Two long-time board members of Second Harvest Food Bank received surprise honors Monday. Anne Milling and Leann Moses were awarded emeritus status for their service to the food bank that allowed it to respond to Katrina and Rita. Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Second Harvest board chair T... Read More »
The American Red Cross will honor Yvette Jones, executive vice president for university relations and development at Tulane University, and two Tulane alumnae at a Power of Women luncheon on Aug. 21. Along with Jones, Dr. Karen DeSalvo and Anne Milling will be honored. The luncheon ho... Read More »
BY LAURA CLAVERIE It is often said that in the darkest of times heroes emerge. Through wars, economic downturns and natural disasters, Americans have learned this harsh lesson well. No city knows more about dark times and the heroes that are spawned than New Orleans. Every person who ... Read More »
The Women of the Storm are headed to the big screen. A new documentary about the nonpartisan activist group, formed in 2006 in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, will make its premiere at the Prytania Theatre on Thursday (Feb. 26). Directed by Loyola sociology professor Wesley S... Read More »
This time there were no blue umbrellas, no Capitol rallies and no visits with congressional leaders. Women of the Storm, a group formed after Hurricane Katrina to advocate for post-storm assistance from the federal government, had a “virtual” lobbying effort Wednesday: usi... Read More »
Anne Milling founded Women of the Storm in January, 2006, three months after Hurricane Katrina. Anne explains why she began the organization and describes what it accomplished in those early years. Recently, Anne took 140 women from all along the Gulf Coast to Washington, D.C. to meet... Read More »
