🤑 Three new grant programs are available for New Orleans businesses.
The Downtown Development District has a matching grant program aimed at filling vacant storefronts. (Biz New Orleans)
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority has grants for operators of commercial kitchen spaces. (Details)
The city has grants for trainers who can provide education and certification in green infrastructure. (Details)
⛈️ Louisiana is doubling the number of weather monitoring stations statewide, thanks to$4.2 million from the Army Corps. (Louisiana Illuminator)
📋 Mayor Helena Moreno has now been in office for six months. Her administration put out a report highlighting the progress so far. (Highlights and full report)
⚓️ The U.S. this week used drone boats in a first-of-its-kind operation to attack an Iranian pier near the Strait of Hormuz. They were made by Saronic, which has a shipyard in Louisiana. (Axios)
