JOB CORPS New Orleans Job Corps CPP trainees were among the special guests at CNN news anchor Soledad O’Brien’s book signing at the city’s main library on Tuesday night.
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New Orleans Center Veterans Honored; Deliver Inspiring Messages
Staff members Jayson Bartolemy, Alvin Clark, Bonita Hall, Leon Hartman, Ken Nora, Rhonda Remo and Lloyd Simoneaux relayed uplifting stories of their military experiences and how those experiences transformed their lives to a group of 50 trainees in the campus auditorium.
Resume Expert Grant Cooper Speaks at New Orleans Job Corps
“I wanted to communicate to the students that there are two elements to improving their job search,” said Cooper. “One element is making sure you have the right resume, cover letter and paperwork to open the door. The other element is being sure that you present your self correctly and that’s a combination of how you dress for interviews, how you represent yourself when you contact and speak with companies and your interview skills.”
Nation’s First Vietnamese-American Congressman Joseph Cao Visits New Orleans Job Corps Center
By Randy Savoie Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao, the first Vietnames-American in history to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, visited New Orleans Job Corps Center Thursday morning saying, "I'm very impressed with the facility, the quality of the...
Former New Orleans Saints Executive Salutes Job Corps Graduates
By Randy Savoie New Orleans, BCL Former New Orleans Saints Vice President and current City Council President Arnie Fielkow delivered the commencement address to 51 graduates of the New Orleans Job Corps. The graduation ceremony was held recently on the campus of...
Culinary Arts Trainees Visit One of New Orleans Top Restaurants
By Randy Savoie, BCL New Orleans New Orleans Job Corps Center Culinary Arts trainees toured Bayona today - one of the city's top ten restaurants in a town known for its exquisite fine dining. Bayona was featured as one of Restaurants & Institutions magazine's 1996...
City Councilmember Susan Guidry Visits New Orleans Center
City Councilmember Susan Guidry toured New Orleans Job Corps Center on August 19th and says she looks forward to involving trainees in a number of ongoing community service projects in the city. She called Job Corps, "a shining example of taxpayer dollars at work for...
The Nation’s First Vietnamese-American Congressman to Visit New Orleans Center
On Thursday, September 2, 2010, Congressman Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese-American Congressman in the nation’s history, will visit New Orleans Job Corps Center.
Monique Pilie’s Amazing Journey Leads Her Back to New Orleans Job Corps
One of the casualties of Hurricane Katrina was the loss of over 100,000 trees including most of the City of New Orleans beautiful magnolias and majestic live oaks. Monique Pilie, a former New Orleans Job Corps Center employee, felt a need to do something about this...