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January 12, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

January NewsLetter

NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) is celebrating a year of significant progress in 2025, marking a turning point in creating greater access to procurement opportunities for underserved and disadvantaged businesses.

Key accomplishments in 2025 included strengthening internal systems with new tracking tools and documented procedures, enhancing the SLDBE certification experience, and implementing post-award contract compliance training. OSD also hosted or participated in over 50 events, reaching more than 900 small businesses through workshops, certification assistance, and compliance training.

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October 6, 2025 | From City of New Orleans

October News Letter

The City of New Orleans' Office of Supplier Diversity is championing small business growth through a comprehensive series of events and programs designed to empower local entrepreneurs and expand economic opportunities.

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August 4, 2025 | From City of New Orleans

July Newsletter

The City of New Orleans – Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) has an exciting lineup of events planned to support and empower small businesses. On July 30 join us for the final webinar of our summer Contract Conversations series, “Coding for Contracts”, a session on the importance of aligning your commodity codes with your business services.

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