GNO, Inc. Sunday Night Highlight – GNO, Inc. Places Dozens of Local Students in Paid Internships 🤓🙌📈

Last week, GNO, Inc. launched the sixth year of our Innovation Internship Program, placing 45 college students with 39 companies across Southeast Louisiana.

The GNO, Inc. Innovation Internship Program is premised on a double-win:

• Promising local students get real-world experience and business connections
• Regional businesses get talent

The 2026 internship cohort is our largest and most diverse ever:

• 45 paid interns, 39 host companies across six career tracks:  STEM, Startup, Engineering, Energy, Trade & Logistics/Maritime, and Private Equity/Venture Capital
• $20/hour, 30 hours per week for eight weeks, with a C-Suite Pitch Competition and individual capstone presentations at the close
• Students from 12 institutions, including Dillard University, LSU, Loyola, SUNO, Southern Baton Rouge, Southeastern, Tulane, UNO, and Xavier
• Host companies ranging from new companies like Newlab and Obatala Sciences, to major operators like CF Industries, Port of New Orleans, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, and Vivace (Michoud) [See full list of host companies in image below]

Since the internship program launched in 2021, students have maintained a 97% retention rate with host companies. 65% percent of alumni have been invited back for extended placements. When this cohort finishes in late July, GNO, Inc. will have served nearly 150 students total.

The 2026 internship program is supported by Chevron, Boeing, the Tulane Innovation Institute, LA Works, the Brown Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, and NOBIC. Thank you!

You can read the full press release here.
Companies interested in hosting an intern can reach Daphine Barnes at dbarnes@gnoinc.org.
Student applications for the 2027 cohort open this fall at gnoinc.org.