Tuesday: Tom Hennes, founder of New York-based design firm Thinc Design, will speak about the Audubon Alive! riverfront tourist attraction at 8:30 a.m. in the Manship Theatre. Audubon Alive! is the centerpiece of Mayor Kip Holden’s $887.5 million capital improvements plan.
Wednesday: A lunch seminar on New Market Tax Credits and other capital incentives will be held at noon at the Louisiana Technology Park. Scott Kirkpatrick, head of the Louisiana Coalition for Capital, will discuss the program. Registration is limited, for more information, contact gen@latechpark.com.
Thursday: U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, will hold a Green Business Energy Summit at the Louisiana State Museum, starting at 9 a.m. The daylong event was set up to help broaden the state’s economy in emerging fields. Along with representatives from LSU and Southern, officials from the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the state Department of Natural Resources will participate in the discussion. For more details, call Cassidy’s office at 929-7711.
Friday: The Capital Area United Way will hold its annual Jambalaya Cookoff & Community Games at the Baton Rouge River Center Exhibition Hall. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. and jambalaya lunches will be served at 11 a.m. Plate lunches are $5 in advance and $7 the day of the event. To pre-order, go to cauw.org or call 382-3514.
Aug. 17: U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-Metairie will hold a committee hearing for the Senate Banking Committee in Baton Rouge at 1:30 p.m. in the Louisiana State Police Training Academy auditorium. The hearing will focus on the investigation of the Stanford Financial Group.
See the full list of upcoming events here.
