By Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. – Executive Editor
Published May 6, 2021
Polls Show Mayor Will Crush All Competition Vying for Seat
New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell who grew up here in Los Angeles was recently honored by a group of local and national business leaders in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event which was organized by New Orleans business leader Ronnie V. Burns, Sr. was held at the historical Dooky Chase Restaurant on March 30, 202. Also in attendance at the event was New Orleans native and the Los Angeles Sentinel’s Chairman and Executive Publisher Danny J. Bakewell, Sr.
As Cantrell prepares for her re-election in October, she is credited for her bold and effective efforts to protect her constituents from during the COVID pandemic. Today, New Orleans has one of the lowest rates of infection and one of the highest rates of vaccination in the country.
QCS Logistics sells to Texas-based Dropoff, Inc.
QCS Logistics, the largest minority-owned, same-day delivery service in Louisiana, has sold to Dropoff, Inc., a company based in Austin, Texas.
Quick Courier Services, Inc. was founded in 1984 by Ronnie and Sheila Burns. Headquartered in New Orleans East, it has counted local businesses, health care firms and government entities as clients. The company has employed over 4,000 people over its tenure and was selected to the Inc. 5000 list as one of America’s fastest growing companies for four consecutive years. QCS was also recognized as a Top 100 Icon of Industry by ICIC (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City) in 2014.