NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, May 26, 2016.
Thursday, May. 26 – New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Evacuteer, and New Orleans International Airport host annual city-assisted evacuation hurricane exercise. Attendees include New Orleans Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Aaron Miller, 8:15 a.m.
Location: Allie Mae Williams Multi Service Complex, 2222 Simon Bolivar Ave., New Orleans.
Thursday, May. 26 – Louisiana Landmarks Society host press conference to announce this year's New Orleans' 9 Most Endangered Sites, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Pitot House, 1440 Moss St., New Orleans.
Thursday, May. 26 – Port of New Orleans Board of Commissioners meeting, 11:00 a.m.
Location: 1350 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans.
Thursday, May. 26 – Women Standing Up announces the install crime cameras in various 'hot spots' across the community, in a bid to stop 'the escalation of violent crime in Algiers', 11:00 a.m. WSU has partnered with the New Orleans Police Department to install the cameras.
Location: Corner of Seine Court and Garden Oaks Drive, Algiers, LA.
Thursday, May. 26 – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist Kevin Norton and US Forest Service Forest Supervisor Eddie Taylor announce the Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership to increase and enhance Longleaf Pine Acreage in the Kisatchie National Forest, Fort Polk and adjacent private lands in Louisiana, 11:00 a.m.
Location: Kisatchie National Forest Vernon Work Center, 1992 Louisiana Highway 10, Leesville, LA.
Thursday, May. 26 – Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East Board Meeting, 11:30 a.m.
Location: 5307 Toler St., Harahan, LA.
Thursday, May. 26 – 'Are LA Sunshine Laws Adequate in Today's 21st Century World?,' on open records and concerns for individual privacy in the electronic age of drones and cell phones, 12:00 p.m.. Panelists include state Sen. Dan Claitor and Rep. Dee Richard, former 'The Advocate' Exec. Editor Carl Redman and Louisiana Voice Editor Tom Aswell.
Location: Drusilla Place, 3482 Drusilla Ln., Baton Rouge, LA.
Thursday, May. 26 – Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District Board meeting, 1:00 p.m.
Location: Superdome, New Orleans.
Thursday, May. 26 – Louisiana Community and Technical College System and Louisiana State University hold signing ceremony and press conference announcing 'LSU/LCTCS Honors Promise', a transfer scholarship agreement between the two institutions, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Louisiana State Capitol, 900 N. 3rd St, Baton Rouge, LA.
Thursday, May. 26 – City of New Orleans hosts Disaster Recovery Business and Employment Information Job Fair, 4:30 p.m.
Location: JOB1's office, 3400 Tulane Ave., New Orleans.
