New Orleans Magazine

What New Orleans Magazine does

New Orleans Magazine is a regional print and digital lifestyle media brand operated by Renaissance Publishing LLC, a privately held Louisiana media company headquartered in Metairie. Founded in 1964, the company publishes seven regional titles — New Orleans Magazine (flagship, monthly), Biz New Orleans (monthly business), New Orleans Homes (quarterly), New Orleans Bride (semiannual), St. Charles Avenue (10x/year), Louisiana Life, and Acadiana Profile — collectively covering dining, entertainment, home design, weddings, society, philanthropy, and business across Southeast Louisiana and the Gulf South.

The company's distribution spans print subscriptions and newsstand sales, the MyNewOrleans.com e-commerce platform with subscriber-only digital access, email newsletters, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, X), and a portfolio of seven podcasts covering Mardi Gras, history, food, music, and wedding etiquette. The underlying technology is a standard digital publishing and e-commerce stack with multimedia delivery; no proprietary AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Monetization combines two streams: annual subscriptions across the portfolio titles (e.g., $24/year for St. Charles Avenue, $48/year for Biz New Orleans) and advertising via sponsored-content franchises (Faces of Design, Women of Impact, Builders Profiles, Avenue Health, Medical Profiles, etc.). The customer base is bimodal — local consumer subscribers seeking lifestyle content, and a regional advertiser base concentrated in healthcare, financial services, nonprofit, and real estate verticals. The company employs 11-50 staff and operates without disclosed institutional investors, acquisitions, or expansion activity.

Name

New Orleans Magazine

Legal name

Renaissance Publishing LLC

Website

https://myneworleans.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New Orleans Magazine is a privately held regional lifestyle media brand, operated by Renaissance Publishing LLC, publishing seven magazines (dining, business, home, weddings, society) plus podcasts and newsletters serving Southeast Louisiana readers and advertisers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM), Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Regional magazine publishing
• Local lifestyle media
• Digital subscriptions
• Podcast production
• Newsletter media

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Annual magazine subscriptions for print and digital access to New Orleans Magazine and sister publications (New Orleans Homes, New Orleans Bride, St. Charles Avenue, Biz New Orleans). Subscribers receive physical magazine delivery plus immediate access to subscriber-only digital content.
2. Advertising: Sponsored content, partner content, and display advertising across the MyNewOrleans.com website and in-print magazine editions. Features sponsored sections like 'Faces of Design', 'Builder Profiles', 'Women of Impact', and partner content partnerships with healthcare providers, local businesses, and community organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

New Orleans Magazine publishes a portfolio of regional lifestyle magazines covering dining, entertainment, home design, weddings, society, culture, and business in the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana market. The company sells annual print-plus-digital subscriptions to individual readers and generates advertising revenue from local and regional businesses through sponsored content, display ads, and partner content placements across its print and digital platforms.

Product overview

New Orleans Magazine operates a multi-platform media portfolio consisting of print and digital publications, podcasts, and newsletters. The core offerings include New Orleans Magazine (monthly), New Orleans Homes (quarterly), New Orleans Bride (semiannual), St. Charles Avenue (10x yearly), and Biz New Orleans (monthly). These publications are complemented by seven podcasts covering topics from Mardi Gras to culinary arts, and digital newsletters providing ongoing coverage of local dining, events, and culture. The digital platform MyNewOrleans.com serves as the hub for subscriber-only content, podcast episodes, and additional coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beyond the Beads: Mardi Gras themed podcast covering the cultural celebration and traditions of New Orleans.
• Beyond the Grave
• Beyond the Kitchen
• Beyond the Music
• The Wediquette

Products and services

• New Orleans Magazine Flagship monthly regional lifestyle publication delivering award-winning coverage of dining, entertainment, culture, and lifestyle for New Orleans area readers, sold via annual subscription and newsstand.
• New Orleans Homes Quarterly home and interior design magazine showcasing beautiful homes and design inspiration for the New Orleans area, available by subscription and at newsstand.
• Biz New Orleans Monthly business magazine covering people, companies, and issues impacting business across Greater New Orleans, including the annual New Orleans 500 directory; $48 per year subscription with Insider Only digital content.
• St. Charles Avenue Ten-times-yearly magazine covering local philanthropy, society, culture, fashion, and lifestyle in New Orleans for over 30 years; $24 annual subscription includes physical delivery and additional website and email content.
• New Orleans Bride Semiannual bridal publication covering weddings, fashion, and celebration for New Orleans brides, available by subscription and at newsstand.
• Beyond the Beads Podcast Podcast covering Mardi Gras content, traditions, and New Orleans carnival culture, distributed via MyNewOrleans.com and major podcast platforms.
• Beyond the Grave Podcast Podcast exploring New Orleans history, ghosts, and cemetery culture, distributed via MyNewOrleans.com and major podcast platforms.
• Beyond the Kitchen Podcast Podcast covering New Orleans culinary scene, food, and dining, distributed via MyNewOrleans.com and major podcast platforms.
• Beyond the Music Podcast Podcast covering New Orleans music scene, festivals, and cultural events, distributed via MyNewOrleans.com and major podcast platforms.
• The Wediquette Podcast Podcast offering wedding etiquette advice and guidance for brides, distributed via MyNewOrleans.com and major podcast platforms.
• Digital Newsletters Email newsletters delivering curated New Orleans dining, shopping, events, and culture content to subscribers on a daily and weekly cadence.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Indianapolis Monthly: Long-running Midwest city magazine covering dining, entertainment, and lifestyle. Mirrors New Orleans Magazine's print + digital + subscription model with a sister regional focus.
• Nashville Lifestyles: Monthly Nashville city magazine covering food, music, culture, and home design. Runs an analogous print magazine + events + digital platform model targeting a similar consumer lifestyle reader.
• Cincinnati Magazine: Regional city magazine with print and digital editions, produced by a similar independent publishing operator. Comparable consumer-lifestyle content, advertising base, and subscription revenue mix.
• 504 Magazine: New Orleans-based city magazine covering dining, music, culture, and lifestyle. Operates as a direct local competitor, targeting the same New Orleans metro readers and advertisers with a similar consumer-lifestyle editorial mix.
• Where Y'at Magazine: Free-distribution New Orleans lifestyle magazine focused on dining, entertainment, and local culture. Directly competes for the same local advertisers and reader attention with a similar city-magazine model.
• Houstonia Magazine: Monthly city magazine covering Houston dining, culture, lifestyle, and business under a similar print + digital + events business model. Closely analogous in format, GTM motion, and advertiser mix.

Others

• Emmis Communications (City/Regional Magazines): Owner of multiple city magazines (e.g., Indianapolis Monthly, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Orange Coast). Operates a multi-title local media portfolio analogous to Renaissance's seven-title stack, providing a relevant comparable for portfolio-level strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Atlanta Magazine: Established regional city magazine covering Atlanta metro dining, culture, and business. Larger scale and broader portfolio, but operates the same city-magazine playbook Renaissance Publishing runs for New Orleans.
• Condé Nast Traveler: National travel and lifestyle magazine publisher. While much larger, its destination coverage (including New Orleans) competes for premium travel and hospitality advertisers that Renaissance targets regionally.

Regional players

• Gulfshore Business: Business magazine covering the Gulf Coast region of Florida. Closely comparable to Renaissance's Biz New Orleans title in B2B trade coverage and regional business advertising.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NewOrleansMag
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewOrleansMagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/neworleansmag
• Pinterestpinterest.com/neworleansmag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/renaissance-publishing

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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