Registering over 200 new voters at L B Landry High School

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated continued with its mission to register new voters with a hugh September 19, 2024 voter registration event. Over 200 LB Landry High School students participated in the event. Louisiana State Senator Royce Duplessis, New Orleans Councilmember Freddie King, LB Landry Chief...

The Urban League of Louisiana’s Big Health Event at Ochsner Hospital

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated invited students from our local HBCU partners to participate in the Urban League of Louisiana’s Big Health Event in fulfillment our Links Love HBCU priority to provide HBCU students with opportunities for community service learning (i.e., volunteerism). Thirty students from Dillard...

Chapter Dine Around

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated has been serving the community in Friendship and Service since 1957. Our members work tirelessly through strategic programming and are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. We...

Link*ish ~ The Homecoming Edition

The 2024 New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated's Annual Retreat focused on celebrating our Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and ensuring that the legacy of those revered institutions of learning is sustained and thriving in the years to come. The Links, Incorporated celebrates HBCU Awareness. Since the...

‘Girl Power’ recognized at the 44th National Assembly of The Links, Incorporated

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is proud to have been recognized for its 'Girl Power' Integrated Program. The announcement was made during the 44th National Assembly of The Links, Incorporated in June 2024. The category within which 'Girl Power' was recognized was transformational programs. Indeed, empowering...

2023 Southern Area Conference

Members of The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated could not have been more pleased with their experience at the 2023 Southern Area Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the first in-person conference since the pandemic. Recording artist, Jeffery Osborne, kept the members of the Southern Area...

Celebrating Friendship

The members of The Links, Incorporated serve communities through friendship. At a November 9th screening of the film Wakanda Forever, New Orleans chapter members gathered to enjoy the movie and further strengthened the bonds of their friendship.

Reigniting the Flame of Friendship and Service

Planning for the chapter's program year is a labor of love. At the chapter's annual retreat, members reengage friendships and strategically implement initiatives that serve our community partners which includes local HBCU institutions, Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School, seasoned voters and those new to the electoral process, and underserved African...

New Orleans (LA) Chapter Supporting Dillard University Students

The students of Dillard University were ecstatic about the support shown to them when New Orleans (LA) Chapter President, Tracey Flemings-Davillier, and members, Germaine Davillier and Torrie Harris, visited the DU campus and presented gas gift cards to the students. The Links, Incorporated established the National HBCU Initiative at its...

New Orleans (LA) Chapter in Service at 5th Annual MLK Day Celebration at Ogden Museum of Southern Art

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, Ogden Museum of Southern Art presented its 5th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 17, 2022. New Orleans (LA) Chapter members assisted with the day of activities, which included a museum scavenger hunt, family friendly entertainment,...

Together! Stronger! Better! at Kingsley House

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is proud to have been one of the many sponsors of Together! Stronger! Better! The week of events, which convened jobseekers, employers, education/training providers, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations at Kingsley House, focused on strategic and solution-oriented discussions on issues impacting today's workforce....

New Orleans (LA) Links giving back during the Holiday Season

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated's Trunks-giving for a Worthy Cause was a great success. In partnership with the English Turn Property Owners Association, the collaborative endeavor brought in donations from across the city that benefitted five worthy local non-profits that have been uplifting the Greater New...

Trunks-giving for a Worthy Cause

Thanksgiving is the time of year when we show gratitude for our many blessings.  It is also the perfect time to pay those blessings forward.  This year, The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, partnering with the English Turn Property Owners Association, have collaborated on a Trunks-Giving for...

46th Southern Area Conference

Over 2,600 members of the Southern Area of The Links, Incorporated participated in the 46th Southern Area Conference on June 11 and 12, 2021. It was a truly dynamic virtual event. The members of The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated congratulate Southern Area Director Sylvia Perry and...

Links Supporting Dress For Success

The Southern Area of The Links, Incorporated will present its 46th Southern Area Conference virtually on June 11-12, 2021. In conjunction with that exciting event, the entire Southern Area Links organization partnered with Dress For Success to support its mission. Links Members from across the state donated much needed accessory...

Local Competition of the 30th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee

The New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and NOLA.com/Times-Picayune sponsored the local competition of the 30th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Xavier University in New Orleans, LA.  The students were vying for a spot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., May 29-31. When the field...

Celebrating Founders Day

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter, along with the Crescent City Chapter and Pontchartrain Chapter, celebrated Founders Day during a luncheon on November 11, 2017 at the Federal City Auditorium in Algiers. Each year, Links Chapters across the country gather during the month of November to celebrate friendship and honor our...

November is Friendship Month

New Orleans Links are bowled over with friendship at Rock N' Bowl. It was through friendship that The Links, Incorporated was established. Its founding members, Margaret Hawkins and Sarah Scott, were friends and, on November 9, 1946, they invited seven of their friends to join them in organizing a new...

Program Year Planning

Solid planning and innovative thinking are keys to successful and sustainable programming. During its September chapter meeting, the Programming Committee shared its vision for programming during the 2017-2018 program year. To be sure, members are excited and ready to challenge themselves and think outside of the box with the goal...

Ogden Museum Showcases HBCU Artists

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, in partnership with the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, presented its Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Arts Showcase.  The art exhibition featured works from art students attending Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University.  Debuting on Saturday, August 5, 2017...

Friendship Retreat

Members of the New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Incorporated came together to connect in friendship at its annual retreat. Members participated in activities that reinforced the organizations friendship component while also preparing for a productive 2017-2018 program year. Members came away refreshed, rejuvenated and ready for an exciting year...

44th Southern Area Conference

In May 2017, Atlanta, Georgia was the site of the 44th Southern Area Conference. The host chapters were Atlanta, Dogwood City, Magnolia, Azalea City, Buckhead-Cascade City and Camellia Rose. The 2017 theme was 'Plugged In and Powered Up for Friendship and Service'.  The Southern Area team carefully crafted a conference experience to...

2017 Legislative Breakfast – Saturday, January 28, 2017

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, together with the Pontchartrain (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, Crescent City (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Greater New Orleans Chapter, hosted their annual legislative breakfast on Saturday, January 28, 2017. New...

An Afternoon with Alumna Link Leah Chase

On December 9, 2017, New Orleans Chapter members enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with Alumna Link Leah Chase at the renowned Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans. In 2010, Leah Chase, New Orleans’ own “Queen of Creole Cuisine”, was inducted into the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food & Beverage...

Donor Sabbeth Sunday

National Donor Sabbath is observed annually two weekends before Thanksgiving, from Friday through Sunday. This three-day observance seeks to include the days of worship for major religions practiced in the United States. During National Donor Sabbath, faith leaders from many religions, donor families, transplant recipients, and donation and transplantation professionals participate...

THE GREAT DEBATE – POTUS 2016

The New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, in partnership with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. Omicron Lambda Omega Chapter, proudly sponsored a mock Presidential Debate on October 27, 2016. Student participants portrayed the 2016 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Democratic Presidential Candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, was portrayed by St....

THANK YOU SAKS!

The New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Incorporated hosted its annual Jazz, Champagne and Fashion Extravaganza on Saturday, October 8, at Saks Fifth Avenue. The event was a tremendous success with guests enjoying a wonderful continental breakfast, music, and stunning fashions from Saks. We thank Steven Putt and his Saks...

Open House and Reception at Links National Headquarters

On September 16, 2016, members of The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated joined National President Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris, National Vice President Dr. Kim Jeffreys Leonard and  National Treasurer Carolyn Lewis at an Open House and Reception at the National Headquarters of The Links, Incorporated in Washington, D.C....

Links Bring Awareness & Education About Hep C

The Health and Human Services Facet of the New Orleans (LA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated participated in the Brenda Owens Memorial 5K Wellness Walk/Run and Health Fair on Saturday, April 2, 2016. The event was hosted by the Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and honored the life...

New Orleans City Council Honoring City Employees

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, New Orleans Links Chapter member and District ‘C’ Councilmember Nadine Ramsey, announced that the New Orleans City Council, on October 15, 2015 at 10 a.m., will honor city employees who have suffered from cancer related illnesses. There will be a presentation from doctors, survivors and...

HBCU Arts Showcase

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, in partnership with the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, presented its annual Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Arts Showcase.  The art exhibition is a curated show of works from students attending HBCUs in Louisiana, including Xavier University of Louisiana; Dillard University;...

SAVE THE DATE! 2016 Swing into Spring Gala

(New Orleans, LA) – The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated will host its 2016 “Swing Into Spring Gala: A Celebration of Hollywood South” on Saturday, April 2, 2016, 8 p.m. to midnight, at The Lakefront Airport Atrium . The gala will feature live musical entertainment, food and a...

NOLA Links 2015 Breast Cancer Awareness Bra Decoration Contest

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THANK YOU SAKS! Jazz, Champagne & Fashion Extravaganza

          The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated hosted its annual Jazz, Champagne and Fashion Extravaganza on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Saks Fifth Avenue in Canal Place Shopping Center, New Orleans, La. The event was a resounding success. Guests were pampered with a continental breakfast, champagne,...

Celebrating Friendship!

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Links Giving Thanks!

Members of the New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated took time out of their Thanksgiving Holiday to assist Sheriff Marlin Gusman at his annual Thanksgiving Celebration at the New Orleans Convention Center. Hundreds of New Orleanians gathered to fellowship and serve those in the community who would not...