NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Friday, October 16.
Oct. 16 – Louisiana Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne and his wife Cathy cast their ballots in Louisiana's primary election, in support for his own bid to become Governor, 2:00 p.m. Location: Louisiana State Archives, 3851 Essen Ln., Baton Rouge, LA.
Oct. 16 – Department of Transportation and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu host 'Beyond Traffic Forum in the Gulf Coast Mega Region – A Discussion about the Future of our Nation's Transportation System', featuring Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Policy Carlos Monje, Jr. and Federal Railroad Administration Acting Administrator Sarah Feinberg, as well as elected officials, MPO directors, transportation industry partners, businesses, and community leaders from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Birmingham, Jackson, Houston, and Mobile, 9:00 a.m. This is one of a series of Beyond Traffic Forums in 11 Mega Regions across the nation hosted by the DOT. The 'Beyond Traffic' draft report examines the trends and choices facing the nation's transportation infrastructure over the next 30 years, including a rapidly-growing population, increasing freight volume, demographic shifts in rural and urban areas, and a transportation system facing more frequent extreme weather events. Location: RTA Bldg., 2817 Canal St, New Orleans.
Oct. 16 – Immigrant civil and labor right leaders from the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice's (NOWCRJ’s) Congress of Day Laborers march on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters aiming to stop deportations of civil rights leaders, 10:00 a.m. Location: 1250 Poydras St.. New Orleans.
www.neworleansworkerjustice.org
THIS WEEKEND
Oct. 18 – Media Analytics Summit runs through Wednesday, Oct. 21. Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans.
Oct. 18 – Marketing Operations & Technology Summit runs through Wednesday, Oct. 21. Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans.
http://marketingopstechsummit.com/
Oct. 18 – Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting runs through Friday, Oct. 23. Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.
