Smiley: Taking care of readers

theneworleansadvocate.com Jennifer Jette, of New Orleans, “an avid reader of The Advocate,” was trying to get a paper from the box in front of the CC’s Coffee House on Maple Street when she dropped a coin and it rolled under the box: “I tilted the box, retrieved the...

When life gives you Lemonade Day …

theneworleansadvocate.com Volunteers have started loading backpacks bound for more than 20,000 young entrepreneurs expected to participate in the sixth annual Lemonade Day Louisiana on April 30. Among those kicking off this year’s Lemonade Day activities Thursday in...

Dozen entrepreneurs inducted into NOLA 100

theneworleansadvocate.com A dozen local entrepreneurs were recognized Wednesday as being among a group of 100 standout firms that are helping drive the city’s economy forward. John Georges, CEO of Georges Enterprises and owner of The Advocate, served as the...

John Georges takes Grand Isle rodeo reins

theadvocate.com “I’ve been coming to the rodeo for 25, maybe 30 years now, and Boysie Bollinger introduced me to it,” Georges said Wednesday after serving his first official presidential duty, a U.S. Coast Guard tour of the waters around Grand Isle, for the 87th...