Bill fuels fight over eastern New Orleans hospital
Ten months after overhauling the public hospital board for eastern New Orleans , Mayor Mitch Landrieu is again seeking to tinker with the law establishing the governing body and fend off a legal challenge from the board members he ousted last summer .
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Bill fuels fight over eastern New Orleans hospital
Take a Video Tour of World’s Largest Surge Barrier Nearing Completion in New Orleans
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Shaw Group Inc. announced today that its Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Surge Barrier project achieved its milestone of 100-year-level storm protection for the greater New Orleans area prior to the 2011 hurricane season, which begins June 1. After receiving the contract in 2008, Shaw has nearly completed construction on the largest design-build project ever awarded …
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New Orleans officials urge residents to prepare for hurricane season
Lauding substantial improvements to the region’s hurricane risk-reduction system, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Tuesday nevertheless warned residents to prepare for catastrophe and pledged to order a mandatory evacuation if a storm of Category 3 strength or greater threatens the city.
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New Orleans officials urge residents to prepare for hurricane season
New Orleans DOM dies after stroke
NEW ORLEANS (BP)–Duane McDaniel, executive director of the New Orleans Baptist Association, died May 30 after suffering a massive stroke on May 21. He was 54.
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Amedisys to Present at the Jefferies 2011 Global Healthcare Conference
BATON ROUGE, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America’s leading home health and hospice companies, today announced that William F. Borne, chief executive officer and Dale E. Redman, chief financial officer will present at the Jefferies 2011 Global Healthcare Conference in New York, New York on June 7, 2011. The presentation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. A live webcast will be available through a link on our investor relations subpage at the following web address: ht
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‘Shrek: The Musical’ opens at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Tuesday in New Orleans
America’s favorite singing and dancing ogre hits town for the latest Broadway Across America production, the top draw on the list of must-do events on Tuesday in New Orleans.
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‘Shrek: The Musical’ opens at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Tuesday in New Orleans
Local school wins Nat’l Academic Bowl
Saint Pius X School was named the National Academic Association Junior Division First Place Team in the National Academic Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday.
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Spectranetics Introduces First Advanced System for Simulation of Peripheral Vascular Arterial Occlusions
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNC) today announced it will showcase a new advanced peripheral atherectomy simulation system at the New Cardiovascular Horizons meeting in New Orleans. The new simulation system is intended to augment traditional procedural training for physicians on plaque removal procedures by permitting hands-on practice with Spectranetics’ industry leading tools and techniques to cross, prepare, and remove peripheral arterial occl
Schools That Help Students Build Brain Fitness Reduce Special Education Costs
OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–School districts are reducing special education expenses by effectively addressing foundational reading and learning issues through Scientific Learning’s Fast ForWord brain fitness software.
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Schools That Help Students Build Brain Fitness Reduce Special Education Costs
GSLO: U.S. on Pace to Become World’s Largest Solar Market
NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GSLO welcomed news from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) this month that falling production costs are helping to make solar energy one of the U.S.’s fastest-growing industries.
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GSLO: U.S. on Pace to Become World’s Largest Solar Market
