NEW ORLEANS - In this guest column, Son of a Saint mentee Javier Castellon talks about the value of investing in the next generation of New Orleans leaders. On my 18th birthday, I knew that something was up at work,…
NEW ORLEANS - United Way of Southeast Louisiana is proud to announce its longtime advocate, donor and volunteer Cathy McRae as the new vice chair of the Women United Global Leadership Council. As vice chair, McRae will support a Council…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Board of Directors of Broad Community Connections has announced the hiring of its new executive director, Dasjon Jordan. This announcement brings to a close the tenure of interim executive director Elizabeth Burpee and founding…
NEW ORLEANS - Local restaurants Beaucoup Eats, Taste & See and Addis will all receive support from the PepsiCo Foundation and National Urban League Black Restaurant Accelerator Program. The joint $10 million initiative will provide 500 Black restaurant owners in…
NEW ORLEANS — From the City of New Orleans: The Mayor's Office of Youth and Families, in partnership with JOB1, has completed its second year of the "Summer Success" program, which provides workforce readiness opportunities for high-risk youth. A collaboration…
NEW ORLEANS – Local nonprofit STEM NOLA said it will use a portion of a new $1.25 million dollar grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to create an innovation center in New Orleans East. The project is currently in…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The City of New Orleans has announced a community partnership with local apparel company Dirty Coast to promote the COVID-19 vaccine throughout the city. Dirty Coast creates clothing designs that evoke strong New Orleans heritage…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - As part of the firm’s 2021 commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion, Adams and Reese LLP announced Thursday that it is participating in the Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Process. Adams and Reese is among more…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — At a joint news conference today Louisiana Hospitality Foundation (LHF) and Fidelity Bank announced a month-long celebration of women in the hospitality industry with the launch of their third annual P.O.W.E.R. Plates campaign. The month-long…
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor LaToya Cantrell has announced the start of the City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Housing Policy, a change to the City’s zoning code that requires developers to build affordable housing units in neighborhoods with some of the highest…
NEW ORLEANS – Pontchartrain Conservancy has created an Android and iOS app that will provide the public with the environmental nonprofit's weekly water quality sampling results. The Lake&Coast app will be available for download starting this August in celebration of…
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University is a founding member of the Deans’ Equity and Inclusion Initiative, a new partnership of nine U.S. schools and colleges of architecture, planning and design working collectively to nurture a diverse population of emerging scholars…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The City of New Orleans updated residents on the Rental Assistance Program. The CDC announced an extension of the eviction moratorium program through July 31, 2021. The City has received $11.6 million in funding directly…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The City of New Orleans has launched a new program operated by Southeast Louisiana Legal Services to prevent foreclosures on Orleans Parish homeowners directly or indirectly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The program is for…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans, JOB1 Office of Workforce Development and Corporate Internship Leadership Institute announced the cohort of college students who will be a part of the Tenth Institute Internship Program. The partnership between the City…
NEW ORLEANS –Players Coalition, a nonprofit founded by NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins with the collective goal of making an impact on social justice and racial inequality, is hosting an in-person public discussion with New Orleans developers and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Tulane University’s Commitment to Equity Institute has received almost $1.2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting fiscal policies have affected inequality, poverty and mobility. The award…
NEW ORLEANS – (press release) Son of a Saint and Ochsner Blood Bank are teaming up to host a community blood drive Saturday, June 19 at Son of a Saint’s temporary headquarters, 2541 Bayou Road in New Orleans, from 11…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - As the democratic foundations of America are being challenged, the Leah and Edgar “Dooky” Chase Foundation will host a special Juneteenth celebration this year at the iconic restaurant on Orleans Avenue. The June 19th event…
NEW ORLEANS - The Greater New Orleans Funders Network will host its "Radically Reimagining Philanthropy Virtual Convening" from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. Edgar Villanueva, founder and principal of the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - New Orleans Saint Marques Colston will talk about Black startups and leadership at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 30 at the Black Tech NOLA 2021 virtual conference. The three-day event (June 28-30) aims to connect artists,…
NEW ORLEANS – Jerusalem Baptist Church and Stronger Hope Baptist Church, both located in New Orleans' Hoffman Triangle neighborhood, have completed the installation of permeable paving and green spaces designed to reduce flooding during heavy rain events. Work on the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Go.Be, formerly Good Work Network, formally announced the launch of its Elevate Fund to help entrepreneurial minority and women small business owners gain access to additional resources to grow. The launch, part of the nonprofit's…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Greater New Orleans, Inc., in partnership with Xavier University of Louisiana, Dillard University, and Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), and along with The Idea Village, has announced the first cohort of participants in the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – According to HIV.gov, Baton Rouge ranks No. 1 nationally among cities with the highest HIV rates, and New Orleans ranks third. More than 21,000 people in Louisiana are living with HIV, and more than half…
NEW ORLEANS — Krewe de Pink will host its second annual "Death by Chocolate - NOT Breast Cancer" fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10 at the Schoen Mansion, 3827 Canal Street. Students from Delgado Community College’s…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - University of New Orleans sociology professor and department chair D’Lane Compton has been named to the U.S. Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. The committee advises the Census Bureau on topics…
BATON ROUGE (press release) — On June 2, the Ready Louisiana Coalition held the third annual Early Ed Day at the Capitol — an advocacy day for businesses, chambers of commerce, advocacy groups, early care and education professionals, and parents…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — A group of more than 55 natural and physical scientists, engineers and social scientists with a combined 1,300 years of research and technical experience related to Louisiana’s coast have co-authored and signed a letter voicing…
COVINGTON - James Samaritan, a nonprofit organization serving the foster care community, will host its inaugural “State of Our Children” Breakfast on Friday, July 16 at the Briggs Center of St. Paul’s School in Covington. Starting at 7 a.m., the…
