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Grace Mayer

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
14
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Sep 22, 2026
Outlet visibility, for NOLA.com
Top 100K sites
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Grace Mayer

    Archdiocese sells former church property to Avondale Global Gateway (opens the original)

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    Avondale Global Gateway has purchased the shuttered Holy Guardian Angels Parish campus in Westwego from the Archdiocese of New Orleans, which sold the property amid a broader downsizing that began in 2023. It's the latest in a series of expansions for the west bank logistics hub on the site of the former Avondale Shipyard. The property, located at at 1701 Bridge City Ave., is located about a mile from Avondale’s facility, and totals seven acres with two church buildings and an education cente

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Grace Mayer

    Local entrepreneur bets on New Orleans, opens new bank amid a wave of consolidations (opens the original)

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    After building a career running McDonald’s franchisees, local entrepreneur Henry Coaxum has launched a new community bank in New Orleans, the first bank to be chartered in Louisiana in over a decade amid a wave of consolidations in the industry. Coaxum said he decided to co-found Nola Bank because of a number of mergers and acquisitions that have transformed the local banking industry over the years, which is now dominated by national bank brands and larger regional players. After sitting on t

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Grace Mayer

    Harahan-based Laitram grows into $1.5 billion business as next generation steps up to lead (opens the original)

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    In the nearly 40 years since Jay Lapeyre followed in his father’s footsteps to become president and CEO of Laitram, the company has grown from a family-owned business that pioneered automatic shrimp peeling into a global manufacturer with more than $1.5 billion in revenues and clients that include Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX. The company today has four divisions that design, manufacture and support automated processing systems across a range of industries, more than 2,300 patents and operations i

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Grace Mayer

    Gulf South Commerce Park begins work on first industrial warehouse, acquires more acreage (opens the original)

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    Nearly five years after planning began for a new industrial park near Mandeville, the Gulf South Commerce Park is more than quadrupling its footprint and construction has started on the first warehouse at the site. At an event Wednesday, the developers behind the park, located at the intersection of Interstate 12 and Louisiana 1088, said they recently acquired 300 acres of land adjacent to the existing 100-acre site in response to anticipated demand. At the same time, they also have broken grou

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Grace Mayer

    Metairie couple’s vehicle accessories business has gone global. It started in a UNO dorm room. (opens the original)

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    Years before Metairie-based Oracle Lighting was a global brand for aftermarket car and truck accessories, the company’s founder, Justin Hartenstein, was designing accessories for his own vehicle from his dorm room at the University of New Orleans, where he was an undergrad. The year was 1999, the internet was in its infancy, and Hartenstein was posting pictures of his early creations to an eBay store and online message boards dedicated to the automotive community. The products, including custo

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