New Orleans pros know how to make any house a home.


Exterior Designs

“Where do I start?” is the most common question we hear when meeting a potential client for the first time. Planning and executing a design for your landscape is an overwhelming process for most homeowners. If you’re wondering where to begin with your landscape transformation, look no further!

Exterior Designs, Inc., a comprehensive landscape design and build company, is known locally for exceptional landscaping and creating authentic New Orleans courtyards. Beverly Katz creates New Orleans-inspired landscapes by blending timeless Spanish and French influences of the city’s architecture with functional solutions for the modern homeowner. For a consultation of your property, call 504-866-0276. For design inspiration and additional landscaping tips, visit exteriordesignsbev.com.

1st Lake

Established in 1970, 1st Lake Properties, Inc. and its affiliated companies are the largest developers and managers of multifamily communities in the state of Louisiana. 1st Lake Properties designs, develops, acquires, and manages over 10,000 apartment homes in greater New Orleans, primarily in Metairie, Kenner, and River Ridge, with additional apartment homes in Baton Rouge, the Northshore, and Picayune, Mississippi.

  Specializing in high-quality communities, 1st Lake Properties apartments operate under 1st Lake Properties’ management division.  1st Lake  Properties’ foremost goal is: “To provide an ideal living experience for our residents through exceptional customer service and a commitment to the highest standards of quality.” With this approach, 1st Lake has become synonymous with premier apartment living, earning a reputation as a leading force in New Orleans’ multifamily community market. 1st Lake Corporates is the corporate housing division specializing in temporary, furnished apartments for extended stays of 90 days or more.

  Visit 1stlake.com for more information.

Young’s Dry Cleaning

Opening its doors to New Orleans in 1940 and still keeping the city’s clothes clean, Young’s Dry Cleaning has evolved and grown from humble Gentilly roots to three generations of upheld standards and high-quality service. Ever innovating, Young’s Dry Cleaning offers free pick-up and delivery services, giving your clothes the five-star treatment with expert garment care at your convenience. Unable to make the trip to your local Young’s Location? No problem. Pick-up and Delivery Service routes cover most of New Orleans, Metairie, and the Westbank, while a handy app allows you to schedule pickups whenever is best for you. And even if you need to personally pick up any time of the day or night, Young’s Express Lockers enables you to quickly and conveniently place and pick up their orders at any metro location utilizing patented technology. In a sense, Young’s is always open for business, upholding their tradition of service 24/7/365.

Learn more at youngsdrycleaning.com. •