New Orleans entrepreneurs have embraced artificial intelligence more than their counterparts nationwide, but they are being cautious about spending money on office space and salaries.

Those are some of the takeaways from the 2025 Greater New Orleans Startup Report , produced by Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business.

The seventh annual report, released Thursday, is based on a survey of more than 120 startup businesses in a 10-parish region in south Louisiana.

This year's edition shows that 77% of respondents think AI will have a major long-term effect on their business, and 67% believe it represents their biggest opportunity. Of those already using the tools, 85% had good things to say about them, noting productivity gains, expanded market share and cost savings.

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