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Lake Charles Bus to the Polls

The Urban League of Louisiana has activated its Wake Up Geaux Vote campaign, a statewide, non-partisan voter education and mobilization initiative, and will take to the streets of Lake Charles on Election Day to bus residents to the polls for free. Urban League of Louisiana is offering the free bus rides from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 3rd, and will pick up residents at the three following locations in the order listed: First Stop Old Triplett’s Parking Lot 2118 Moeling St. Lake Charles, LA 70601 Second Stop New Covenant Faith Baptist Church 2233 12th St. Lake Charles, LA 70601 Third Stop Prien Lake Mall Parking Lot (behind JCPenny) NE Corner; W. Hale and Ernest St., Lake Charles, LA 70601 The bus will then drop off residents at the following two polling locations: Eastwood United Pentecostal 2501 Opelousas St. Lake Charles, LA 70601 Lake Charles Civic Center 900 N Lakeshore Dr. Lake Charles, LA 70601 The bus will leave from the Old Triplett’s Parking Lot at the top of every hour, visit each pick-up location, drop off at the polls and return to Tripplett’s at every hour on the hour. To abide by safety and social distancing protocols, a […]

Veterans Small Business Resources Summit

The Urban League of Louisiana is pleased to host its 2020 Veterans Small Business Resources Summit in celebration of veterans entrepreneurship, and as an extension of National Veterans Small Business Week (November 2-6). This year’s event will take place on Friday, November 6, 10:00am-12:00pm, and will be hosted online. During this event, we will shine a light on veteran’s 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.  The Urban League of Louisiana is proud to announce Joey Strickland, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, as our special guest speaker. Joey Strickland was appointed Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs by Governor John Bel Edwards on Jan. 13, 2016. In this position, he is responsible for overseeing five Veterans Homes, four State Veterans Cemeteries, the department’s Parish Service Offices, the Administrative, Contact Assistance, and Claims Divisions, the Military Family Assistance Fund, the Veterans Honor Medal Program, and […]

Small Business Entrepreneurship Summit

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many businesses to adapt as quickly as possible to a new normal. Understanding this challenge, the National Urban League is partnering with leaders across a diverse set of industries to provide guidance on how to retool, rebuild, and rebrand in a COVID-19 world. Featured will be our own Klassi Duncan, Vice President of our Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation! Register at: https://nationalurbanleague.salsalabs.org/small-business-entrepreneurship-summit-ng/index.html For the virtual networking cocktail hour, you must have a Zoom to attend. You can register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldu2srj4tEtwMrQYjTIZcJCE7OJkWMwfO

Veterans Virtual Career & Resource Expo

ULLA's Office of Workforce Development is hosting a Veterans Virtual Career & Resource Expo on Wednesday, November 11th to connect military veteran job seekers to job openings in essential industries. This year you may attend from the comfort and safety of your home. The virtual career fair will feature premier employers that represent an array of industries such as Administrative, Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Management, Technology and Transportation. Register here.

Face Mask Giveaway

Urban League of Louisiana HQ 4640 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, LA, United States

The Urban League of Louisiana is helping the community mask up to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and follow the Governor's mandate.

Early Runoff Voting

Early voting is Nov. 20-28 from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (excluding Sunday, Nov. 22, Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving) and Friday, Nov. 27 (Acadian Day); early voting is advanced one day because of the holidays).

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Runoff Election Phone Bank

The Urban League of Louisiana is hosting a voter mobilization phone bank as a part of its Wake Up Geaux Vote initiative, a non-partisan, statewide voter education and mobilization effort. Join us in reminding residents across Louisiana to vote in the runoff election! By signing up for November 30th and/or December 1, you will have access to the phone bank between the hours of 3:30-7:30 p.m. You do not need to select a specific time. If you have participated in any of our phone banks before, you will not need to attend a virtual phone bank training. If this will be your first time, we will be provided a training in advance of the phone bank. The Urban League will provide the virtual phone bank platform, a call list, and a script. The platform easily tracks responses and outcomes for the calls and uses an anonymous phone number to protect the volunteers’ privacy. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/urbanleaguela/event/363466/

Deadline to Request Absentee Ballot

The deadline to request an absentee by mail ballot is Dec. 1 by 4:30 p.m. You can request an absentee by mail ballot online through our Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office (other than military and overseas voters).

Postmark Deadline for Mail in Ballot

The postmark deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted mail ballot is Dec. 4 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).

Election Day Volunteer Opportunity

For the important runoff election on December 5th, join the Urban League of Louisiana in getting out on the streets to encourage voters to get to the polls! We will be out at key intersections across New Orleans with lots of energy andnew non-partisan signs, showing our support for voters. Volunteers will need to have their own transportation to and from the various location where we will be set up. After you sign up, we will share more details about locations and logistics. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/urbanleaguela/event/363621/