NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Friday, September 16, 2016.
Friday, Sep. 16 – Power of Women luncheon celebrating 100 years of American Red Cross in New Orleans, 11:30 a.m.
Location: Sheraton Hotel, 500 Canal St., New Orleans.
Friday, Sep. 16 – Secretary of Education John King visits Walter L. Cohen College Prep High School for the 'Opportunity Across America' bus tour, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Walter L. Cohen College Prep High School, 3520 Dryades St., New Orleans.
Friday, Sep. 16 – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards attends meetings at the White House to discuss a relief package that is designed to help the state recover from recent flooding.
THIS WEEKEND
Sunday, Sep. 18 – Tuesday, Sep. 20 – Excellence in Journalism conference, jointly presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association and Society of Professional Journalists and Native American Journalists Association. Speakers include Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron.
Location: Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans.
www.excellenceinjournalism.org
Sunday, Sep. 18 – Tuesday, Sep. 20 – API Joint Federal Tax Conference.
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, 921 Canal St., New Orleans.