Where do Louisiana founders, investors and tech workers actually meet? Here are the events we've confirmed for the rest of 2026, as of Oct. 5. Dates change, so check each organizer's page before you go.
October
| Date | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 7 to 9 | Public Service Commission evidentiary hearing on Entergy's plan to power Meta's data center (not a networking event, but the policy crowd will be there). Our guide | Baton Rouge |
| Oct. 17 | Nexus Louisiana Tech Tailgate: LSU vs. Mississippi State | The Huddle, Baton Rouge |
| Oct. 24 | Nexus Louisiana Tech Tailgate: Tulane vs. UTSA | Tailgate Village, New Orleans |
| Oct. 29 | BioChallenge 2026, a life sciences startup pitch competition with a neuroscience theme | New Orleans |
November
| Date | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 6 | Application deadline for VILLAGEx 2027, The Idea Village's four-month accelerator for Gulf South founders on a path to raise $1 million or more | Online |
| Nov. 7 | Nexus Louisiana Tech Tailgate: LSU vs. Alabama | The Huddle, Baton Rouge |
| Nov. 18 to 20 | ATMAE Annual Conference on applied engineering, technology and management | Royal Sonesta, New Orleans |
December
| Date | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2 to 5 | CareerTech VISION 2026, ACTE's career and technical education conference | Morial Convention Center, New Orleans |
| Dec. 14 to 16 | Nexus Technology Cup, a statewide competition for high schoolers, students and founders | Baton Rouge |
| TBA | Silicon Bayou Gala, LSU's Louisiana Technology Awards | TBA |
What's a tech tailgate? Nexus Louisiana's Tech Tailgates pair college football game days with networking for founders, industry leaders, educators and students. They include live founder interviews, food and shuttles, according to Nexus.
Recurring and year-round
- Work in Tech (New Orleans): GNO Inc.'s quarterly happy hour for people in tech and career switchers. Our profile.
- Startup Grind New Orleans: a local chapter of the global founder community, with periodic events.
- STartUP Northshore: the LaunchPad pitch series and NSpire Startup Slam in St. Tammany. Dates are posted on its site.
- New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW): the annual founder and investor festival in March, now produced by Loyola.
- GNO Inc. Innovation Internships: 2027 applications open this fall.
Outside New Orleans and Baton Rouge
We're still building out listings for Lafayette, Shreveport, Lake Charles and North Louisiana. Groups to watch include Opportunity Machine, One Acadiana, BRF and the Henning SEED Center. With SpaceX coming to Vermilion Parish, we expect more events in Acadiana.
Every event here is also on our Krewe Calendar.
Verify it yourself
Running an event for Louisiana's tech community? Send us the date, place and a link, and we'll add it. Send us a note.
Sources
- Nexus Louisiana: Tech Tailgates (Primary source)
- Technical.ly: Louisiana tech events and conferences in 2026
- New Orleans CityBusiness: Idea Village opens VILLAGEx 2027 applications (Sept. 23, 2026)
- STartUP Northshore (Primary source)
- Eventbrite: Work in Tech, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
- GNO Inc.: Innovation Internship Program 2026 announcement