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Fresh Healthy Vending machines coming to Baton Rouge

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 11:58am
Fresh Healthy Vending machines coming to Baton Rouge

Fresh Healthy Vending, the company that revolutionized the vending machine sector, announces a new franchisee in Baton Rouge. Chris and J’an Lemoine have purchased the healthy vending franchise and are in the process of selecting locations where each machine will be placed. With limited opportunities available, those who would like a vending machine placed in their facility will need to act quickly.

“We are happy to bring fresh vending to Baton Rouge. People are ready to embrace this as a way to obtain healthy food on the run,” explains Dan Negroni, chief executive officer of Fresh Healthy Vending (www.freshvending.com). “Those who get one of the vending machines in their facility will find that they do well simply because of what is offered.”

The Fresh Healthy Vending placement in Louisiana joins over 1500 other machines that have been established throughout North America. The machines will be offering a vending selection that is completely stocked with all-healthy foods and beverages.

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Southern hosting SWAC Baseball Tournament

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 10:46am
Southern hosting SWAC Baseball Tournament

 

From Southern University Athletics

Baton Rouge - After claiming the SWAC Western Division crown Sunday, Southern (West No. 1 seed) will open the 2012 SWAC Baseball Tournament against Mississippi Valley State (East No. 4 Seed) on Wednesday, May 16 at Lee-Hines Field.

First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. 

Tickets for the tournament are $10 for single day tickets, $5 for student discounted single day tickets with valid ID and $35 for a tournament pass. Tickets are only available for purchase on game day from the Lee-Hines Box office.

The Office of the Mayor-President has signed on as a major sponsor of the double-elimination tournament.

The Jaguars are currently riding a 16-game win streak and will face LSU-Eunice in a 3-game series May 10-12 at Lee-Hines Field in the regular season finale.

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Grand re-opening set for Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 11:31am
Grand re-opening set for Habitat for Humanity ReStore

From Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge

Habitat for Humanity ReStore Grand Reopening will be held on Saturday, May 19 at
9:30 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with celebrity guest Steve Thomas of This
Old House and local officials.
The Habitat ReStore’s new look will be unveiled after a monthlong
renovation during which the store’s interior will be redesigned and updated
in order to improve the shopping experience of our customers. Celebrity guest
Steve Thomas, former host of This Old House and national spokesperson for
Habitat for Humanity, International, will help us kick off the festivities with local officials.

The public is invited to checkout the new look and new merchandise immediately following the ceremony.

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Bayou Classic Committee Meeting set for Friday

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 11:02am
Bayou Classic Committee Meeting set for Friday

The Bayou Classic Committee of the Southern University System Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 p.m. Friday, May 18, in the Board Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, J.S. Clark Administration Building, on the Southern University campus in Baton Rouge.

Please see the agenda by logging on to www.sus.edu  – select the SU BOARD option on the home page, next select “Current Board Packet.” You may also click on the link provided to access the agenda: http://www.sus.edu/PageDisplay.asp?p1=4387

 

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LAE President will speak at Press Club today

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Monday, May 14th, 2012, 10:00am
LAE President will speak at Press Club today

Louisiana Association of Educators President Joyce Haynes will address the Press Club at noon Monday, May 14.

Haynes will discuss a new law that links 50 percent of annual teacher evaluations to yearly gains in student test scores. The law will go into affect statewide during the 2012-2013 school year.

Press Club meets on Mondays at the De La Ronde Hall in downtown Baton Rouge at 320 Third Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

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L'Auberge hosting job fair today

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 6:53am
L'Auberge hosting job fair today

L'Auberge Baton Rouge Human Resources Department continues its job fair  today, Friday, May 11 to recruit candidates for cage and players club positions.

The job fair will be held at its employment center, 8000 GSRI Avenue in building 3100.  It will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Interested candidates are encouraged to come meet with team members to learn more about these opportunities.

Candidates may also apply online at LBatonRouge.com.

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Southern's Athletic Director welcomes the challenge

Submitted by Michelle McCalope, Web Producer
Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 1:19pm

William Broussard has been on the job now for a little more than a month.

"You asked me how it was going today and I said this will be the first time I sat down today," Broussard says.

Even when he's sitting down, the new Southern University Athletic Director is working nonstop--making phone calls or meeting with staff.

"I accepted this job because I wanted a challenge and also because of the great potential I see here," he says.

He has plenty of challenges. But the 33-year-old former football player with a doctorate in english is a man with a plan.

His first priority tackling his team's poor academic performance.

"So we're adding tutors-- student tutors and graduate assistants and looking to add a fulltime staff member for academics as well," he says.

Another issue... addressing the football team's disappointing season.

"The first thing I'm going to do is support Coach Mitchell and his team in whatever way I need to be able to do that," Broussard says.

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