Crawfish Games, the Baton Rouge-based gaming studio, announced today the release of its first two games for Apple iOS: Cutsey and Creepsy. “Cutesy: Quest of the Unicorn” tells the story of a Unicorn’s magical journey in search of love and acceptance. “Creepsy: Monsters Never Have Enough!” follows a monster who, thinking that he isn’t creepy [...]
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced several days ago that she had secured an $850,000 grant for Louisiana from the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Program. The pilot program, passed by Congress as part of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, seeks to [...]
I’m super excited/honored to be writing “Conversations with Megan” every Friday for Silicon Bayou News. Here’s a run down of what you can expect: I’M NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT. I don’t even know how you can be an expert in a new and ever changing medium in the first place. What I am, is [...]
Do you have a innovative idea to help with flooding problems or water management? If so, the deadline to apply to the Idea Village Water Challenge for a chance to win up to $50,000 in seed capital for your business is TOMORROW! The 2012 Water Challenge is a collaborative initiative of The Idea Village and [...]
RubyConf, the official annual International Ruby Conference (RubyConf) is returning to New Orleans for the second year in a row this weekend. The conference is taking place at the Astor Crowne Plaza in the French Quarter. Speakers begin today, Thursday, September 29th and officially end on Saturday, October 1st. RubyConf is highly anticipated by a [...]
Every few weeks, Mark Lewis of the Louisiana Technology Council sits down with WWLTV to discuss new trends in technology. In September, Lewis sat down with Steven Peer of Peer Partners to discuss his new website Shipgooder.com. Shipgooder.com is a website that aims to be a simple, fast way to find optimum shipping rates for [...]
New Orleans-based Schedulist.com, a developer of leading edge staff retention technology for healthcare facilities, closed an investment by Abstraction Ventures, a New Orleans based private investment fund that invests in early stage companies. The investment brings growth capital and Abstraction’s expertise in growing technology companies to Schedulist. Amith Nagarajan, Co-Founder at Abstraction says “Schedulist has a [...]
** UPDATE: LAPCS has released tickets for the luncheon keynote to the public. Interested techies, entrepreneurs, and community members are encouraged to attend. The event is Friday, November 11, 2011 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Individual plates are $45 per person and a table of 8 is $250. RSVP here or call (504) 274-3666. [...]
This article, written by Adriana Lopez, originally appeared on Nolavie.com. Silicon Bayou News is committed to supporting economic development and continued growth of Louisiana entrepreneurship. The revitalization of Freret Street can be attributed to the rise of new entrepreneurs in the area, making the span between Napoleon and Jefferson a new mecca for bars, restaurants and, fortunately for [...]
Crowdfunding, as seen through platforms like Kickstarter & 33Needs, is a highly effective, proven method of raising capital, but has yet to be applied to the world of student-centered education. Takeashine, a brand-new New Orleans-based 501(c)(3) is harnessing this cutting-edge form of technology to connect low-income students with donors in order to make college a [...]
