NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, March 10, 2016.
Thursday, Mar. 10 – State government offices close due to weather in 17 Louisiana parishes – Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Union, Webster, West Carroll and Winn – due to severe weather as ordered by Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne.
Thursday, Mar. 10 – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joins businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies celebrating National Consumer Protection Week, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Grambling State University, 110 NE Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, LA.
Thursday, Mar. 10 – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards takes part in a Unified Command Group Briefing with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness regarding the recent severe weather in North Louisiana, 10:00 a.m.
Location: GOHSEP Office, 7667 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA.
Thursday, Mar. 10 – Greater New Orleans, Inc. Annual Meeting: 'Leading to the Future,' 11:00 a.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., New Orleans.
Thursday, Mar. 10 – New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu joins local health officials and outlines the City of New Orleans’ preparedness in the event of an outbreak of the Zika virus, 2:00 p.m.
Travel-related cases of Zika virus have been identified in Louisiana.
Location: City Hall, New Orleans.