NEW ORLEANS – We asked more than 500 local business leaders how they are dealing with the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of their insights and observations: How are you coping with the current coronavirus crisis?…
NEW ORLEANS - From Delgado Community College: Delgado Community College’s Continuing Education and Professional Development Department offers a wide variety of affordable and highly interactive career training programs and non-credit online courses that make it easy for individuals to study…
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Education on Thursday announced local school systems would have broad leeway in deciding whether seniors are ready to graduate. Schools have been closed since mid-March and will remain so for at least another…
From Brother Martin High School: On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Maureen Hecker-Rodriguez, my mother and a doctor at East Jefferson Hospital, reached out to Commander Bruce Nolan ‘90 proposing the idea of writing thank you letters to doctors and medical…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – From Tulane: The Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) is excited to announce the University of Hawaii, Iowa State University, and Tulane University as the next three hosts of MICD’s regional sessions. All three institutions have an…
NEW ORLEANS - From Tulane University: Tulane is announcing a special initiative to make graduate study more accessible to U.S. Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) and Fulbright student grantees called back from international placements because of concerns over the spread of…
NEW ORLEANS – (March 31, 2020) – From NOLA Public Schools: Today, NOLA Public Schools released K-12 OneApp placement results for the 2020-2021 school year. Families can log-in and review those placement results by visiting: http://oneapp.force.com. Early Childhood results are…
NEW ORLEANS - The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) launched its digital Learning Toolbox today aimed at educating Louisiana students about the role that the local maritime industry and the port play in our everyday lives. Here are more details…
NEW ORLEANS – As schools have been forced to close across the country in response to the coronavirus, many are moving to virtual learning so students can continue to be educated. The Pelican Institute for Public Policy hosted a webcast…
NEW ORLEANS – From the Smoking Cessation Trust: Stress is a normal part of life, and everyone handles their stress in different ways. Some people use food to cope, some use alcohol, while others relapse and start smoking or vaping…
CHALMETTE - Nunez Community College's Workforce Development Program is offering a 10-hour course covering occupational safety and health that will result in an industry-recognized credential that is good in all 50 states. A Department of Labor OSHA-10 card will be…
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Hospitality and Culinary Institute, a nonprofit culinary school, will be offering a series of online “Cooking in Quarantine” classes for the at-home chef at 5 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. From their press release:…
NEW ORLEANS - There were about 100 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Louisiana on Monday. By Friday morning, there were almost 500 cases and 10 deaths. About 300 of the confirmed cases are located in New Orleans. The numbers…
NEW ORLEANS – From Delgado's communications department: The message below was shared with everyone at Delgado Community College. Delgado currently enrolls 21,000 students across all programs at its seven locations and online. About 40 percent of Delgado classes were offered…
NEW ORLEANS – From New Orleans Public Schools: Per the proclamation issued by Governor John Bel Edwards all NOLA public schools have been ordered to close and will not resume in-class operations until April 13th. This necessary action is an…
NEW ORLEANS - Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a proclamation that K-12 schools in Louisiana should shut down until April 13 to help prevent the community spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). There are 33 confirmed cases of the illness in…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s state school board is asking for an $80 million funding increase from state government for the 2020-2021 school year. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Wednesday unanimously approved requesting the increase, which is twice…
NEW ORLEANS - Walk into the backyard of the Zeta Psi fraternity house near Maple and Broadway and you’ll see empty beer and wine bottles scattered all over the bright green artificial turf. But this contraband isn’t here for the…
NEW ORLEANS - A report from Deloitte says that women investors control nearly 40 percent of U.S. wealth and make decisions on about $11 trillion in assets but make up less than 20 percent of the nation's professional wealth managers.…
COVINGTON – Children’s Advocacy Center - Hope House, a nonprofit organization that provides forensic interviews and free counseling to local child abuse victims, is expanding its child abuse prevention efforts in St. Tammany and Washington parishes by launching a new…
BATON ROUGE - On the first day of the 2020 legislative session, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards stressed “investments in education at every level” during his State of the State address. “I know that it’s going to take some time…
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced it is awarding $850,000 to the Delgado Community College Maritime and Industrial Training Facility in New Orleans East to train workers in Louisiana’s maritime industry. The grant will be…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU announced Thursday that a gift to its College of Business will be used to support entrepreneurship by funding its annual student competition for capital backing new business ideas. The gift to the E.J. Ourso…
NEW ORLEANS - Nonprofit business booster StayLocal will host informational roundtables featuring owners of green businesses at an event titled Know and Grow: Green New Orleans Businesses on Wednesday, March 25th at Pearl Wine Co., 3700 Orleans Ave. The event…
BATON ROUGE - The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center has established a loan repayment assistance program to encourage its recent graduates to practice in public service positions in Louisiana. The program is supported by the Kendall Vick Public Law…
NEW ORLEANS - Agenda for Children has released its “Roadmap to Improve Child Well-Being in Louisiana,” which builds on the national nonprofit Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 30-year project to measure the health of children in every state, from birth through…
NEW ORLEANS — Registration is open for this spring's selection of full-credit "minimester" classes at Delgado Community College. The eight-week classes, beginning March 17 and ending May 12, are designed to fit around busy schedules. 50 classes will be taught…
NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts have signed an agreement that will allow NOCCA students to earn up to 30 credit hours applicable to their degree program at UNO. The…
NEW ORLEANS - Every few days, the personal finance website WalletHub publishes reports with titles like "Best Places to Flip Houses" or "Happiest States in America" and very often New Orleans and Louisiana rank at or near the bottom of…
BATON ROUGE — PitchBR is seeking innovators, entrepreneurs and business owners to pitch their business idea at the next PitchBR event on March 17 at Juban’s Creole Restaurant, 3739 Perkins Road in Baton Rouge. PitchBR provides entrepreneurs an opportunity to…
