METAIRIE – Humana Inc., one of Louisiana’s leading health benefits companies, will host a grand reopening celebration for its relocated neighborhood location in Metairie, at 747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., on Thursday, Jan. 11.
All residents are invited to attend the free community event, which will feature a cooking demonstration with New Orleans celebrity Chef Nino Thibodeaux; SilverSneakers exercise class; chargrilled oysters from Drago’s; live entertainment, giveaways and more. Attendees can also learn better ways to manage their health and well-being via a health fair featuring representatives from various community partners, including JenCare, Ochsner and SilverSneakers.
The new Humana location is a 6,500-square-foot space – with an activity room almost twice the size of the former Metairie site a few blocks west on Veterans – to accommodate the growing number of Greater New Orleans residents who participate in free fitness classes, healthy cooking demos, health and wellness seminars, and disease-specific education classes.
The schedule is as follows:
10 a.m. – Remarks and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
11 a.m. – Healthy Cooking Demo with New Orleans Celebrity Chef Nino Thibodeaux
12 p.m. – Health and wellness class; Music by John Michael Bradford Band
1 p.m. – SilverSneakers Fitness Program Exercise Demo and Zumba Class, Music by Benny Grunch and the Bunch Band
2 p.m. – Raffle drawings
Humana neighborhood locations help close the gap between people and the care they need to live healthier, happier lives. By partnering with the community and offering a place for people to connect with others, share common interests, and participate in fitness classes, health and wellness seminars, and disease-specific education classes – at no cost – Humana is making it easy for people to achieve their best health. The Humana Metairie location also offers a host of free health and wellness activities and programs. The location is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fore more information, call 504-840-0906.
