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MSWIT Annual Bus Fam Tour – hosted by VISIT KENNER – Tuesday, March 25
February 27, 2025 |MSWIT Members - Our March meeting is our annual all day bus fam tour where we experience things we have never done before in our neighboring back yards! This year MSWIT Member Carolyn Barrett, Executive Director of Visit Kenner, has an amazing itinerary for all of us to enjoy. Tuesday, March 25th FAM Tour of Kenner 8:00am – Arrive at… Read More »

Our February 25th MSWIT Meeting will be a BREAKFAST at Drago’s in Metairie
February 6, 2025 |MSWIT New Orleans Members... Our MSWIT meeting for Tuesday, February 25th will be our Mardi Gras themed BREAKFAST meeting taking place at Drago's in Metairie with a fabulous BREAKFAST Buffet! Be sure to wear your favorite Purple, Green & Gold accessories to this fun event. MSWIT Member Maddie Cvitanovich Tinney and Sales & Catering Manager Kelsey Bourque have a wonderful BREAKFAST… Read More »

MSWIT January Dinner Meeting to take place at The Teche Room at Mulate’s on January 28th.
January 11, 2025 |MSWIT New Orleans Members... Our first MSWIT meeting for 2025 will be at the Teche Room adjacent to Mulate's Restaurant facing Convention Center Blvd. (with paid parking directly across the street in lot in front of Riverwalk.) This special meeting will include our "biennial" Installation of our 2025-2026 Officers & Board (see detailed list below). Our MSWIT members with Mulates (Owner,… Read More »

First RSVP Request: MSWIT Christmas Party Luncheon – Tuesday, December 17 – New Orleans Morial Convention Center
December 2, 2024 |MSWIT New Orleans & MSWIT Baton Rouge Members... Get ready for our first joint MSWIT Christmas Party LUNCHEON on Tuesday, December 17th at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, Lobby I (with free parking directly across the street in Lot F...see more parking details below). Networking, Cash Bar & the Holiday Market Place begin at 11:30 am and our festive… Read More »

November MSWIT Dinner Meeting at Don’s Seafood in Metairie on November 19
November 1, 2024 |MSWIT Members… Our next MSWIT dinner meeting takes place on Tuesday, November 19 at Don's Seafood in Metairie ( 4801 Veterans Memorial Blvd. ) Their new private room can accommodate 60 maximum so be sure to get your RSVP in early. Our speaker for the evening is Arita Bohannon, Jefferson Parish Council District 4 who will share her insights… Read More »

MSWIT’s 2024 Biennial Fashion Fundraiser is HUGE success!
September 13, 2024 |MSWIT'S 7th Biennial Fashion Fundraiser is now in the record books as an absolutely fabulous event! The final numbers will soon be announced and our three beneficiaries...CALA, NOFJC and DFS New Orleans...will be notified at which upcoming meeting we will be presenting their checks. Bottom line...they will all be very happy! We first have to thank our… Read More »

October MSWIT Dinner Meeting takes place at Felix’s Lakefront on October 22
September 13, 2024 |MSWIT Members... Our next MSWIT dinner meeting takes place on Tuesday, October 22 at Felix's on the Lakefront. Nadine Hoover and the culinary team at Felix's will have a great buffet set up for us to enjoy. MSWIT Member Amy Kirk Duvoisin, Director of Marketing & Community Relations for Jefferson Performing Arts Society, will be our speaker… Read More »

Women in Tourism Present Fashionable Fundraiser to Benefit Women
September 12, 2024 |Mid South Women in Tourism (MSWIT) announces its Biennial Passport to Fashion Fundraiser will take place on Saturday, September 7, from 12:30–3:30 p.m. at Copeland Tower Living in Metairie. This year’s theme is “Dressed for Success”. MSWIT, an organization of women in all areas of the tourism industry, distributes funds from the event to support the Cancer Association of Louisiana,… Read More »

MSWIT August 20th Dinner Meeting is at the Olde NOLA Cookery Restaurant + only 5 more weeks until our big fundraiser!!!
August 2, 2024 |MSWIT Members... Our August 20th Dinner meeting will take place at Olde NOLA Cookery Restaurant located at 205 Bourbon Street (next to Galatoire's). Olde NOLA Cookery is part of the same restaurant group that owns Oceana Grill, Mambo's and Bobby Hebert's Cajun Cannon. (NOTE...we will be dining in the private room on the second floor but there is NO ELEVATOR… Read More »

MSWIT’s July 23rd Dinner Meeting at Landry’s Seafood House
July 23, 2024 |MSWIT Members... Our July 23rd Dinner Meeting at Landry's Seafood House, 620 Decatur St. (JAX Brewery) is next Tuesday, July 23. DEADLINE for the final guarantee is this Friday at Noon. We have a great menu planned and you will be able to select the entree you prefer when your waiter takes your order. Our Speaker for July is our… Read More »