NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Friday, November 6.
Nov. 6 – Louisiana SHRM Volunteer Leaders Summit, 8:00 a.m. Location: L’Auberge Casino and Resort. Baton Rouge, LA.
Nov. 6 – Baton Rouge Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (BRANIAC) and HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two (HAART) collaborating for the 1st Annual HIV Educational Symposium, 8:00 a.m. This symposium addresses the HIV epidemic in the Baton Rouge area and aims to increase the knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Location: 3482 Drusilla Lane, Baton Rouge, LA.
Nov. 6 – New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City and State officials and community stakeholders celebrate the opening of the Lafitte Greenway Bicycle and Pedestrian Path at the corner of North Galvez Street and St. Louis Street in the Treme–Lafitte neighborhood, 10:30 a.m. The path is a multi-use trail and linear park connecting six historic neighborhoods from the French Quarter to Bayou St. John and Mid-City. Location: Corner of North Galvez Street and St. Louis Street, New Orleans.
Nov. 6 – Housing and Insurance Subcommittee field hearing on 'New Orleans: Ten Years After the Storm', with testimony from Department of Housing and Urban Development Field Office Director Earl Randall; Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative Executive Director Nicole Barnes; Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center Executive Director Cashauna Hill; Louisiana Justice Institute Managing Director Tracie Washington; Housing Authority of New Orleans Executive Director Gregg Fortner; St. Paul's Homecoming Center Executive Director Connie Uddo; and Urban League of Greater New Orleans President and CEO Erika McConduit, 12:00 p.m. Location: Port of New Orleans Administration Bldg., New Orleans.
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Nov. 6 – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services' 17th Annual Adoption Celebration spotlights the 660 children adopted in Louisiana last year by 460 families and honors the individuals who serve as advocates for adoption, 1:00 p.m. Speakers include DCFS Secretary Suzy Sonnier and Southeastern Louisiana University's Lolita Boykin. Location: The Governor's Mansion, 1001 Capitol Access Rd., Baton Rouge, LA.
THIS WEEKEND
Nov. 7 – Abbeville's '5,000 Egg Giant' Omelette Celebration, annual celebration of the popular egg-based dish, including the cooking of a giant omelet using around 5,000 eggs runs through Sunday, Nov. 8. Location: Abbeville, LA.
Nov. 8 – Independent Petroleum Association of America Annual Meeting runs through Tuesday, Nov. 10. Location: The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans.
