About Us

In February 2008 a group of Internet and media veterans, led by New Orleans natives Bill Hammack and Don Jones, purchased NewOrleans.Com and began a complete revamp of the portal. Their goal: make NewOrleans.Com the premier Internet site for visitors and a “Hyper-Local” experience for people who live and work in the metropolitan area.

Since its inception in 1995, NewOrleans.Com has primarily been a hospitality portal. Today it generates up to eight and a half million monthly page views from individuals who are planning to visit the area. When someone plans a trip to our city, NewOrleans.Com, the most intuitive and recognizable web address for this area, is the first place they go to find out where to stay, where to eat and what do to. NewOrleans.Com will continue to provide this valuable service, while raising the bar on the quality and depth of visitor information available on the site.

However, there’s another aspect of the new vision for NewOrleans.Com. This is a focus on our local community--those people who live and work in the New Orleans area. For you, we’re going to create a robust user experience which we hope will become part of your daily routine.

More than 25 talented folks – from reporters to Internet technicians – have joined the NewOrleans.Com team. This includes some of the most talented writers and editors in the city focused on generating exciting, local content focusing on music, food, sports, entertainment and politics. They include:

Ken Trahan, President and General Manager, NewOrleans.Com Sports
Kevin O’Day, Music Editor
Lorin Gaudin, Food Editor
Tim McNally, Wine Editor
David DuBos, Movie and DVD Critic

You can learn more about each of these very talented writers by clicking on their names and reading their biographical information. And, be sure to watch for their locally focused and locally generated audio and video feeds designed to add even more excitement to the NewOrleans.Com experience.

NewOrleans.Com has also partnered with some of the web’s best third party providers to create this area’s most complete Weather and Financial Centers.

Our Weather Center includes local radar, current conditions and area forecasts as well as extensive maps of the southeast and nation. A quick link to the Hurricane Center provides you with the most comprehensive tracking and storm information available on the web. And, of course, there’s another section that provides all you need to know to prepare for a storm if necessary.

The Financial Center will keep you up to date on all the market developments and business news, including domestic and international market performance, energy and currency prices, bank rates, and stock quotes on every stock listed on all U.S. exchanges. There’s also a fun-to-use and very informative retirement calculator!

As you spend time on the site, you’ll also see that we’ve added many, many pages of information about our local neighborhoods, schools, churches, government, social organizations, non-profits, and much more.

Also, be sure to check out our TV Listings, Calendar of Events, and Business / People Search features.

On all the topics covered on NewOrleans.Com, we’re going to provide a place where you can read and respond to the comments and opinions of other users. Be sure to check out the scores of Forums and Blogs as you visit.

This is just a short list of the many new features at NewOrleans.Com!

As you explore and discover NewOrleans.com, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your impressions, recommendations and any other thoughts you might have that will allow us to make NewOrleans.Com the best it can be!

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NewOrleans.Com! The name says it all!