There are places in the world nobody wants to be. Jail. Hospital. And stuck in an airport, which can feel like a combination of the previous two. If you’ve ever sat for hours in an airport and cursed the fact that you can’t fly direct from New Orleans to where you want to go, so…

We’ve seen major sectors of the US economy change over the last few years. Retail and energy have both been shaken up. But probably nothing has gotten more people shaken up than changes in healthcare. Peter’s guests on this edition of Out to Lunch are shaking up healthcare in New Orleans. Dr. Mark Berenson’s clinic…

Believe it or not, it was only 2013 that the word “selfie” was created.  Photography used to be a highly technical and creatively demanding art-form. Whether or not taking portraits of ourselves with our phones is the all-time low in the world of photographic arts, only time will tell. For the last decade and a…

Have you been to Costco? Or Trader Joes? Or Whole Foods? Or any of the who-knows-how-many other grocery stores in New Orleans? Have you noticed that any time you go, every store  always seems busy. There’s no doubt that here in New Orleans we have a love affair with grocery shopping. We even have our own…

When it comes to having a great idea in business, the difference between success and failure is hard to pin down till you’re one or the other. Lisa Lloyd doesn’t have the luxury of hindsight. Lisa is an inventor. She has invented products that have made millions. And she has had days that weren’t so…