June 2013 Archive
Authorities have identified and charged the inmates in controversial videos that show them playing with a loaded gun, doing drugs, gambling and drinking beer inside Orleans Parish Prison. Algiers ferry service to be slashed less than feared; Gretna service scuttled
By Della Hasselle thelensnola.org It’s a reprieve for the Canal St. ferry service to and from Algiers Point — but hardly a restoration to full vitality. And the service ... Choose freedom
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor On June 18, 2009 the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation in the U.S. and sent the measure to the ... Coalition seeks Sen. Landrieu’s support for abortion ban, clinic halt
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Less than 24 hours after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to ban most abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, the leaders of the Pro-Life movement in ... Hubig’s Pie gets approval to rebuild
Hubig’s Pie has been approved by the City Council for a new location. It was a unanimous vote by the Council, 7-0, for the new location which is on the ... La. moves to 46th in ‘quality of life’
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It has long been the author’s contention — and trademarked comment—that Louisiana is a failure at everything but living, but, boy, do we know how to ... Medicare cuts are too deep
Thanks to continued fiscal fights in Congress, Louisiana seniors have a new reason to worry about access to health care. Opportunity for young activists
By Barbara R. Arnwine Guest Columnist Fighting for social and racial justice is the enduring component of the civil right movements. In the tumultuous 1960s many great leaders emerged, dedicating their lives ... President Obama prepares to fight for judicial nominees
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When President Obama announced his nominees to fill vacancies at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, everyone watching ... Rev. Zebadee Bridges dies
By Edmund W. Lewis where can i find a real payday loan Editor The Rev. Dr. Zebadee Bridges, one of the last surviving ministers who played a pivotal role in the historic ...
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