February 2014 Archive
By Susan Buchanan first cash advance dallas tx Contributing Writer Houma native Jerome Zeringue, known as Zee, starts as chairman of the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority this week, and ... Strumming along with Carnival music
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Almost everyone has a favorite Mardi Gras song, the one they play first thing Carnival morning, the one they want to hear as they rub the previous ... Community steward and activist, Richard Boseman, dies
Richard Boseman, personal loans saginaw mi a community steward and activist, died on February 7. He was 76. The sixth child born to Devance Sr. (of Belle Alliance, La.) and ... Things go better with Coke
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist What could anyone who loves America find offensive about Americans singing one of the nation’s unofficial national anthems, “America the Beautiful?” Well, Coca-Cola, the consumer products ... Remember Malcolm
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Friday, February 21, will mark the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, one of the world’s most committed and visionary freedom fighters. Former Mayor Nagin found guilty
Sentencing set for June 11 Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin made history Wednesday by becoming the first mayor in New Orleans’ nearly 300-year history to be tried and convicted ... Congress must vote to delay Biggert-Waters
Last Wednesday night, Metairie GOP Congressman Steve Scalise helped broker an agreement amongst key GOP lawmakers in the House, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, to protect Louisiana homeowners from ... Carter G. Woodson, a master teacher
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist As we experience payday loans market size 2014 Black History Month, it is critical that those of us who are serious about advancing the legacy of ... Black History Month: Now more than ever
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history. And there is no higher cause than honoring our struggle and ... A coup for Louisiana
Last week, Mary Landrieu ascended to the Chairmanship of the US Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, returning Louisiana to it’s first position of real Congressional power since Bob Livingston ...
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