In times of crisis, business, government and nonprofit leaders must be ready to work together to direct an appropriate response. You will be called upon to keep your organization running and to keep people in your community safe. Will you be ready? As a participant in the Southeast Louisiana Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness you will: learn critical leadership skills from Harvard University faculty that will help you protect your business and community in a crisis; Connect with 150 Southeast Louisiana leaders from business, government and nonprofit organizations; Collaborate with other meta-leaders to address community preparedness challenges by identifying partnerships that can be leveraged before, during and after a crisis

Hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CDC Foundation and Harvard, the Southeast Louisiana Meta-Leadership Summit will take place on Wednesday, June 3, 2010.

There is no cost to attend the Summit. Capacity is limited.Register at http://www.metaleadershipsummit.org/Summits/upcoming/louisiana.aspx

If you have questions about the Summit or the registration process, please call (404) 523-1788 or e-mail summit@cdcfoundation.org 

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2010.

Time: Continental Breakfast 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Summit 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location:

Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center

859 Convention Center Boulevard

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

504-613-2860

Website:
To learn more, visit www.meta-leadershipsummit.org

This event will feature traditional jazz, including a guest performance by New Orleans’ own Allen Toussaint, an unveiling of the official 2010 Riverfest™ poster by renowned artist Margaret Slade Kelley and the introduction of a signature cocktail in partnership with our friends at Old New Orleans Rum. As in the past, the Silent Auction is a highlight of the affair; with proceeds benefiting RiverFest™, an all volunteer effort, and its year-round educational programming, focusing on New Orleans’ music, arts and culture.

RiverFest™ would be delighted to include your business as a supporter of this worthwhile event through your generous donation of a Silent Auction item.

Silent Auction Items will be prominently displayed and listed in the Preview Party program. This is a wonderful opportunity to expose your business to prominent individuals from throughout metropolitan New Orleans.

Click here for a Silent Auction Donation Form.

If you buy original works of art within a designated cultural district, you don’t have to pay state or local tax. That can mean a savings of up to 9 percent of the purchase price, depending on the parish in which the purchase is made.
The lieutenant governor’s office defines eligible works of art as “original, one-of-kind, visual art; conceived and made by hand of the artist or under his direction; and not intended for mass production, except for limited editions.”

Examples include “visual arts and crafts, ” ceramics, wood, glass, mixed media, wearable art, and “limited, numbered editions (up to 100) of lithographs.” Ineligible products include performing art, reproductions of visual art, food and live plants.

And if you renovate an old building within such a district, you may be eligible for state tax credits. The rules vary depending on whether the building is rental property, an owner occupied residence or a commercial property.
Assuming the structure is more than 50 years old, and that the renovation maintains the historic character of the building, property owners could be eligible for up to $25,000 in credits.

Today 2009 is a new day. Thomas Travel & Cruise is back and growing as a one stop, complete agency. If you want to take a cooking class in France, bake pizza in Italy, cruise the Med on a yacht, take a relaxing cruise or cruise the world –whatever the desire, Thomas Travel & Cruise we can assist with making your dream a reality. 

Contact Thomas Travel & Cruise at 504-398-0056 or 800-344-6298.  Algiers Economic Development Foundation and the Westbank welcomes Darlene & Reggie Thomas, small business owners, back to Gen. DeGaulle.

The  New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and New Orleans Emergency Medical Services have issued the following guidelines regarding the Influenza.