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River traffic resumes after barge accident but threats remain
By Susan Buchanan The Louisiana Weekly Traffic on the lower Mississippi River restarted last Tuesday after a four-day closure caused by a Baton Rouge barge
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Feds are urged to act on post-BP disaster health crisis
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports A coalition of 154 organizations sent a letter Wednesday to the heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the
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By Zoe Sullivan The Louisiana Weekly The blast of a train horn is just part of the background noise at The Green Project, which abuts the a gravel driveway next to the ... If Tucker runs for Secty of State, does his SUNO stance help, hinder?
By Christopher Tidmore The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer The October contest for Secretary of State was jolted early last week when sources close to Jim Tucker revealed that the term-limited Speaker ... Jackson State 8th Biennial Confab set for June 2-5 in N.O.
The Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Inc., (JSUNAA) and the New Orleans Metro Alumni Chapter will host the 8th Biennial Conference in New Orleans, June 2-5, 2011. The theme ... OPSB blames co-defendant as teachers seek compensation for 2006 mass firings
By Jessica Williams http://thelensnola.org One defendant — the Orleans Parish School Board — tried repeatedly to blame a co- defendant – the state Department of Education — as school board employees who ... Amendment to block Avondale payoff fails
By Zoe Sullivan The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer Rep. Cedric Richmond introduced two amendments last week to the National Defense Authorization Act, which funds the budget for the Defense Department. Both of ... Area elementary students grade food policies of schools
By Kelly Parker The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer compare the market small loans Elementary school students aren’t the only ones being graded on their performance, as this school year comes to an ... Communities of Color fights tobacco advertisement targeting
By Travis Andrews The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer The tobacco industry continues to target the African-American community, but Communities of Color Network is fighting back. Red-light, speed cameras could be banned
By Christopher Tidmore The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer Two New Orleans area legislators have proposed a new statute that could end red-light and speed cameras in parishes across the state. ...
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