NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, August 18, 2016.
Thursday, Aug. 18 – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson visits Baton Rouge, LA, to meet with state and local officials and review ongoing response and recovery efforts in areas affected by severe flooding.
Location: Baton Rouge, LA.
Thursday, Aug. 18 – NASA hosts Journey to Mars showcase. Day begins at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket and parts of the Orion spacecraft are being manufactured, 8:30 a.m., includes a Facebook Live event about Michoud, 12:30 p.m., and ends at a test firing of SLS' RS-25 engine at the Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, MS, 5:00 p.m. Speakers at Michoud in the morning include NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Director Todd May and Space Technology Mission Directorate Principal Technologist John Vickers, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development Bill Hill, Planetary Science Division Assistant Director for Science and Exploration Rick Davis, and Manager for Systems and Technology Demonstration Katie Boggs, and astronaut Rick Mastracchio.
Location: New Orleans
Thursday, Aug. 18 – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards participates in Unified Command Group briefing on the flooding impacting Louisiana, 7667 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 9:00 a.m.; holds briefing with Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, 7667 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 1:00 p.m.; holds press conference on the state’s response and recovery efforts in areas affected by severe flooding, 7667 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 1:45 p.m. Gov. Bel Edwards has canceled a previously scheduled appearance at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Fort Polk elementary school in Leesville, LA.
Thursday, Aug. 18 – State of Louisiana Interim Emergency Board meeting, 9:30 a.m.
Location: State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA.
Thursday, Aug. 18 – Louisiana Gaming Control Board meeting, 10:00 a.m.
Location: State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA.