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Poverty in America: The Problems and Solutions

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Yunus, Poverty, Check Cashing, Louisiana, Microlending, Nobel, Payday Loans, Obama, Mccain, Western Union, Rural, Teen Moms, Bush, Education, Clinton, South, Palin, Public Transportation, Communities, Shreveport, Economy, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

We need to make communities strong again. Our local money does not need to be mixed in with some guy's hedge fund abstract tranche of nothing all to make a fee for some banker in New York.

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South Texas: Election Last Thing on Anyone's Mind After Hurricane Ike

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Recovery, Hurrican Ike, Louisiana, Disaster, Galveston, Texas, Election Coverage, Bolivar Peninsula, Search and Rescue, Texas McCain, Texas Election 2008, Texas Obama, Recovery Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Ike Election 2008, Texas Voters, Hurricane Ike Election, Politics Hurricane Ike, Home News
Georgianne Nienaber

Gas prices had been dropping daily due to the worldwide market crash, but for the people in south Texas, financial devastation was already old news. Was she worried about the election? No comment was offered--just a quizzical look.

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Louisiana Election Officials Threatened By Man Impatient To "Keep The N*gger Out Of Office"

The Smoking Gun | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Louisiana, Local Politics, Voter Registration, Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

OCTOBER 8--Angered by a delay in the receipt of his voter registration card, a Louisiana man today threatened to shoot election officials, claiming th...

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, North Dakota, Rick Noriega, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, Al Franken, West Virginia, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Party, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, John Kennedy, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Saxby Chambliss, Elizabeth Dole, Mississippi, Republican Party, North Carolina, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Ronnie Musgrove, Louisiana, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Texas, Lindsey Graham, Pennsylvania, Bob Conley, Minnesota, John Cornyn, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, Georgia, Iowa, Jimmy Carter, Jeff Merkley, Hillary Clinton, Utah, Senate, Indiana, Electoral College, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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Sheltering Animals from the Storm

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pets, The Humane Society, Emergency, Ted Stevens, Louisiana, Gustav, Humane Society, Hanna, Texas, Tom Lantos, Christopher Shays, Animals, Frank Lautenberg, Disasters, Humane Society of the United States, Ike, Katrina, Hurricane, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Led by Senators Ted Stevens and Frank Lautenberg, and Reps. Tom Lantos and Chris Shays, the PETS Act set national policy on how to deal with animals in disasters in a post-Katrina environment.

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HTV Houma Louisiana: Terrebonne Parish Begins to Flood

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Hurricane Ike, Flooding, Levees, Louisiana, Houma, Home News
Georgianne Nienaber

"The tide is higher then it was for Hurricane Rita and when the wind blows from the south more water will follow. One hundred thousand people in Terrebonne Parish could flood. It looks like Niagra Falls. Please leave."

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Lessons for Hospitals from Hurricane Gustav

Sheri Fink | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Gustav, Evacuation, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, Hospitals, Politics News
Sheri Fink

Cross-posted with ProPublica As Hurricane Gustav approached the southern Louisiana coastline late last month, an estimated 10,000 hospital, nursing h...

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All But Ignored: Gustav Deals Major Blow to Baton Rouge and Indian Tribes in South Louisiana

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Hurricane Gustav, Terrebonne Parish, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Landrieu, Disaster, Disaster Relief, Media News
Georgianne Nienaber

Local radio coverage is "pathetic," Wirt said in frustration, urging citizens journalists to try to make contact with the Terrebonne Indian tribe "who did not dodge a bullet."

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The Ol' Boys of Braithwaite

Randy Fertel | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana, Gustav, Hurricane Gustav, Politics News
Randy Fertel

Monday morning New Orleans breathed a sigh of relief. Only, there was this: we had breathed the same sigh and indulged in the same cliché on an all-too-similar Monday morning three years before.

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Gustav Raises The Question (Again): Is New Orleans Worth It?

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 10.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Extreme Weather, Gustav, Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans Damage, Rebuilding New Orleans, Levees, Green News

WASHINGTON — Those who love New Orleans say Hurricane Gustav is proof that the billions of dollars spent to protect the city and bring it back t...

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Hurricane Gustav Largely Spares New Orleans

AP | BECKY BOHRER and DOUG SIMPSON | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Hurricane Gustav, New Orleans, Louisiana, Hurricane Gustav New Orleans, Hurricane Gustav Louisiana, Home News

NEW ORLEANS — Millions fled the Gulf Coast in fear of Hurricane Gustav, billed as the apocalyptic "mother of all storms." It didn't deliver. Now...

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Gustav Delivers Glancing Blow To New Orleans

AP | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MARY FOSTER | Posted 10.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Extreme Weather, Hurricane Gustav, Gustav, Louisiana, Gulf Coast, Fema, Green News

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glanc...

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New Orleans: Nobody Asked, Why Not Sooner?

Harry Shearer | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Gustav, Army Corps of Engineers, Hurricanes, Louisiana, Hurricane Gustav, Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, Politics News
Harry Shearer

Is money the reason New Orleans has to wait three more years before even the semblance of protection is in place? What's the city supposed to do in the meantime?

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Coastal Erosion Challenges Perseverance Of Louisiana Fishing Community

NYT | Susan Saulny | Posted 09.25.2008 | Green

Read More: New Orleans, Louisiana, Coastal Erosion, Shrimping, Wetlands, Golden Meadow, Fishing, Weather, Extreme Weather, Land Loss, Gulf of Mexico, Patois, Offshore Drilling, Green, Green News, Environment, Green News

GOLDEN MEADOW, La. -- The men still bark orders in a French patois here while at work along the banks of Bayou Lafourche, a watery main street whose l...

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Held Suspect

Terrance Heath | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Louisiana, Tasers, Crime, Police, Police Brutality, Racism, Race, Baron Pikes, Jena 6, Civil Rights, Racial Profiling, Politics News
Terrance Heath

I don't remember how old I was the first time it happened. I couldn't have been more than ten years old. We were in Philadelphia -- my mother, my youn...

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Louisiana's Landrieu Dogs FEMA and Protects Fourth Estate

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Congress, Fema Trailers, Fema, Freedom of Press, Mary Landrieu, Louisiana, Accountability, Politics News
Georgianne Nienaber

As a journalist who works regularly in Africa, I take press freedoms pretty seriously.

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"Dead Zone" In The Gulf Of Mexico Now Bigger Than Ever, Researchers Say

AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Gulf of Mexico, Nature, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Green News

HOUSTON — A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever...

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Seth Colter Walls

GOP-Backed Candidate In Louisiana Used To Support His Likely Democratic Opponent

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Louisiana, John Boehner, Jeff Thompson, Paul Carmouche, La-4, Election 2008, Politics News

If Jeff Thompson can capitalize on endorsements from Republican heavyweights like House Minority Leader John Boehner and clinch his party's nomination...

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Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Mormons, Stu Rothenberg, Mckinsey, Economy, George W. Bush, Cindy McCain, Connecticut, Larry Craig, Dick Cheney, George Hamilton, Thomas Hendricks, Harvard, Charlie Crist, Creationism, Mike Huckabee, Brown University, Hewlett Packard, Ebay, Carly Fiorina, Mississippi, Republican Party, Christians, Mark Foley, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Football, Campaign Finance, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hockey, Meg Whitman, Religion, Rudy Giuliani, Sex, Fred Thompson, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Tim Pawlenty, Evolution, Fishing, Senate, Gay Issues, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

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Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Glbt, Gay History, Louisiana, Gay Pride Weekend, Metropolitan Community Church, Lesbian, Same-Sex Marriage, UpStairs Lounge, 1973, Firebombing, Gay, Fire, GLBT History, California, Anti-Gay Violence, Mcc, 2008, California Supreme Court, Homophobia, Christianity, June 24 1973, Bigotry, Gay Marriage, Rip, Gay Rights, Politics News
Erik Ose

To fully understand recent events, it's important to remember a tragedy that happened thirty-five years ago, and how much things have changed for gays and lesbians since then.

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Atchafalaya: Floods, Fear, Snakes and Murder

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Killing, Serpents, Louisiana, Poisonous Snakes, Nature, Atchafalaya, Swamp, Spirituality, Bayou, Living News
Georgianne Nienaber

Image: Outrunning the Fear Blood coagulated between the eyes of the water moccasin like the Hindu bindi as its flaccid five-foot length dangled fr...

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Recall Petition Filed Against Potential McCain Veep

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Louisiana Governor, Vice President, Recall, John McCain, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Politics News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is facing a potential recall, after he declined to veto state legislators doubling their salaries.

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Joining GOP's Bold March Backwards, Bobby Jindal and Louisiana Democrats Pass "Stealth Creationism" Education Bill

Bruce Wilson | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Intelligent Design, Louisiana, Creationism, Democrats, Bobby Jindal, Politics News
Bruce Wilson

Jindal has joined the GOP in its bold march backwards towards the days of when Medieval concepts such as Geocentrism, phlogistan and the "Four Humors" held sway.

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Still Counting Katrina's Dead

Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hurricane Katrina Deceased Victims List, Katrina Dead, Louisiana, Katrina Diaspora, John Mutter, Katrina, Katrina Victims, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi, Politics News
Stacy Parker Aab

While the "full impact" of Katrina is not quantifiable, the more we know about the circumstances of individual deaths, the better prepared we will be to prevent similar disasters in the future.

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Deconstructing Ray Nagin's State of the City Report

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Crime, Ray Nagin, FEMA Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Recovery, John Swenson, Bush, Nola, Lra, Politics News
Georgianne Nienaber

A dumpster load of money has either been allocated or earmarked for New Orleans, but where is the money? It sure as heck isn't in the lower ninth, which now resembles a cow pasture.

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