The new “gig economy” is a combination of self-employment and contract work. It’s a model pioneered by Uber and Lyft. The same model is finding its way into other occupations. You may not have considered ambulance drivers and the ER fitting into this concept. But that’s exactly what a New Orleans company, Ready Responders, is pioneering. It’s…

When you think about inspirational figures – people who inspire you with their dedication to good works – you might think about Mother Theresa or the Dalai Lama. You probably don’t think of local men in the construction industry. Peter Ricchiuti’s guests on Out to Lunch might change that. Jim Pate is Executive Director of…

Even if you’ve lived in New Orleans your whole life and you know everything about the place, there’s a good chance there’s one thing you don’t know. And that is, what it’s like to be a tourist. Some tourists just want to know what it’s like to be you. For those people, looking for a…

If human knowledge and medical technology keep progressing, it stands to reason that eventually we’re going to figure out how to cure even the most difficult diseases, like cancer. Yes, it’s optimistic, but it’s also logical. What is, perhaps, less expected is that this knowledge would come from Louisiana. Paige Miller is President of Oleander…

You may have heard the expression, “The camera doesn’t lie.” Meaning, if you’re looking at a photo of something, well, that’s how it is.  That may have been how it was – before Photoshop and filters on Instagram. Photographs these days have a place in our lives they never had before. Among the millions of photos…