News for November 2011

"Voyager of the Seas is as luxurious as it is long."Sunday, November 27, 2011By: Jerry McLeod, Times -PicayuneIt sailed in smoothly overnight, slinking up the Mississippi River and gliding into place at the city's new Julia Street Cruise Termina… Read More »

"Program is seen as a win-win on every aspect"By: Ed Anderson, Time PicayuneNovember 13, 2011BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana's Tax Free Shopping Program, which gives overseas visitors a chance to recoup some of the sales tax they pay on purchases made… Read More »

"...those arriving at the airport — was up 4.8 percent..."by CityBusiness staff reportsNovember 8th, 2011Passenger traffic at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport posted its 14th straight year-over-year gain in September, acco… Read More »

Hotels are being renovated in larger numbers...The attention may have been on the Hyatt Regency as construction crews worked to deliver a sparkling new hotel last month following a six-year closure. But it was hardly the only hotel in New Orleans … Read More »

No changes in the future for the New Orleans hotelBOSTON—Sonesta International Hotels Corp. entered into a definitive merger agreement in which Sonesta Acquisition Corp. (SAC formerly known as Property Acquisition Corp.), will acquire Sonest… Read More »

On November 9 at 2:00 p.m. eastern standard time, the federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).FIRST NATIONWIDE TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMTest to Take Place November 9 at 2 p.m. EDTOn Nov… Read More »