Latest New Orleans Morial Convention Center Stories
NEW YORK, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival, along with Time Warner Supplier Diversity, and the New Orleans Multicultural Tourism Network (NOMTN), invites all minority and women-owned companies to join them for its Supplier Diversity Panel and networking event, taking place on Sunday, July 8th, from 12 P.M.-2 P.M. (CT) at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in Rooms 209-210. ESSENCE Senior Editor, Personal Finance & Careers, Tanisha A. Sykes will...
NEW ORLEANS, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ESSENCE Music Festival®, presented by Coca-Cola®, and QuintEvents will bring fans closer than ever to the energy of the event this summer with a total of 11 travel/hotel/ticket packages providing a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The famed African American music and culture happening, celebrating its 18th year, is set for July 6-8 in New Orleans. Packages ranging in price from $699 to $5,349 are detailed at...
NEW ORLEANS, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) and MSNBC's "The Ed Show" will return to New Orleans next month for another massive free clinic, highlighting the slow recovery of the community's health care system. Even today, it has been reported that an entire section of New Orleans remains without a hospital after several were forced to close following the hurricane, leaving many people without any access to medical care. The clinic will be held...
Rotary brings the world to New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A city already famous for its internationality and color will receive an added splash of both May 21-25, when more than 19,000 Rotary club members from over 160 countries arrive in New Orleans for the humanitarian service organization's annual convention. Often described as a "mini-United Nations" because of its global scope and cultural diversity, the always colorful Rotary convention is expected to...
NEW ORLEANS, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A city already famous for its internationality and color will receive more than 19,000 Rotary club members from over 160 countries for the humanitarian service organization's annual convention. Often described as a "mini-United Nations" because of its global scope and cultural diversity, the always colorful Rotary convention is expected to inject more than $22 million into the local economy during its weeklong run at the Ernest N. Morial...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CTIA-The Wireless Association® today announced the International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 show will take place May 8 - 10 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The CTIA show is the premier mobile industry event representing a vibrant $1 trillion global marketplace. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100629/DC28223LOGO-a) "The mobile ecosystem is evolving and expanding to span borders, industries...
NEW YORK, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Premiering on Easter Sunday, April 4, BET's hit singing competition, SUNDAY BEST returns for a third season of higher praise and tougher competition. Hosted by gospel legend Kirk Franklin, the new season welcomes gospel recording artists, Pastor Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams to the stellar team of judges including returning multi-award winning siblings Erica and Tina Campbell of Mary Mary. And if the U.S. talent pool wasn't enough, SUNDAY BEST kicked...
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The issue of uninsured Americans takes center stage this weekend in New Orleans as the Morial Convention Center, which served as a temporary medical clinic in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, will become the nation's largest physicians' office for a day with free health care for uninsured Louisiana residents. Up to 2,000 patients are expected to be treated by several hundred physicians and other volunteers at the C.A.R.E. (Communities Are...
