NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, June 25.
INAUGURAL FLIGHT — The inaugural flight for Copa Airlines, which is launching nonstop service between New Orleans and Panama City, Panama, 6:00 a.m. Location: Louis Armstrong International Airport, Copa Airlines ticket counter near Concourse C.
PORT OF NEW ORLEANS — The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans will meet, 11:00 a.m. Location: 1350 Port of New Orleans Place, Auditorium, New Orleans.
UL SYSTEM BOARD — The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System meets, 11:30 a.m. Location: Claiborne Building, 1201 N. 3rd St., Louisiana Purchase Room, Baton Rouge.
BUBBLE BOY DISEASE – RALLY — Parents of children with "bubble boy disease" will rally in downtown New Orleans to bring newborn screening for the disease back to Louisiana, 1:00 p.m. Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., New Orleans.
LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME — The annual Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame press conference will be held to discuss this year's inductees, 3:00 p.m. Location: Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Northwest Louisiana History Museum, Atmos Energy Gallery, 800 Front St., Natchitoches.
CALDWELL – FINANCES — Attorney General Buddy Caldwell partners with the Louisiana Bar Foundation and other organizations to bring a series of free workshops on mortgages and personal finances to Louisiana consumers, 5:30 p.m. Location: Rapides Foundation Building, 1101 4th St., Classroom D, 2nd Floor, Alexandria.