September 2012 Archive
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist Exiting Interstate 12 at Highway 434 and proceeding south, one has the illusion of plunging into a primeval forest of large, dense pines, hardwoods and undergrowth. ... Those ‘nutty’ conservatives
On the first day of the Republican National convention two attendees, apparently caught up in the true spirit of the occasion, threw peanuts at an African-American camerawoman for CNN, yelling ... Disaster assistance for hurricane survivors tops $10M
BATON ROUGE, La. - Just one week since the Aug. 29 major disaster declaration for Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana, more than $10 million in state and federal disaster assistance ... Lost decades — Longevity gains decline for Blacks, Latinos and less educated
By Paul Kleyman Contributing Writer CHICAGO (Special from New America Media) —The longevity gap between “two Americas” has widened since 1990, says a new study. One America is mostly white and well ... Local study shows that Orleanians are ‘asset’ poor
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Most Americans are familiar with measuring poverty in terms of dollars and cents, believing that the dividing line between rich and poor is one that separates high ... Ain’t it funny how time slips away
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist November of 1982 saw me travel to the Eternal City to participate in an SVD General Chapter. Such a worldwide meeting of Society of the Divine ... Condoleezza Rice named first Black female Masters member
(Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper) – Condoleezza american cash advance bogalusa la Rice, the first female African-American Secretary of State, made more history on Aug. 20 as ... Preventing the predictable
It’s been a tragic and trying week for Southeast Louisiana and the rest of the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Isaac unleashed days of torrential rains, heavy force winds and flooding. ... Questions from the storm
By Edmund W. Lewis The Louisiana Weekly Editor It’s Friday, August 31, 2012. The sun is shining, birds are chirping away and it looks like another golden day in the city that ... Eric Strachan seeks to succeed Head in District “B” seat
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer District B Council Candidate Eric Strachan credits the reason for his involvement in politics to his parents, and their unwillingness to accept the status quo of ...
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