Tour stop: The U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. and senior department of education officials will end their seventh and final back-to-school bus tour in Louisiana on Friday, Sept. 16. The tour is meant to celebrate progress in communities and states across the nation. It will kickoff in Washington D.C. on Monday, Sept. 12. The nation’s education chief will make stops in New Orleans and Baton Rouge where students currently are out of school after widespread flooding impacted many communities in the parish. King will visit with Baton Rouge educators and students that were impacted by the flooding. The visit will take place at University Terrace Elementary School.
Due today: Today is the deadline for the first round of awards from the Louisiana Small Business Rebirth Fund. Awards from the fund range between $1,000 and $10,000 depending on damages, purpose and the availability of funding. Applicants that apply for the first round of funding will be notified of their status no later than Friday, Sept. 9. BRAC and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry teamed up with other regional organizations to create the fund to help small businesses quickly get back on their feet after the flood. Applications can be submitted online. https://ccots.formstack.com/forms/labizrebirth_app
New flavor: Blue Bell has released its newest flavor Thursday. Camo ’n Cream, which comes in a camouflage designed package, is a combination of pistachio almond, milk chocolate and cream cheese swirled together in a camouflage pattern. “We are having a little fun with this flavor,” says Carl Breed, Blue Bell’s director of marketing, in a news release. “You see the camo design on everything these days, so we thought why not create an ice cream flavor that looks camouflage?” Camo ‘n Cream is available in half gallon and pint sizes. Blue Bell, which offers more than 25 flavors of ice cream, says “additional fan favorites will be released over the next several months.”
Editor’s note: The offices of Business Report will be closed on Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday and Daily Report will not be published. Daily Report will return on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
