NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Tuesday, February 2, 2016.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 – Delta Regional Authority, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Louisiana Public Health Institute hold a health funding opportunities and technical assistance workshop for public and non-profit community-based organizations, hospitals, health centers, community colleges, and public health officials to engaged in healthcare programming in the Delta regions of Louisiana and surrounding states, 9:30 a.m.
Location: Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. New Orleans.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 – American Traffic Safety Services Association announce their Innovation Awards winners on the final day of the 46th Annual Convention and Traffic Expo, 10:00 a.m.
Location: New Orleans Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 – Louisiana Oyster Task Force Meeting, 1:00 p.m. Agenda includes oyster tag sales, LOTF financial report, committee reports and public comments.
Location: 2021 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 – St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister along with other Parish Presidents in South Louisiana hold the South Louisiana Parish President’s Meeting, 1:00 p.m.
Location: St. Tammany Parish Council Chambers, 21490 Koop Dr. Mandeville, LA.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 – Members of the Mystic Krewe of Nyx make their annual trek to the grave of Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau to 'invoke her powers' for good weather the next day, 1:30 p.m.
Location: St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 – Environment Texas and the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club began oral arguments in their appeal of the decision from a Fifth District judge not to fine ExxonMobil Corporation for thousands of air pollution permit violations, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 – Northwestern State University host a fiscal strategy meeting partnered with the Committee of 100, LSU economist and member of the state’s Revenue Estimating Conference Dr. Jim Richardson and Louisiana Rep. Julie Stokes, 2:00 p.m. The meeting presents a fiscal analysis developed with the Washington, DC-based Tax Foundation aiming to begin a consensus among business and civic leaders for a specific plan to address Louisiana’s fiscal challenges.
Location: NSU’s Sylvan Friedman Student Union, 185 Sam Sibley Dr., Natchitoches, LA.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 – Thursday, Feb. 4 – InformexUSA annual tradeshow and conference for the fine, specialty and custom chemical industry
Location: New Orleans.
