Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation Takes in Dogs from Louisiana Shelters
Lost Dog and Cat Rescue takes in 12 dogs from St Bernard Parish Animal Shelter, and Plaquemine's Animal Welfare Society (PAWS),that have been overcrowded due to the oil spill.
Gulf Coast American Indian Tribe Hosts Ecuadorean Leaders Devastated by Chevron Oil Contamination
Gulf Coast American Indian Tribes in southeast Louisiana impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will be hosting a cultural exchange with their Ecuadorean counterparts who have been severely impacted for decades by Chevron’s oil contamination in Ecuador’s rainforest. The Amazon leaders will tour areas of the Bayou affected by the spill, have community exchanges with the Houma and other Gulf coast residents, and participate in a public meeting in the heart of the largest Houma community on Thursday evening. The Ecuadorean leaders are scheduled to arrive Sunday and hope to share their experiences in recovery and protecting health, livelihoods, and culture in the wake of an oil disaster of this magnitude.
Pearson Foundation Invests $3 Million to Expand New Leaders for New Schools' Efforts to Transform Urban Schools
Donation to fund school reforms and research focused on shrinking the achievement gap.
Photography Exhibit Showcases Vanishing Landscapes of the Louisiana Coast
Matthew White to Share Visual Story of the Lower Mississippi River Delta
Gilsbar Named Best Place to Work for the Fifth Year
New Orleans CityBusiness has recognized Gilsbar as one of the metropolitan area's "Best Places to Work" for the fifth time since 2003. CityBusiness will feature Gilsbar in an upcoming issue of the magazine and will honor the company at a special luncheon in December.
Louisiana's TCA Cellular Therapy's Findings Reported at World Stem Cell Summit -- Patients' Legs Saved from Amputation Using Adult Stem
Interventional Cardiologist Gabriel Lasala, MD and Cell Biologist Jose Minguell, PhD's adult stem cell human clinical trial results to treat leg ischemia are being presented at the World Stem Cell Summit in Baltimore, MD. All of the trial patients have experienced improved leg circulation; many have been saved from amputation and diabetic patients reported pain from diabetic neuropathy has ceased. TCA Cellular Therapy is the only company in the world utilizing two different types of adult stem cells, Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells, to grow new stable blood vessels to treat Peripheral Vascular Disease and Peripheral Arterial Disease. Phase III trials are planned to begin before the year's end.
