Where We Meet

Harrah's Hotel on Poydras Street is our new home, with validated parking. An RSVP is not necessary. If you will be bringing a guest or a visiting Rotarian, however, please notify us. Get directions or view a map.

This Week's Speaker

May 7: Gary LaGrange, Port of New Orleans

Upcoming Speakers

May 14: Arthur Sterbcow, President of Latter & Blum
May 21: Mary Beth Romig, Director of Communications and Public Relations, New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau
May 28: Mike Stanfield, VP Saints Operations
June 4: Rebecca Otte
June 11: Wayne E. Woods, Chairman, Louisiana Housing Finance Agency
June 18: James Bernazzani, Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans FBI office
June 25: NO MEETING

Previous Speakers

Apr 30: Janet R. Howard.
Ms. Howard has served since 2001 as President of the Bureau of Governmental Research, an independent, nonprofit, research organization that works to improve the quality of government in the New Orleans region. Previously, she practiced law in New York City and London with Shearman & Sterling and the Chase Manhattan Bank, and in New Orleans with Tarcza & Gelderman. Ms. Howard received her B.A. from Princeton University and her law degree from the University of Cincinnati, where she was editor-in-chief of the law review.

Apr 23: Warren Easton Lunch.

Apr 17-20: District Conference

Apr 9: Andrea Bland, Court Watch NOLA

Announcing the Ken Cooper Memorial Scholarship

As a Charter Member and Inaugural President of the Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center, Ken Cooper left a legacy that has spread far beyond south Mississippi and Louisiana. His leadership and guidance helped the Club to grow into a viable entity that is providing hope and assistance to numerous people within the southeastern United States. In his honor, the Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center has initiated an undergraduate scholarship to a worthy high school graduating senior in the amount of $1,000.00. More....

District Conference a Success

Our club has received a special award for our never-before-seen maximum participation in the District Conference. A message from Dick McCarthy

Tea and Rotary Fellowship

Our club will be hosting a tea at the Longue Vue House and Gardens on Friday, May 16, at 3pm. $30 includes tea and house tour. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Faun Fenderson at 504-234-2686 or faun@faunfenderson.com.

Call for Volunteers

Our good friends in California, led again by Grier Graff, have asked if we have a hands-on project for them in late spring 2008. They considered going to Cancun or back to Chacala, Mexico, but have decided to forgo those destinations this year. That, and the fact that New Orleans is now their favorite vacation spot, gives us the golden opportunity to host another week or two visit by our friends and the world's best volunteers who want to come help our community. All we need is.... More....

Support the New Orleans Fire Department

Now available at select Metro-New Orleans book retailers and online at www.hotnolafirefighters.com. A 2008 calendar, New Orleans Fire Fighters Look Hot, is not only a fun and useful gift, but it also helps to raise money for the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) to buy uniforms.