Ellie coordinated the May 1st, 2013 change of ownership announcement for The Advocate, one of the nation’s longest running daily newspapers and the premier voice of Southeast Louisiana. Working on extremely tight turnaround times, Ellie engineered a comprehensive launch day plan that included a press conference featuring the Manship family, Governor Jindal, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, B.R. Mayor Kip Holden and 400 plus stakeholders.