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Archive for 28 January 2010

Q&A With the Voice Behind the New Orleans Saints

Q&A With the Voice Behind the New Orleans Saints

Jerry Romig is the public announcer at the New Orleans Saints home games. He has held the job for 41-years out of the 43-year history of the franchise [...]

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Fueled by GNO, Inc.

Entrepreneurial Spirit Fueled by GNO, Inc.

Under the leadership of Michael Hecht, president & CEO of GNO, Inc., the organization is succeeding in positioning New Orleans as an entrepreneurial hub for creative companies.

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Q&A with Melissa Sawyer from the Youth Empowerment Project

Q&A with Melissa Sawyer from the Youth Empowerment Project

Melissa Sawyer is the co-founder and executive director of the Youth Empowerment Project.
The program provides services for vulnerable and out-of-school youth. Prior to opening YEP in 2004, Melissa earned her M.Ed. from [...]

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The Will of the People

The Will of the People

Q&A with Leslie Jacobs: former mayoral candidate, education reformer, founder of 504ward and Educate Now. Leslie and her husband Scott are fundholders at the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
When you traveled throughout Orleans parish campaigning for [...]

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Why Do You Love New Orleans?

Why Do You Love New Orleans?

Join local celebrities James Carville, Sean Payton, John Besh, and many others who are answering the question: Why do you love New Orleans?
Tell us why you love New Orleans [...]

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Q&A with Nolan V. Rollins, president & CEO of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans.

Q&A with Nolan V. Rollins, president & CEO of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans.

In 2009, the Urban League of Greater New Orleans completed an internal review and adopted a Strategic Framework that calls for the Urban League to be an Architect of Change. For the Urban [...]

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