Flood Protection Authority-East Our mission is to ensure the physical and operational integrity of the regional flood risk management system in southeastern Louisiana as a defense against floods and storm surge from hurricanes. We accomplish this mission by working with local, regional, state, and federal partners to plan, design, construct, [...]

Pedelahore & Co. A manufacturer, a dairy farm, and an entertainment venue all have this much in common: they need the guidance and oversight of a technically excellent accounting firm, they need superb business advice, and they all choose New Orleans-based accounting firm — Pedelahore & Co. We see every tax [...]

Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club The Zulu organization is proud of its standing in the local community, but also takes pride in its national and international standing. The Zulu organization has been the subject of numerous television documentaries and newsprint and magazine articles. King Zulu 1949, Louis Armstrong, [...]

YMCA of Greater New Orleans Our mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. The Y is a cause-driven organization that is for youth development, for healthy living, and for social responsibility. That's because a strong community can only [...]

Mystic Krewe of Nyx Nyx (nicks) was the goddess of night. Her name, synonymous with Night, describes how her dark light falls from the stars, and she dictates to men and also to the gods. Not even Zeus wanted to upset Nyx, as the stories go. She was one of [...]

Mignon Faget, Ltd. MIGNON FAGET is driven to design jewelry derived from natural and architectural forms found in her native New Orleans environment. “I was born here and I’ve lived here all of my life. What is so beautiful about Louisiana comes out through my work. It is a mysterious [...]

WYES-TV WYES celebrated 60 years on April 1, 2017.  In 1953, a group of local civic and business leaders, convinced that there was a place on the television dial for quality programming not based on mass audiences or commercial appeal, founded The Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation.The non-profit organization was subsequently [...]

Angelo Brocato's: A Family Tradition Angelo Brocato® Original Italian Ice Cream Parlor has been operated by the Brocato family in New Orleans, Louisiana for over one hundred years, but our history is steeped in the Sicilian traditions that could be found in the capital city of Palermo at the end of the 19th century. [...]

The Lamy Group The Lamy Group is led by Kenneth S. Lamy, CRX, a highly engaged and active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for more than 30 years. Mr. Lamy has also done volunteer work for National Association of Real Estate Companies (NAREC), the Institute of Real [...]

Krewe of Orpheus The Krewe of Orpheus derives its name from the mortal Orpheus, son of the god Apollo and the muse Calliope. The story of Orpheus illustrates the power of music in both this world and the next. Legend is that Apollo presented Orpheus with a lyre, which he [...]