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A benefit raises money for 20 people injured in a shooting on Mother's Day.
more>> A benefit raises money for 20 people injured in a shooting on Mother's Day.
more>> Louisiana emergency managers say there's a mobile app for getting up-to-the-minute information from the state in an emergency.
more>> Louisiana emergency managers say there's a mobile app for getting up-to-the-minute information from the state in an emergency.more>> When people die in New Orleans, many are laid to rest at the foot of Canal St. The intersection at City Park Avenue is a sort of neighborhood of cemeteries.
more>> When people die in New Orleans, many are laid to rest at the foot of Canal St. The intersection at City Park Avenue is a sort of neighborhood of cemeteries.
more>> With a little more than a week away from the start of the hurricane season, federal forecasters predict a very busy 6 months.more>> With a little more than a week away from the start of the hurricane season, federal forecasters predict a very busy 6 months.more>> Traffic on the Causeway Bridge was briefly shut down in both directions Thursday afternoon after a four-car accident in the southbound lanes.more>> Traffic on the Causeway Bridge was briefly shut down in both directions Thursday afternoon after a four-car accident in the southbound lanes.more>> Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget architect says the state will have enough money to cover the costs of privatizing all but one of the 10 LSU-run hospitals.more>> Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget architect says the state will have enough money to cover the costs of privatizing all but one of the 10 LSU-run hospitals.more>> Within the next several weeks, at the mouth of Bayou St. John, a contractor will dredge a small channel to better connect the bayou with Lake Pontchartrain.
more>> Within the next several weeks, at the mouth of Bayou St. John, a contractor will dredge a small channel to better connect the bayou with Lake Pontchartrain.
more>> A federal judge has refused to let the city of New Orleans out of a potentially expensive agreement to reform its troubled police department.more>> A federal judge has refused to let the city of New Orleans out of a potentially expensive agreement to reform its troubled police department.more>> Harahan police and members of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office are going out weekly to hunt for the animals, which pose a danger to the community.
more>> Harahan police and members of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office are going out weekly to hunt for the animals, which pose a danger to the community.
more>> For the first time in 65 years, the building which houses Brennan's restaurant will no longer be owned by one of the city's premiere restaurant families. It was sold at auction this afternoon, in spitemore>> For the first time in 65 years, the building which houses Brennan's restaurant will no longer be owned by one of the city's premiere restaurant families. It was sold at auction this afternoon, in spitemore>>
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy and the New Orleans Video Access Center will offer training for individuals who want to work as production assistants in the city's film industry.
The workshop is set for Oct. 20-21 at Second Line Stages, 800 Richard St. in the Warehouse District.
The training includes on-set skill development, career advice and job placement assistance. It will be staffed by instructors from the film-industry training academy P.A. Bootcamp.
The workshop is limited to 30 participants, who must be residents of New Orleans and 18 years old or older. Applicants should send a resume and cover letter to workforce@novacvideo.org.
More information is available online at www.novacvideo.org or by calling 504-940-5780. Deadline to apply is Oct. 5.
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