NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Tuesday, May 24, 2016.
Tuesday, May. 24 – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards speaks at the Young Professionals Group of Central Louisiana (YPG Cenla) breakfast – Diamond Grill, 924 3rd St., Alexandria, LA, 9:00 a.m.; Participates in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Curtis Coleman Bridge – Buhlow Lake Landing, Pineville, LA, 10:30 a.m.; and speaks at Alexandria’s Downtown Rotary Club luncheon – Alexandria Convention Hall, 915 3rd St. Alexandria, LA, 12:00 p.m.; Tours the local VA Health Care System – 2495 Shreveport Highway. Pineville, LA, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May. 24 – MetroMorphosis reconvenes over 100 business and community leaders, as well as concerned citizens, to map out its multi-year plan for addressing issues impacting Black boys and men in Baton Rouge, 6:00 p.m. During the Urban Congress on African American Males last month, delegates actively participated in several activities led by trained facilitators to understand which issues affecting Black boys and men need be to addressed and what programs and structures are currently in place to assist with this endeavor.
Location: Baton Rouge Community College, 5310 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA.
Tuesday, May. 24 – Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus ninth Annual Women of Excellence Awards and Scholarships Ceremony and Reception, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Governor's Mansion, 1001 Capitol Access Rd., Baton Rouge, LA.
Tuesday, May. 24 – 2016 Louisiana Culture Awards reception. Event includes presentation of awards including the Outstanding Arts Organization award to Acadiana Center for the Arts, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. 4th St., Baton Rouge, LA.
www.acadianacenterforthearts.org
Tuesday, May. 24 – Nunez Community College holds graduation ceremony and commencement exercises. Event features keynote speaker Urban League of Greater New Orleans President and CEO Erika McConduit-Diggs, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sigur Civic Center, 8245 W. Judge Perez Dr., Chalmette, LA.
Tuesday, May. 24 – WINDPOWER Annual Conference & Exhibition continues with appearance today from Van Ness Feldman Senior Advisor former Sen. Mary Landrieu, who visits exhibiting Louisiana wind companies and speaks about the importance of policy shaping America's energy future.
The WINDPOWER Annual Conference & Exhibition runs through Thursday, May. 26.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans.
Tuesday, May. 24 – Wednesday, May. 25 – Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition, this year held in New Orleans and featuring 12 university teams from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico: Boise State University, California Maritime Academy, California State University-Chico, Kansas State University, Northern Arizona University, Pennsylvania State University, Universidad del Turabo, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Competition challenges undergraduates to design and build a wind turbine, and to develop a business plan to market their project. The event is held to coincide with the annual American Wind Energy Association WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition.
Location: New Orleans.
Tuesday, May. 24 – Wednesday, May. 25 – Digiday Programmatic Summit.
Location: Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans.
Tuesday, May. 24 – Wednesday, May. 25 – IT Security one2one Summit for IT Security Professionals.
Location: Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans.
