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Diversity a Priority at First Ever White House Demo Day

POWERMOVES.NOLA FEATURED AT FIRST-EVER WHITE HOUSE DEMO DAY Charge to expand inclusive entrepreneurship across nation WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 5, 2015) […]
SEN. MORRELL TO HOLD COMMUNITY MEETING CONCERNING NAEGLERIA FOWLERI “BRAIN EATING” AMEOBA IN ST. BERNARD PARISH

District 3 State Senator J.P. Morrell (D-New Orleans) is hosting a community meeting in St. Bernard Parish to discuss the […]
MERAUX FOUNDATION HONORS DAVE THOMPSON FOR 65 YEARS OF SERVICE

Announces “Dave Thompson Event Barn” at Docville Farm Photographs available here, courtesy of the Meraux Foundation: https://drive.google.com/a/ragusaconsulting.decubing.com/folderview?id=0BziEInJPCD2TZi10Z3NETHBpSTQ&usp=sharing# St. Bernard Parish, LA […]
NATION’S TOP ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR TO CONVENE IN NEW ORLEANS JULY 1-3 FOR 2ND ANNUAL POWERMOVES.NOLA CONFERENCE

New Platform Connects High-Growth Minority-Owned Startups with Leading Investors NEW ORLEANS (June 3, 2015) — PowerMoves.NOLA is convening the country’s […]
MERAUX FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ST. BERNARD’S SCHOLARS

Sixty Scholarships Awarded and Donation Made to Student Arts Program St. Bernard, La. (July 2, 2015) — The Arlene and […]
MERAUX FOUNDATION HOSTS MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Teacher Exchange Program Positions Parish as Leader in River Education ***Photo images can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BziEInJPCD2TcnR6LVZtMkp6REU&usp=sharing — Captions at bottom of […]
Legislators Urge Jindal to Veto Film Credit Cap

Senator JP Morrell, Speaker Pro Tempore Walt Leger III, and Representative Helena Moreno Call on Governor Jindal to Veto $180 […]
SEN. JP MORRELL PUBLISHES “MARIJUANA REFORM” EPISODE OF #ASKJP PODCAST

Morrell Fields Questions Submitted Via Social Media Using the Hashtag #AskJP Next Week JP to Focus on Sexual Assault Legislation […]
Houston to Honor Living Legend This Evening at Historic Julia Ideson Library

HOUSTON TO HONOR LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS, HIGHER-EDUCATION LEADER TONIGHT Mayor Parker, U.S. Reps. Jackson Lee and Green to Speak WHAT: […]
Religious freedom law a ‘heterosexuals only’ sign for Louisiana: Rep. Walt Leger

Guest Column in NOLA.com I The Times-Picayune= American Founding Father John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a […]