NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – 4th annual Louisiana Fisheries Forward Summit with demonstrations from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Louisiana State University AgCenter Food Incubator, University of New Orleans, Louisiana Sea Grant, National Marine Fisheries Service and LeBlanc & Associates, 8:30 a.m.
Location: The Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner, LA. www.louisiana.gov
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – Bayer and Orleans Parish 4-H break ground on pollinator garden at Benjamin Franklin Elementary, and donates $10,000 to the local 4-H chapter, as a follow up to its 'Feed a Bee' initiative that planted over 65 million flowers in 2015 across the U.S., 10:00 a.m. Participants include 4-H Foundation Board President Kevin Gordon, Benjamin Franklin Elementary Principal Charlotte Matthew and Bayer North American Bee Care Program Manager Dr. Becky Langer.
Location: Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics and Science School, 1116 Jefferson Ave., New Orleans.
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – Louisiana First Lady Donna Edwards joins Nickelodeon star, Addison Riecke at the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), 4:30 p.m. Together, they are presenting children in need with educational books from WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS donated by Rieke.
Location: 1529 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans, LA.
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – Hillary for Louisiana host two election night watch parties with elected officials and supporters in New Orleans – Second Vine Wine, 1027 Touro St., New Orleans, LA, 5:00 p.m.; and Baton Rouge – Hillary for Louisiana Baton Rouge office, 355 Napoleon St., Baton Rouge, LA, 5:00 p.m.
Location: New Orleans and Baton Rouge
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – Entergy Corp: Q1 2016 Dividend payment date
www.entergy.com/investor_relations/default.aspx
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – Thursday, Mar. 3 – LogiMed U.S. Medical Device Supply Chain and Logistics Conference.
Location: Hilton Riverside, New Orleans.
http://logimedusa.wbresearch.com
Tuesday, Mar. 1 – Thursday, Mar. 3 – RES/CON International Conference and Expo, (formerly IDCE International Disaster Conference and Expo) for public and private-sector Disaster Management Professionals from around the world to discuss Emergency Preparation, Response, Recovery and Mitigation.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.
