Postcard from Home

Mardi Gras 2012 is Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Courtesy the Linda Burns Collection

Postcard from Home

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Postcard from Home - Garden District

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Postcard from Home - Antoines

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2012 Mardi Gras Parades

2012 New Orleans Area Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

Saturday	Feb 4	Krewe du Vieux	French Quarter	6:30 pm
Sunday	Feb 5	Lil Rascals	Metairie	12:00 pm
Friday	Feb 10	Cork	French Quarter	3:00 pm
		Oshun	Uptown	6:00 pm
		Cleopatra	West Bank	6:30 pm
		Excalibur	Metairie	7:00 pm
		Eve	Mandeville	7:00 pm
		Atlas	Metairie	7:30 pm
Saturday	Feb 11	Choctaw	West Bank	11:00 am
		Adonis	West Bank	11:45 am
		Pontchartrain	Uptown	2:00 pm
		Nemesis	Chalmette	2:00 pm
		Olympia	Covington	6:00 pm
		Sparta	Uptown	6:00 pm
		Caesar	Metairie	6:00 pm
		Pygmalion	Uptown	6:45 pm
Sunday	Feb 12	Carrollton	Uptown	12:00 pm
		Alla	West Bank	12:00 pm
		Dionysus	Slidell	1:00 pm
		Rhea	Metairie	2:00 pm
		Thor	Metairie	3:00 pm
		King Arthur	Uptown	1:15 pm
		Barkus	French Quarter	2:00 pm
Wednesday	Feb 15	Ancient Druids	Uptown	6:30 pm
Thursday	Feb 16	Babylon	Uptown	5:45 pm
		Muses	Uptown	6:15 pm
		Chaos	Uptown	6:30 pm
Friday	Feb 17	Hermes	Uptown	6:00 pm
		Krewe d’Etat	Uptown	6:00 pm
		Selene	Slidell	6:30 pm
		Orpheus	Mandeville	7:00 pm
		Morpheus	Uptown	7:00 pm
		Centurions	Metairie	7:00 pm
Saturday	Feb 18	NOMTOC	West Bank	9:45 am
		Tucks	Uptown	10:00 am
		Iris	Uptown	11:00 am
		Endymion	Mid-City	4:15 pm
		Isis	Metairie	6:30 pm
Sunday	Feb 19	Okeanos	Uptown	11:00 am
		Mid City	Uptown	11:45 am
		Thoth	Uptown	12:00 pm
		Bacchus	Uptown	5:15 pm
		Napoleon	Metairie	5:30 pm
Monday	Feb 20	Proteus	Uptown	5:15 pm
		Orpheus	Uptown	6:00 pm
		Zeus	Metairie	6:30 pm
FAT TUESDAY	Feb 21	Zulu	Uptown	8:00 am
		Rex	Uptown	10:00 am
		Elks Orleans	Uptown	11:30 am
		Crescent City	Uptown	follows Elks
		Argus	Metairie	10:00 am
		Jefferson Trucks	Metairie	follows Argus
		Elks Trucks	Metairie	follows Jefferson Trucks
		Grela	West Bank	11:00 am
		BES	West Bank	follows Grela

Listing courtesy CARNIVAL NEW ORLEANS NEWS

Postcard from Home - Happy New Year

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Ten Thousand Small Businesses

THE THIRD GOLDMAN SACHS 10,000 SMALL BUSINESSES CLASS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Interested small business owners must apply by January 23, 2012

The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development has announced that the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program is currently accepting applications to enroll in the program’s third class. Applications from small business owners are due January 23, 2012.

The 11-session business management education program will meet from late March – June. Classes are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays and some Saturdays at Delgado Community College. Participants also commit 6-8 hours per week for out-of-class activities geared toward their business. Business owners eligible to apply for the program are required to have been in business for two years or more; and to have at least four employees, a revenue stream of $150,000 to $4 million per year, and a business that is poised for growth.

In advance of the application deadline, those interested in applying or seeking more information about the program are invited to attend one of two information sessions held at Delgado Community College, City Park Campus (Building #3, Room 222). Dates for those sessions are: January 5, 2012, 5:30 p.m. and January 17, 2012, 5:30 p.m.

Interested business owners can RSVP for the information sessions at jyunke@dcc.edu or 504-671-6523. Walk-ins are welcomed.

Small business owners interested in applying to the business and management education program can contact Delgado Community College at 504.671.5000 or click here for more information. Small business owners interested in applying for capital can contact Hope Enterprise Corporation at 10KSB@hope-ec.org.

First announced in November 2010, 10,000 Small Businesses is designed to help local small business owners create jobs and economic opportunity by providing them with greater access to business education, financial capital, and business support services. Small business owners accepted into the program will study accounting, human resources, negotiation, and marketing. Accepted applicants will also participate in one-on-one business advising sessions, accounting workshops, and pro bono legal clinics.