Nell Nolan

3 days ago | nola.com | Nell Nolan

HopeThe University of Holy Cross held its annual Award Dinner in the Arcadia Ballroom of the Higgins Hotel, where hundreds gathered to pay tribute to Patricia M. Prechter, EdD, MSN, BSN, Professor of Nursing, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Nursing. Serving the university and community for the past 43 years, she rose through the ranks, and is now retiring.

6 days ago | nola.com | Nell Nolan

Hats HomageHiggins enjoyed double play — and headwear galore — when the Women’s Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association held its 40th annual Mad Hatter’s Luncheon. The site was the Higgins Hotel, part of the National WWII Museum complex. But a cherished character of literary and musical lore added his underlining presence: phonetics professor Henry Higgins.

1 week ago | nola.com | Nell Nolan

Vernal Vibes!Laureled AlumsOn a recent Saturday evening in the US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center of The National WWII Museum, Tulane University held its annual Alumni Awards Gala, honoring a dedicated dozen. The 2025 dinner-awards gala was produced in partnership with the university’s A.B. Freeman School of Business, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, and School of Medicine.

1 week ago | nola.com | Nell Nolan

All in a Daze Work!The Normand EquationRoast revelry commanded attention in the Sheraton New Orleans when radio talk show host and former Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand embraced good-natured slings and barbs. Huzzahs, too, thanks to the hosting force, the Delgado Community College Foundation and its Roast of the Town. Liberty Bank & Trust Company and Ochsner Health figured in The Top Cop patron tier, the primary one, as title patrons.

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Nell Nolan

StripesDazzle got double play at the recent Hancock Whitney Zoo-To-Do. Indeed, as it does each year, the gala impressed with a spectacular display of décor, food, music, auction items, Lexus Luxury Vehicle Raffle, and guests’ outfits. Dazzle is also a name for a pack of zebras because their unique striping can cause a dazzling effect as they move together. Additionally, zebras are social animals, living in groups.