April 2019 Archive

Wendell Pierce, other businessmen announce purchase of WBOK
WBOK 1230 AM, a New Orleans-based independent Black radio station, has announced its sale to a group of local Black businessmen.
Corps finalizing Industrial Canal lock study as some residents brace for disruption
By Tom Wright The Lens The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is winding up a three-year study phase of its plan to replace the Industrial Canal Lock, located just north ...
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Some urgent care centers charge an additional facility fee
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer You sprained your wrist on a Sunday, and you’re headed to an urgent care center instead of a hospital ER because it’s less expensive and faster. Before ...
Jazz Fest’s 50th Anniversary begins
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicks off its 50th anniversary celebration on Thursday, April 25 and, as always, presents an eclectic mix of genres from ...
One moment in time
By Raynard Jackson Contributing Columnist Last Sunday, on my flight back to Washington, D.C., I, like millions of people all over the world, was captivated and mesmerized by the play of Tiger ...
Denying to enforce Military Lending Act
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Columnist America’s 1.29 million member-strong, all-volunteer military includes men and women from all 50 states, according to the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. Regardless of race or ...
Healthcare compromise is not frozen
By Christopher Tidmore, Associate Editor Louisiana benefited from the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act more than just about any other state, mainly due to our largely impoverished population, yet we ...
From the ashes rises sparks of hope
The fire that consumed “The Forest,” the web of medieval tree-trucks which held up the roof and tower of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, has provided a serendipity beyond the bravery ...
The angels among us
While Paris’ Notre Dame Church burned, Louisianans continue to absorb the hate crimes perpetrated on parishioners of three African-American churches in St. Landry Parish. Of all people, a deputy sheriff’s ...
A new plan to make Wall Street pay for creating the foreclosure crisis
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Last week, as Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., convened a House Financial Services Committee hearing, featuring the CEOs of Wall Street’s biggest banks, the financial watchdog group Better ...

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