NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, April 6.
Thursday, Apr. 6 – New Orleans City Council meeting, 10:00 a.m. Agenda includes honoring local business owners for tornado assistance, considering fee schedule amendment for Bed and Breakfasts, receiving presentation from the Louisiana Consular Corps, considering Homeless Shelter Ordinances, declaring April as Fair Housing Month, and considering Railroad Safety Measures.
Location: City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., New Orleans, LA.
Thursday, Apr. 6 – Tulane University officially relaunches one of its schools with a new name and direction at a ceremony, featuring speakers including Tulane President Mike Fitts, 6:00 p.m.
Location: #2 Audubon Place, New Orleans, LA.
Thursday, Apr. 6 – Loyola University New Orleans hosts second annual Syria and Beyond Refugee Benefit, in conjunction with Loyola’s Annual Student Peace Conference, 6:00 p.m. The annual event is organized by friends and students of Loyola’s acclaimed Middle East Peace Studies Program, with musicians and artists joining students to raise awareness for the ongoing refugee crisis.
Location: Danna Center, 6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA.
Thursday, Apr. 6 – Saturday, Apr. 8 – American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting. Speakers include New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who serves as keynote luncheon speaker on Friday, April 7, discussing the city's Hurricane Katrina disaster recovery initiatives and its World Cultural Economic Forum.
Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., New Orleans, LA.
Thursday, Apr. 6 – Sunday, Apr. 9 – 34th French Quarter Festival, one of the largest showcases of Louisiana music in the world, featuring around 1,700 artists performing on 23 stages throughout the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans.
Location: New Orleans, LA
Thursday, Apr. 6 – Sunday, Apr. 9 – American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Medical-Scientific Conference.
Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA.
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Friday, Apr. 7 – Sunday, Apr. 9 – Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival
Location: Ponchatoula, LA.
Friday, Apr. 7 – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill begin North American leg of the 'Soul2Soul' world tour.
Location: Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr., New Orleans, LA.
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Friday, Apr. 7 – Sunday, Apr. 9 – American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Medical-Scientific Conference. Day two includes remarks from U.S. Surgeon General Vice Adm. Vivek Murthy.
Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA.
