May 2011 Archive

SU-BR chancellor search committee names three finalists for position
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports The Southern University-Baton Rouge search committee on Wednesday named three candidates to be considered for the position of chancellor on the Baton Rouge campus. ...
SUNO/UNO merger bill goes beyond Bd. of Regents- backed plan ‘SOS’ rally set for April 26
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports Lawmakers seeking to consolidate historically Black Southern University at New Orleans with predominantly white University of New Orleans are recommending a merger more that goes beyond ...
Supreme Knight Blackmon joined faith leaders at annual White House Easter Prayer
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports The Honorable F. DeKarlos Blackmon, Obl.S.B., the Supreme Knight and Chief Executive Officer of the Knights of Peter Claver, was among a group of faith ...
Systemic issues compromise worker safety on oil rigs
By Zoe Sullivan The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer Just over a year ago, a violent explosion ripped apart the Deep­water Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, unleashing what was to ...
The curious case of a civil servant
By Michael Radcliff The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer fast same day payday loans Editor’s Note: This is the third and final article of a three-part series, the first of ...
The Hard Truth … Disaster response: Making it better, not worse
By J. Kojo Livingston The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Columnist We just finished a discussion of the conservative/racists new sport of comparing and denouncing disaster victims. Most folks acknowledge that we are in ...
They’ve gone too far
By Edmund W. Lewis The Louisiana Weekly Editor So I’m enjoying a leisure Saturday morning recently when I stumble across a piece of information that brings a smile to my face. ...
Well after Civil War, color line still divides
By Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist One hundred and fifty years ago, the Civil War began, the savage struggle over whether America would be a land of freedom or of slavery. ...
Will Washington cut funds for Alzheimer’s care?
The Louisiana Weekly default on unsecured loan Staff Reports A recent report issued by the Alzheimer’s Association says Alzheimer’s costs are projected to explode by mid-century. The report, titled “Changing ...
Xavier readies SuperScholar/EXCEL program
There are still a few spaces left for the summer 2011 SuperScho­lar/EX­CEL program at Xavier Univ­ersity of Louisiana.

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