NOLA to host nat’l naval group

New Orleans will host the National Congress of the Naval Order of the United States on Oct. 21-23. The organization is the oldest military society of its kind in the nation. Retired Navy Adm. Jim Stavridis will receive the Distinguished Sea Service Award. The Florida native was the longest-serving combat commander in recent U.S. history. Navy Reserve Capt. Robert Lansden, who was reared in nearby Ponchatoula, La., was among the heroes of Hurricane Katrina, will be on the list of speakers. (Source: Times-Picayune 10/19/15)