What: One day symposium on the legal and medical implications of the 1964 murder of New Orleans physician Dr. Mary Sherman, hosted by author Edward T. Haslam

When: July 20, 2013 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Where: Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. Room 114 - Miller Hall Building (corner Calhoun and Loyola Street)

Sponsored by : The Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice and TrineDay Publishing.

The 50th Anniversary Miss Louisiana Organization and Pageant preliminary competition wraps today at 7:30 p.m. at the Monroe Civic Center's W.L. Jack Howard Theater. All the excitement is building up for the first ever Miss Louisiana Variety Show on Friday, June 28, featuring more than 30 former Miss Louisiana's of the past 50 years, including 2012 Miss Louisiana Lauren Vizza. The pageant is Saturday at 8 p.m.

For priority seating and patron ticket information, please contact Susan Causey at 318 450-9685 or rbtdad@hotmail.com. 

The 50th Anniversary Miss Louisiana Organization and Pageant will preview the competition today at 7:30 p.m. at the Monroe Civic Center's W.L. Jack Howard Theater.
All the excitement is building up for the first ever Miss Louisiana Variety Show on Friday, June 28, featuring the former Miss Louisiana's of the past 50 years, including 2012 Miss Louisiana Lauren Vizza. The pageant is Saturday at 8 p.m.

For priority seating and patron ticket information, please contact Susan Causey at 318 450-9685 or rbtdad@hotmail.com. 

YOUNG AUDIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL TO HOLD INFORMATION SESSION ON JUNE 27
NOW ENROLLING STUDENTS FOR 2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR
Only elementary charter school on the Jefferson Parish Westbank to hold info session at West Bank Regional Library
 
Enrollment open for Jefferson Parish students entering grades K-3
Visit newly launched website for more information: yacharterschool.org
 
Young Audiences Charter School: Academic Excellence with an Artistic Edge
 
Since 1962 the local non-profit organization Young Audiences of Louisiana has led the state of Louisiana in arts education and quality after-school programs. Now, thanks to the actions of the Jefferson Parish School Board, the non-profit will launch a new open enrollment, arts-integrated charter school at the Kate Middleton Campus, 1407 Virgil St. in Gretna for the 2013-14 school year.

LEESVILLE-Fort Polk Progress attributed the Army’s announcement today that the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk is not among the installations affected by the Army’s reduction of its active component brigade combat teams (BCTs) to strong community support and the leadership of communities from across the region.

The Army’s decision, associated with the active component end-strength reduction of 80,000 soldiers to 490,000 -- a 14 percent reduction across the force -- by 2017, was announced earlier today. The force structure process has also been referred to as “Army 2020.”

As the charter school movement continues to grow in Louisiana, strong, quality governing boards are at the heart of sustaining these reform efforts. So the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools is hosting two one-day seminars to help charter school boards master the seven pillars of success, announced LAPCS Executive Director Caroline Roemer Shirley.

The events are free. The July 12 event in New Orleans is for current board members or those who need a refresher course. The July 13 Baton Rouge event is designed for the board members of newly authorized charter schools opening for the 2013-2014 school year. Pre-registration is required.
The events are:
 
NEW ORLEANS; Friday, July 12, 8:30 a.m. to Noon, Tulane University Lavin-Bernick Center, Rechler Conference Room. Click here to register!
 
BATON ROUGE: Saturday, July 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Louisiana Resource Center for Educators, 5500 Florida Blvd. Click here to register! 

Louisiana Connections Academy, a fully accredited provider of high-quality, highly accountable, virtual K-12 schooling, will hold an information session for prospective students and parents in Metairie to answer details about the virtual school program. As an online, free public charter school, students can enroll from all Louisiana parishes.
 

INFO SESSION IN METAIRIE
Monday, July 08 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm
Best Western Landmark Hotel
2601 Severn Ave., Metairie, LA 70002

MONROE, LA, June 24, 2013 – The Miss Louisiana Organization will kick off its’ 50th Anniversary by holding a press conference Monday, June 24, 2013 at 2 pm in the Lobby of Monroe Civic Center’s W.L. “Jack” Howard Theater at 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway in Monroe. Dewana Little, Executive Director of the Miss Louisiana Organization; Wayne Gentry, producer of the live televised finals;  and the major television sponsors will be in attendance. This will also be the first opportunity to meet the 36 contestants vying for the title of Miss Louisiana.   
 
The 50th Anniversary events will culminate with the crowning of a new Miss Louisiana on June 29th at the Monroe Civic Center’s W.L. ”Jack” Howard Theatre.  Preliminary competition will be held Wednesday, June 26th and Thursday, June 27th at 7:30 pm. There will be a variety show featuring our former Miss Louisiana’s Friday, June 28th at 7:30pm and the live televised finals will feature the top ten contestants on Saturday, June 29th at 8 pm.

School Culture Expert Jeffery Duncan-Andrade to Speak at 6th Annual LAPCS Conference

Registration now open for “Adjusting the Sails: Staying on Course for Success”  
The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) invites educators, business leaders, parents, policy makers and students to register now for its Sixth Annual Conference, Adjusting the Sails: Staying on Course for Success. The conference will be held Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge, with a ‘Meet and Greet’ reception the preceding evening at Juban’s from 6 – 9 p.m. Thursday, September 12, 2013.