Richard Thompson
Baton Rouge Advocate
New Orleans, LA, United States
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Former attorney for failed First NBC is exiled from banking world by federal regulators
First NBC Bank’s stunning $1 billion collapse likely ended dozens of banking careers, some by choice and some by circumstance. → Read More
New Orleans' hospitality jobs far fewer than industry claims, report says; so, what gives?
Amid new pressure from unions and an ongoing debate over whether the city’s hospitality and tourism industry is doing enough to support its mostly low-wage workers, a local nonprofit research → Read More
Ochsner to raise its minimum wage to $12 in January, affecting 1,200 employees
Ochsner Health System, the state's biggest nonprofit health care company, said Thursday that it will raise its minimum wage to $12 per hour, an almost $4 increase that will affect → Read More
Tipitina's owner might sell, says 'Ponzi scheme' accusers don't have 'full information'
Facing a raft of accusations that he defrauded investors of hundreds of thousands and perhaps millions of dollars, real estate developer and Tipitina’s owner Roland Von Kurnatowski on Friday blamed → Read More
Sick BP cleanup workers still waiting for day in court 8 years later
There is a largely forgotten group of cleanup workers and coastal residents who claim exposure to the oil and the chemical dispersants used during BP's 87-day oil spill made them sick. → Read More
Work may soon begin to transform old Holy Cross School site into mixed-income housing
Long-stalled plans to redevelop the old, derelict Holy Cross School site in the Lower 9th Ward appear to be moving forward, with the design for the contentious project now scaled → Read More
Fire-damaged Canal Street building to be converted to short-term rentals on upper floors
More than two years after it was gutted by a fire that turned it into an eyesore, a four-story commercial building on Canal Street is being redeveloped into a mixed-use → Read More
'New Orleans fatigue': These factors are pushing some home buyers elsewhere
After years of steady price increases, more single-family homes have been staying on the market lately in New Orleans for longer periods of time. → Read More
After nine years of decline, University of New Orleans' fall enrollment rises
The University of New Orleans reported Monday that student enrollment rose this semester for the first time in nine years, as university leaders work to rebound from tepid enrollment numbers → Read More
Consultant: Despite costs, proposed Morial Convention Center hotel would generate $282 million in annual benefits
Hoping to counteract mounting criticism over plans to build a publicly subsidized 1,200-room hotel, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center officials on Wednesday endorsed a consultant’s view of the project’s potential → Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers endorses plan to deepen lower Mississippi River for larger ships
A long-discussed plan to deepen the lower Mississippi River by another 5 feet to accommodate larger ships has won a critical endorsement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which → Read More
New Orleans' affordability problem 'isn’t being cured': Home prices up again in first half of 2018
Home prices are rising again in New Orleans after taking a dip last year, giving a boost to property owners but also likely intensifying the city's shortage of affordable housing. → Read More
Out of bankruptcy, Harvey Gulf takes on Tidewater with rival bid for GulfMark Offshore
Only weeks after emerging from bankruptcy, New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International Marine has made an unsolicited merger offer for rival GulfMark Offshore that pits Harvey against Tidewater in a bid → Read More
Will New Orleans get its new Dixie brewery? Ask Gayle Benson on Tuesday
Dixie Brewing Co. said it plans to make an announcement Tuesday related to its “future plans in New Orleans,” leading to speculation that owner Gayle Benson may be moving ahead → Read More
'Our showcase': Restoration begins on last vacant structure in O.C. Haley's 1600 block
Nearly $150 million has been spent transforming the long-faded Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard commercial corridor in the past decade, with new housing, restaurants and offices for nonprofit groups filling out → Read More
Former First NBC Bank attorney reaches deal to resolve lawsuits over defaulted loans
The former longtime attorney for First NBC Bank has agreed to repay roughly $30 million in defaulted loans that he took from the failed New Orleans bank, court records show. → Read More
Tesla planning to open New Orleans service and delivery center on Tchoupitoulas
In May, David Urquhart was ecstatic when it finally came time to take delivery of his new Model 3, advertised as Tesla’s first mass-market electric car. → Read More
Opportunity or threat? Timeshare operators eye New Orleans market for expansion
For years, rising tourism in New Orleans has driven a downtown construction boom, thanks in part to generous tax credits that have made it profitable to bring vacant or underutilized → Read More
Entergy Louisiana reaches deal to buy solar power from plant proposed for Baton Rouge area
In an effort to further diversify its electricity portfolio, Entergy Louisiana has reached a 20-year deal to purchase solar power from a proposed 50-megawatt plant that would be built in → Read More
After Round 1 stalled, New Orleans convention center officials restart talks for Omni Hotel
Second time’s the charm. → Read More