Entergy blames slow-moving Isaac for its contractor glitches
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer As August ended, Isaac-weary residents—many of whom had been without power for three or four days—saw Entergy contractors sitting in trucks on streets and in parking lots ...
Oil industry accidents, BP tarballs reported after Isaac
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer At least 93 oil-and-gas industry accidents occurred in Louisiana during Hurricane Isaac, mainly because of poor preparation, suggesting companies had learned little from Katrina or the BP ... MRGO continues to cause angst as feds, state officials reach impasse
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Federal and state officials have reached an impasse in deciding who will foot the bill to restore the now-closed massive Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) to a ... Isaac forces temporary halt of Head Start program
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer “We were taken aback by the amount of damage that our facilities received from this so-called category one hurricane.” Pearlie H. Elloie shared her consternation with The ... Isaac raises more concerns about sinkhole
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer Last week the state sent National Guardsmen to help secure the equipment that was exploring the huge and growing sinkhole in Bayou Corne, Louisiana. The fear ... Boehner predicts minority and young people not a factor in November
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspapers) — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) admits that the GOP doesn’t do well with Blacks and Hispanics but ... Study: Common pesticide seems to harm boys’ brains more than girls
By Brett Israel Contributing Writer NEW YORK (Special from Environmental Health News and New America Media) — A widely used pesticide — banned in homes but still commonly used on farms – ... Retired FBI agent recalls civil rights era
By Patsy R. Brumfield Contributing Writer (Special to AP from Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal) — John Castles looks back on his nearly 29-year FBI career to some of the most change-fraught ...
New Orleanian delivers prayer at DNC
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer A native New Orleanian was tapped to step onto the international stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., September 7 to offer a word of ... Analysis compares African-American hunger, poverty with African nations
(Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer) — A newly-released analysis from Bread for the World explores connections between hunger and poverty in the African-American community to that in ...
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By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer As August ended, Isaac-weary residents—many of whom had been without power for three or four days—saw Entergy contractors sitting in trucks on streets and in parking lots ...
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer At least 93 oil-and-gas industry accidents occurred in Louisiana during Hurricane Isaac, mainly because of poor preparation, suggesting companies had learned little from Katrina or the BP ... MRGO continues to cause angst as feds, state officials reach impasse
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Federal and state officials have reached an impasse in deciding who will foot the bill to restore the now-closed massive Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) to a ... Isaac forces temporary halt of Head Start program
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer “We were taken aback by the amount of damage that our facilities received from this so-called category one hurricane.” Pearlie H. Elloie shared her consternation with The ... Isaac raises more concerns about sinkhole
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer Last week the state sent National Guardsmen to help secure the equipment that was exploring the huge and growing sinkhole in Bayou Corne, Louisiana. The fear ... Boehner predicts minority and young people not a factor in November
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspapers) — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) admits that the GOP doesn’t do well with Blacks and Hispanics but ... Study: Common pesticide seems to harm boys’ brains more than girls
By Brett Israel Contributing Writer NEW YORK (Special from Environmental Health News and New America Media) — A widely used pesticide — banned in homes but still commonly used on farms – ... Retired FBI agent recalls civil rights era
By Patsy R. Brumfield Contributing Writer (Special to AP from Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal) — John Castles looks back on his nearly 29-year FBI career to some of the most change-fraught ...
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer A native New Orleanian was tapped to step onto the international stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., September 7 to offer a word of ... Analysis compares African-American hunger, poverty with African nations
(Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer) — A newly-released analysis from Bread for the World explores connections between hunger and poverty in the African-American community to that in ...
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