Latest Past Events

The Road To Fair Maps

Join the ACLU of Louisiana and our partners for a night of nourishment, inspiration, and connection. Together, we will prepare to make our voices heard at the legislature's redistricting public hearing at Southern University on Tuesday, November 16 at 6pm CT. This event is hosted in partnership with Black Voters Matter, E Pluribus Unum, MetroMorphosis, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Southern Poverty Law Center, Southern University Law Center's Vulnerable Communities & Peoples Initiative, and Urban League of Louisiana. If you have any questions please contact Maggy Baccinelli at mbaccinelli@laaclu.org. Register at https://action.aclu.org/webform/la-road-to-fair-maps-baton-rouge

2021 Veterans Small Business Resources Summit

The Urban League of Louisiana is pleased to host its 2021 Veterans Small Business Resources Summit in celebration of veterans entrepreneurship and as an extension of National Veterans Small Business Week (November 1-5). This year’s event will take place on Friday, November 4, 10:00am-12:00pm, and will be hosted online. During this event, we will shine a light on veteran entrepreneurship across the state of Louisiana by sharing the many resources that are available to veterans and their spouses to start and grow their businesses. This year’s event is sponsored by AARP Louisiana and hosted in association with the Small Business Administration, Louisiana District Office, the Veterans Business Outreach Center – Mississippi State University, and Louisiana Economic Development. Veterans and the general public are welcome to attend: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6527495288328296716

Register for 2021 STRIVE Core Training Cohort 7

Urban League’s STRIVE CORE Training is an attitudinal and workplace readiness course designed to change an individual’s attitude towards authority, culture, and peers, enabling them to succeed in further skills training or education programs as well as the workplace. The training is conducted in a work-simulated fashion over a four-week period, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p. m. Upon successful completion and contingent upon the availability of funding, individuals are connected to Urban League’s Career Pathways Program to further equip them for success with in-demand industry-based skills training that will lead to an industry recognized credential. Register at https://urbanleaguela.org/strive-core-training/