A.M. Ware Ware Immigration 866-833-8308 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW Bryan C. Reuter Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580

INSURANCE LAW Andrea L. Albert Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680

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P. Christopher Bynog Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Christine M. Calogero Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Daniel J. Caruso Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

Max J. Cohen Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160

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Céleste D. Elliott Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

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Catherine Fornias Giarrusso Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070 John Jerry Glas Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Pablo Gonzalez Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

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McDonald Provosty Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100

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Christopher R. Teske Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070 Quentin F. Urquhart, Jr. Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100

Steven W. Usdin Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Jason P. Waguespack Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802

Matthew A. Woolf Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 INTERNATIONAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS John M. Duck Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE LAW William H. Hines Jones Walker 504-582-8000

J. Marshall Page III Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Scott T. Zander Jones Walker 504-582-8000

LABOR LAW MANAGEMENT H. Mark Adams Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Stephen P. Beiser McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200 Magdalen Blessey Bickford McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200 Susan Fahey Desmond Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

Brooke Duncan III Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

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Best Lawyers Thomas P. Hubert Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Steven Hymowitz Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840 Clyde H. Jacob III Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303 S. Mark Klyza The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

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Christopher E. Moore Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840 Ellis B. Murov Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

William H. Reinhardt, Jr. Blue Williams 504-831-4091 Elizabeth A. Roussel Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Timothy H. Scott Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

Charles F. Seemann III Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 G. Phillip Shuler III Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Mary Margaret Spell Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Robert F. Spencer, Jr. The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162 David M. Whitaker Kean Miller 504-585-3050 LABOR LAW UNION David M. Whitaker Kean Miller 504-585-3050

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LITIGATION ANTITRUST

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Mark R. Beebe Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

David J. Halpern Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Karen T. Holzenthal Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Rose McCabe LeBreton Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

David A. Marcello Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Marie A. Moore Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Richard P. Richter Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Michael R. Schneider Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW - DEFENDANTS James A. Brown Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Craig L. Caesar Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Amelia Williams Koch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

John M. Landis Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Alexander M. McIntyre, Jr. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 David G. Radlauer Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 LITIGATION BANKING AND FINANCE Ricardo A. Aguilar McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

David S. Daly Frilot 504-599-8000

Gus A. Fritchie III Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Daniel Lund Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Carey L. Menasco Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

C. Lawrence Orlansky Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 William M. Ross Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 William E. Wright, Jr. Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW Michael R. Schneider Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

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William T. Finn Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Joshua S. Force Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

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Frank A. Tessier Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 R. Patrick Vance Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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Edward Dirk Wegmann Jones Walker 504-582-8000 LITIGATION BANKRUPTCY Ricardo A. Aguilar McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200 Edward H. Arnold III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

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Patrick Johnson, Jr. Akerman 504-586-1241 Philip K. Jones, Jr. Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

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John M. Landis Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Tristan E. Manthey Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Cherie D. Nobles Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

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Adam Zuckerman Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 LITIGATION ERISA Stacey C. S. Cerrone Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

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LITIGATION - FIRST AMENDMENT Loretta G. Mince Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Mary Ellen Roy Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 James R. Swanson Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 LITIGATION HEALTH CARE Don S. McKinney Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

LITIGATION INSURANCE Ryan Acomb Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson 504-581-3838

Michael Balascio Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Judy Y. Barrasso Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 David F. Bienvenu Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

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LITIGATION LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT H. Mark Adams Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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LITIGATION - LAND USE AND ZONING Richard P. Richter Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 LITIGATION MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Ricardo A. Aguilar McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200 Robert B. Bieck, Jr. Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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LITIGATION MUNICIPAL

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LITIGATION PATENT

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LITIGATION - REAL ESTATE

Maura Z. Pelleteri Pugh Accardo 504-799-4500

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LITIGATION REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY) Edward Hart Bergin Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Robert B. Bieck, Jr. Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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James K. Irvin Milling Benson Woodward 504-569-7000

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Martin E. Landrieu Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Francis V. Liantonio, Jr. Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Jill T. Losch Johnson Gray McNamara 985-246-6544

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Three sisters on a mission have transformed the historic Norwegian Seamen’s Church in the Lower Garden District into a wellness center.

Tania Tetlow: President of Loyola University New Orleans

WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT? Glass Half Full is diverting hundreds of thousands of pounds of glass from our local landfills and turning it into a usable resource.

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Three sisters on a mission have transformed the historic Norwegian Seamen’s Church in the Lower Garden District into a wellness center.

BY MELANIE WARNER SPENCER

PH OTOS BY SARA ESSEX BRADLEY

The former Norwegian Seamen’s Church in the Lower Garden District reopened its doors in November of 2021 as Spyre, a holistic wellness center. In addition to a fitness center, spa offerings, meditation and hydrotherapy facility, various mental health and therapy practitioners, as well as body workers, are based at the facility.

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n November of 2021, the former Norwegian Seamen’s Church reopened its doors as Spyre, a reimagined space for healing of a different sort. Sisters Diana Fisher, Deborah Peters and Kendall Winingder revived the church as a holistic wellness center housing various mental health and therapy practitioners and body workers, a fitness center, spa offerings, meditation and hydrotherapy facility, gathering place and more.

The founders honored the building’s Scandinavian roots in the design and atmosphere of the physical space, infusing it with natural elements, working with Bell Butler Design & Architecture on the design and Ryan Gootee General Contractors for the renovation.

The concept of Spyre was inspired by Fisher, who as a breast cancer survivor said she benefited from integrative oncology, alternative therapies and spiritual practices. The sisters recently shared more about this unique to New Orleans center for healing.

What were your goals for the overall design concept?

Kendall Winingder: The overall goal was to create a space that fosters healing. It was more about a feel than aligning with a particular style.

Nearly everyone who steps through the doors at Spyre comments on how good the space feels.

That is the greatest compliment.

What were the biggest design challenges?

Winingder: Our biggest challenges became some of our favorite aspects of the design. The building was classified as a landmark, which meant most of the exterior would have to remain the same. We had to redirect plans for a grand entrance to accommodate the existing, more understated foyer. Now we don’t have a grand entrance per se, rather an entrance experience that’s almost more valuable, because you are not quite sure what to expect when entering. It feels like you’re stepping into a little hidden paradise.

Having to work with existing layouts as not to disturb the historic building was definitely the

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greatest challenge, but we are very pleased with where we landed. Even our name resulted from honoring the church steeple that still graces the front of the building. By putting a twist on the spelling of ‘spire,’ we want to community to look to us as a modern beacon of wellbeing.

QUICK LOOK Date of building The building is circa-1968, but the history of the Norwegian Seaman Church predates 1906.

The physical space came later.

What are the standout features?

Winingder: The chapel is a standout. [It] houses a stunning chandelier created by Australian designer Christopher Boots. We wanted to celebrate the true beauty of the chapel by stripping it down to its original form and let lighting showcase its beautiful simplicity. A halo of light covered in beautiful crystals radiates positive, loving energy, perfectly complementing the space. And in efforts to install ambient lighting thoughtfully throughout, we garnered help from a lighting professional so everything from the natural color and chevron pattern of the wood to the dramatic arc of the ceiling feels peaceful and expansive.

Style of building’s architecture The building was constructed as a Norwegian Seamen’s Church. The style reflects Scandinavian influence.

Square footage 13,000 square feet Move in date July 1, 2021

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How do you offer something different or set yourselves apart from entities doing similar work in New Orleans?

Diana Fisher: We created Spyre because there wasn’t anything similar in New Orleans. We actually haven’t found anything similar in the United States, where various health providers share a space with a community-based, cuttingedge health and fitness center. (While) many health venues are designed around one doctrine or health philosophy, Spyre gives everyone the opportunity to explore various approaches to see what works best for their personalized health goals.

The founders — sisters Diana Fisher, Deborah Peters and Kendall Winingder — honored the building’s Scandinavian roots in the design and atmosphere, infusing it with natural elements. They collaborated with Bell Butler Design & Architecture on the design and Ryan Gootee General Contractors for the renovation.

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The chapel houses a chandelier by Australian designer Christopher Boots. “We wanted to celebrate the true beauty of the chapel by stripping it down to its original form and let lighting showcase its beautiful simplicity,” said Kendall Winingder.

“A halo of light covered in beautiful crystals radiates positive, loving energy, perfectly complementing the space.”

How do you promote a positive work atmosphere?

Fisher: We promote a positive work environment by supporting the emotional well-being and physical health of [our therapist tenants] and their guests. Each leased office comes with a membership to the health center which includes a gym, pool, exercise classes, yoga, meditation, infrared sauna and dry float. The architecture and interior design at Spyre is both uplifting and calming. Our tenants enjoy the benefits of collaboration and community building around common goals of bringing healthy changes to citizens of New Orleans.

How would you describe your company’s mission and its core audience?

Deborah Peters: We offer a space for healing, at any level, big or small, and encourage exploration into one’s own health journey to discover what might work best for them.

What are your biggest challenges?

Peters: Our biggest challenge is trying to get people to explore something new and perhaps unfamiliar and to view the body as a whole, integrated system.

What goals are you looking to meet in the next 12 months?

Fisher: In the next 12 months we hope to grow our outreach to include many different populations in New Orleans. We will continue to offer a wide variety of classes and retreats that appeal to different ages, abilities and health concerns.

As our membership grows, so will our ability to offer scholarships and free programming.

In the next 12 months we will become more widely known as a place where anyone can find support in addressing the many ways possible to become a healthier person. T

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FROM THE LENS WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT?

GLASS HALF FULL DROP OFF 3935 Louisa St. 504-356-3435 // GlassHalfFullNOLA.org Mon/Wed 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. // Sat 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

TRASH TO TREASURE This startup is diverting hundreds of thousands of pounds of glass from our local landfills and turning it into a usable resource.

BY ASHLEY MCLELLAN

PH OTOS BY EDMUND FOUNTAIN

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uring the post-Hurricane Ida days and weeks, extensive trash pickup delays meant New Orleanians experienced a stark reminder of the need to reduce household waste and make trash collection and recycling easier.

Thankfully, there is one company that has already been taking action on this front. Launched in 2020 by Tulane graduates Max Steitz and Franziska Trautmann, Glass Half Full transforms what has become a regular household problem, glass waste products, into a solution that works to not only reduce trash, but one that also protects the coastline and produces sustainable consumer items as well.

The company’s founders have been so successful they were named the winners of the 2021 seventh annual Startup St. Bernard pitch competition this past September. The competition — presented by the Meraux Foundation and St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation — awarded the startup with nearly $100,000 in cash and in-kind services.

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“It was so incredible to be recognized as the winner for Startup St. Bernard,” Trautmann said. “We have been bootstrapping our way to success through our crowdfunding campaigns.

This was the largest amount of money we have ever received, and it is making a huge impact on our ability to scale up and continue to recycle. Additionally, this means we will likely move our operations to St. Bernard Parish. We are working with the Meraux Foundation on possible locations for our large-scale recycling plant. However, we will continue to provide drop-off locations throughout Orleans Parish and of course continue our pickup programs as well.”

Glass Half Full collects used glass at drop-off locations around the city, sorts the glass by color, removes any metal or plastic pieces, and then pulverizes and processes the glass into sand, glass cullet (broken glass pieces) and labels. Those are then bagged and sorted for future use, from industrial uses to commercial applications and even Mardi Gras throws and beads.

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[We are] diverting hundreds of thousands of pounds of glass from our local landfills and turning it into a usable resource.

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Tulane graduates Max Steiz and Franziska Trautmann lead the efforts at Glass Half Full, which transforms everyday glass waste such as wine and beer bottles into usable commercial products and materials to help with coastal erosion.

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“Currently, we donate sandbags for floods, use sand in our research for coastal restoration, sell it to sandblasters, sell it to terrazzo flooring makers, sell it to landscapers and gardeners, and create new glass products,” Trautmann said.

“Businesses can purchase it for commercial use in relatively small quantities for now (25-1,000 pounds). We are [also] currently producing the recycled glass beans for Bean Coin (by the Krewe of Red Beans). After the bean production is complete, we will shift our focus to producing Mardi Gras beads.”

Glass Half Full’s glass collection is a vital link in providing recycling services to New Orleans residents. According to the company’s website, “NOLA’s current glass collection program is inaccessible for most NOLA-residents, prohibits business drop-offs, and is not transparent. Industry-average is disposing of approximately 60-90% of what they receive in landfills, while our rate is just 2-5%.”

Coastal restoration and providing an easy solution for recycling as always been at the forefront of Glass Half Full since its inception, according to Trautmann.

“It started over a bottle of wine in college that we knew would end up in a landfill. We had grappled with the issue of not being able to recycle our glass throughout college, but never really knew what could be done about it until

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that night. We realized that we could crush up the glass into sand and use that as a resource, because who doesn’t need sand at some point?

Then after pondering more, we kind of had a lightbulb moment: What if we could use the sand in coastal restoration projects? The rest is history,” she said.

In addition to landfill reduction, Glass Half Full points to the fact that sand extraction and production is a $70+ billion/year industry, and aims to bring this lucrative, growing field to New Orleans. The sand is ethically sourced and produced, provides green job opportunities and is sold 20% cheaper than industry-average pricing, making the product available to those in critical need.

Steitz, who studied international development and international relations, and Trautmann, who has a background in chemical engineering, have translated their studies into the recycling business full time. They head up a team of six employees and coordinate volunteers who assist with glass drop-off each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

“In engineering, I learned a lot about how to problem solve, which is extremely helpful now,” Trautmann said. “I also learned about process control and process design, which is helping me design our recycling process and determine ways it could be more efficient. Mostly, I gained

RECYCLING FACTS Glass bottles and jars are 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without any loss in purity or quality.

Over a ton of natural resources is saved for every ton of glass recycled.

Glass Half Full has created an easy solution to the glass recylcing problem in the city. Convenient drop off schedules provide a way for New Orleanians to get rid of useful household glass waste, and transforms it into eco-friendly products, while decreasing the impact on landfills.

One ton of carbon dioxide is reduced for every 6 tons of recycled container glass used in the manufacturing process.

Manufacturers benefit from recycling in several ways. Glass recycling reduces emissions and consumption of raw materials, extends the life of plant equipment, such as furnaces, and saves energy.

SOURCES: GLASS PACKING INSTITUTE, CONTAINER RECYCLING INSTITUTE

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A single piece of glass in your recycling bin in NOLA will cause the entire load to be sent to the landfill, where it will never decompose. New Orleans wastes millions of tax dollars per year dumping recyclables in landfills and on importing millions of pounds of sand.

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incredible connections through the engineering department and currently work with multiple of my previous professors on coastal restoration research with our recycled glass sand.”

With that focus on coastal restoration, providing disaster relief and reducing landfill volumes, Glass Half Full is impacting efforts across the area now and for years to come.

“We have given away hundreds of sandbags ahead of major storms, undergone extensive research for using our sand in coastal restoration, and inspired hundreds of people to start recycling their glass,” said Trautmann. “Our future impact will be diverting multiple millions of pounds of glass from our landfills every single year. We will produce sand at a level that can make an impact on coastal projects in our state, and we will continue to provide sandbags for disaster relief. We also hope to continue to inspire folks to recycle their glass and think more critically about the waste they produce and where it ultimately ends up.”

Looking to the future, Trautmann is excited about expanding glass pickup, as well as developing a wait list for future commercial glass donations.

“We have mostly residential glass donations right now but are constantly expanding our commercial pickup program,” he said. “For drop-offs, we ask that only residents bring us their glass, as commercial clients usually have much more glass to bring and can cause issues for volunteers and employees. We hope to add more glass drop-off locations for folks to bring us their glass.” T

Household glass is processed through Glass Half Full’s hammer-mill crushers, which pulverize it into sand, broken glass pieces (or cullet) and labels. Each product is then sorted and bagged accordingly.

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DID YOU KNOW? After being named Loyola’s first woman (and layperson) president in 2018, Tetlow has ushered in a period of enrollment and fundraising growth at the 104-year-old Jesuit university. Previously, she served as a senior vice president at Tulane University, an associate at Phelps Dunbar and an assistant United States attorney. Tetlow is active on various nonprofit boards and city commissions.

What’s the best advice you’ve received? “You can get anything done as long as you’re willing to give away the credit.” — Lindy Boggs

Tania Tetlow

President of Loyola University New Orleans

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PORTRAIT BY ADRIENNE BAT TISTELLA

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What’s something exciting on the horizon?

“Loyola is soaring in admissions, growing programs and generally flourishing despite the crazy obstacles of these two years.”

What’s your hidden talent? Singing opera What’s your favorite snoball flavor? A mix of coconut, lime and ginger at Hansen’s

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