StayLocal is Greater New Orleans’ independent business alliance. We create an environment for local businesses to thrive through research, education, and advocacy.

Trivia Nights in July

Join the fun as we celebrate independents this July! We’re expanding to host two, back to back local business- and brands- themed trivia nights. Trivia questions will spotlight iconic New Orleans businesses, historic brands and their founders as well as local lore across broader categories.

The trivia competition is part of StayLocal’s summer campaign to celebrate independent businesses. StayLocal strengthens the environment for locally owned businesses to thrive by connecting businesses to customers and to one another.

Teams compete to win bragging rights and St. Roch Market gift cards; register your team ahead on our event page for either:

>Monday July 7th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm >Tuesday July 8th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm
The event is open to the public. There is a $10 donation to StayLocal charged for each team as registration. Teams are 1- 4 persons. Hosts include Rich Collins of Biz New Orleans and the Biz Talks podcast and Peter Ricchiuti, host of WWNO radio’s Out to Lunch.

For more information, please call 504-252-1259

ICYMI: Weather Insights for Business Planning

Statistics show that forecasting methods and sources of weather information have improved in many ways. Business interruptions caused by weather can be effectively managed with the right strategic approach. Meteorologist David Gilhousen provided tips to learn how at our webinar in April, “Weather Cause and Effect: Insights For Smarter Business Planning”.

Gilhousen worked as a marine meteorologist for the National Weather Service for over 30 years training forecasters, developing web sites, testing instruments, and writing scientific papers. He now publishes daily forecasts on his website and posts You Tube videos. He joined us to present information that inspires the intelligent use of weather forecasts, and took questions from attendees.

This event was hosted by StayLocal together with LCIA, the member services arm of LCI Worker’s Comp, a group self-insurance fund operating in Louisiana since 1989. To watch the webinar recording, please visit StayLocal’s YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@StayLocalNOLA.

Open for Business During Construction

Great news! The City of New Orleans has secured billions of dollars for infrastructure improvements along business corridors. As a community, we understand the long-term benefit that these improvements have for residents and businesses.

StayLocal has partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and RoadWorkNOLA to provide support to businesses for any short-term impact businesses may experience while roads are improved.

Visit the Road Construction Ramp Up! Toolkit page of our website, where you can also find tips and resources for business owners, and ways to sign up for alerts on construction projects.