Learning to code can be a daunting task. Sure there are books, online tutorials, and videos but what if that’s not enough? Sometimes having one on one time with a teacher can help you work through problems you run across or questions you may have. Kurtis Rainbolt-Greene hopes this is true by putting on a [...]

While the Code for Americas fellows are in New Orleans working with city government on building a specialized system for citizens to use, they also plan on having a civic hackathon from Feb 24th and Feb 25th 2012.  A hackathon is an event where people can get together and use technology and their collective skills [...]

GE Capital will be opening the GE Capital Technology Center which will provide software development and IT support for the company's financial services business.  Louisiana Economic Development (LED) estimates that the 300 new GE Capital positions in New Orleans will result in approximately 301 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 600 direct [...]

  “Throw me something mister!” is something New Orleanians learn to yell at riders of parade floats at an early age. For the two weeks leading up to Mardi Gras each year, we do a lot of catching—beads, doubloons, cups, stuffed animals, even coconuts! We love our parades, both as spectators and as riders. For [...]

Crimestoppers GNO has partnered with  CrimeReport and launched a new mobile app that will help citizens in New Orleans report crime.  TipSubmit Mobile will allow tipsters to submit secure and anonymous tips to Crimestoppers GNO and other law enforcement agencies in the surrounding area.  The app even allows you to submit images and video with [...]