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Minority
Businesses
Locked Out of
Stimulus Loans |
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New America
Media, News
Report, Aaron
Glantz
December 18,
2009 - Loans
handed out to
struggling small
businesses as
part of
President Barack
Obama's stimulus
package have
largely shut out
minority
businesses --
especially those
owned by Blacks
and Latinos --
according to
data provided by
the federal
government's
Small Business
Administration
(SBA) to New
America Media
(NAM).
On June 15, the
SBA, using money
from the $787
billion American
Recovery and
Reinvestment
Act, launched
the ARC program,
America's
Recovery
Capital, giving
banks and credit
unions 100
percent
guarantees so
they're taking
no risk when
they make loans
of up to $35,000
to previously
successful,
currently
struggling small
businesses to
help them ride
out the
recession.
Under the
program, the
borrower pays no
interest and
makes no
payments for 12
months, then has
five years to
repay the loan.
SBA charges no
fees and pays
interest to the
lender at prime
- the rate of
interest at
which banks lend
to favored
customers - plus
2 percent.
The Obama
Administration
does not report
the racial
breakdown of
who's benefiting
from these loans
at Recovery.gov,
but data
obtained by NAM
from the SBA
found that of
the 4,497 ARC
loans where the
race of the
borrower was
reported, 4,104
(over 91
percent) went to
white-owned
firms, 140, (3%)
went to
Hispanic-owned
businesses, and
151 (3%) went to
Asian- or
Pacific
Islander-owned
businesses. Only
65, (1.5%) went
to black-owned
firms.
Overall,
white-owned
businesses
received over
$130 million in
loans through
the program,
while Hispanic-
owned businesses
got $4 million
and black-owned
businesses less
than $2 million.
In five states -
Alabama,
Arkansas, New
Hampshire, South
Dakota, and
Wyoming -- every
single firm that
received an ARC
loan was
white-owned. In
eight other
states,
including
Louisiana and
Nevada, all but
one loan went to
a white-owned
firm.
Civil rights
groups and
representatives
of the minority
business
communities
reacted with
anger when told
of NAM's
findings.
"It's just
horrendous,"
said Anthony
Robinson,
director of the
Washington,
D.C.-based
Minority
Business Legal
Defense and
Education Fund (MBELDEF).
"During this
economic
recession, there
is no
recognition or
sensitivity to
the need to
support and
benefit people
of color."
"The data raises
troubling
questions" and
should trigger
an
investigation,"
says Oren
Sellstrom of San
Francisco's
Lawyers
Committee for
Civil Rights.
"This should be
a red flag for
the SBA and the
banks. It gives
us the
indication that
something may be
amiss and
further
explanation is
warranted."
Census figures
put black
business
ownership at 5%
and Hispanic
business
ownership at
about 7% -- more
than double the
numbers getting
these SBA-
backed loans.
At the SBA in
Washington,
spokesman
Jonathan Swain
argued racial
disparities in
the ARC loan
program don't
paint the full
picture of the
agency's lending
practices. Many
of the SBA's
other loan
products, he
says, have large
minority
business
participation.
For example, he
says,
minority-owned
businesses
receive 29% of
loans given
through the
SBA's regular
lending program
and 37% of
Microloans doled
out by the
agency.
"It's hard to
look at the ARC
program by
itself," he told
NAM. "It's just
one tool in the
tool box, just
one tool in the
array to help
small business
in these tough
economic times."
One reason for
the extremely
low level of
minority
participation in
the ARC loan
program, he
maintains, is
that the
Recovery Act
specifically
prohibits the
agency from
allowing an ARC
loan to be used
to refinance a
regular SBA
loan, which
minority firms
are more likely
to have.
That explanation
isn't enough for
minority
business and
civil rights
groups, however.
Sellstrom of the
Lawyers
Committee for
Civil Rights
isn't convinced
by that
argument. "You
would think that
minority owned
firms could use
$35,000 for a
lot of uses
other than
paying down SBA
loans."
Sellstom said
SBA's response
only underscores
the need for
further
investigation.
"It's often the
case that the
first
explanation
leads to further
questions," he
said.
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Javier Palomarez,
the president
and chief
executive
officer of the
United States
Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce,
says the ARC
loan program was
poorly designed
and "destined to
fail."
When Congress
was drafting the
stimulus
package,
Palomarez said,
his agency and
other minority
business groups
argued the
severity of
America's
recession should
have led to the
government
handing out
loans to
struggling small
businesses
directly -
rather than
simply backing
up loans from
the very banks
that caused the
country's
economic
recession.
But the SBA and
the banks
lobbied against
direct
government
financing of
small business,
he said, and so
Congress devised
a $35,000 loan
program that
requires a small
business to wade
through nearly
the same
paperwork needed
to obtain one of
SBA's regular $2
million loans.
Because of the
paperwork and
the small sums
involved, "most
banks don't want
to participate
in the loan
program, and
many of those
that are
participating
are restricting
applications
only to
long-term
clients."
And those
long-term
clients often
exclude small,
minority
businesses,
which banks see
as "risky."
"There's been a
dramatic rise in
the risk profile
of small
businesses,"
Palomarez said
"and that is
even more
pronounced among
minority
entrepreneurs.
"African
American and
Hispanic
entrepreneurs
often
self-financed
their start-ups
or expansions,
meaning, that
they tapped into
their own net
worth . . .
taking out home
equity loans or
second mortgages
to invest in
their
communities and
create jobs."
"These
businesses did
not get a
bailout and,
while the
Administration
has been
generous with
tax credits for
struggling
businesses, the
banks that
caused this
problem are
nowhere to be
seen," he said.
James Ballentine,
senior vice
president of the
American Bankers
Association,
told New America
Media the banks
have nothing to
do with the
racial
disparities
apparent in the
stimulus' small
business loans.
"When somebody
comes to us, we
don't look at
their race," he
said. "The(y)
can be red,
white, brown, or
green. The only
thing we look at
is their credit
worthiness."
The main
problem,
Balletine, said,
is "there's been
a real lack of
marketing and as
a result, very
few lenders have
participated."
He noted that in
the six months
since the ARC
Loan program was
first announced,
the SBA has been
able to
underwrite fewer
than 5,000
loans.
But Sellstrom of
the Lawyers
Committee says
the bankers'
analysis doesn't
address the
question of the
racial
inequities. The
fact that
there's been
little marketing
doesn't mean
that nobody is
being told about
the
opportunities.
It just means
that it's going
on in less
formal ways, and
those informal
channels are the
ones that
minority
businesses are
not privy to."
"The breakdown
is that people
of color are not
present at the
banks," added
Anthony Robinson
of MBELDEF." And
the government
that's pushing
these benefits
through are not
sensitive to the
fact that we are
not involved in
this
distribution
network.
"So to solve
this problem we
need to
incorporate
people of color
into the
distribution
chain of banks,
business, and
government.
Otherwise, the
flaws of the
system will only
magnify the
inequality
that's at the
center of our
recession.
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Mayoral Forum:
"A Collaborative
for the Future;
Where Purpose
Meets Power" -
Jan 12 |
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Tuesday,
January 12, 2010
@ Dillard
University, Cook
Center
Dr. Beverly
Wright, Interim
President of the
African American
Women of Purpose
and Power (AAWPP)
and Mr. Nolin
Rollins,
President and
CEO, Urban
League of
Greater New
Orleans invite
you to join them
for a mayoral
forum "A
Collaborative
for the Future;
Where Purpose
Meets Power"
on January 12,
2010 beginning
at 6:00 p.m. A
coalition of
community
leaders and
organizations
have come
together to
sponsor this
forum which will
be hosted by Dr.
Marvalene Hughes
in the Cook
Center at
Dillard
University, 2601
Gentilly
Boulevard, New
Orleans,
Louisiana 70122.
This forum is
planned and
co-sponsored by
a large number
of organizations
in the city.
They include,
Crescent City
Chapter of
Links, Inc.,
Deep South
Center for
Environmental
Justice at
Dillard
University, GNO
Communication,
Louisiana
Justice
Institute,
McKenna
Publishing
Company,
National
Coalition on
Blacks Civic
Participation,
New America
Media, New
Orleans Agenda,
New Orleans
Association of
Black
Psychologists,
New Orleans
Branch NAACP,
New Orleans
Chapter of
Links, Inc., New
Orleans Tribune,
NOLA Beez,
NOLA.TV, the
Pontchartrain
Chapter of
Links, Inc., and
others.
The purpose of
the forum is to
engage the
candidates in a
candid
discussion
regarding
concerns
important to the
African American
community and
other ethnic
minorities. The
focus will be on
quality of life
issues such as
public safety,
education and
youth
development,
housing, medical
services,
economic
inclusion and
environmental
health.
The forum
will be preceded
by a
"Meet-and-Greet"
reception and
press conference
held by New
America Media's
NOLA Beez
Digital Divide
Initiative. NOLA
Beez is an
online
collaboration of
local ethnic
media
organizations
featuring
hyperlocal news
content covering
the Greater New
Orleans
Metropolitan
Area and the
Gulf South
Region. All
candidates
seeking elective
seeking office
during the
February 2010
election cycle
are invited to
participate in
the
Meet-and-Greet.
The reception
begins at 4:00
p.m.
NAM's NOLA
Beez Digital
Divide
Initiative aims
to assist ethnic
media in
improving
coverage of
their
communities and
other ethnic
groups through
citizen
journalism and
online
multimedia
development.
Once active,
site visitors of
NOLAbeez.org
will be able to
view daily
articles
contributed by
the following
charter members'
publications
representing the
region's
demographic
diversity: The
Louisiana
Weekly, El
Tiempo New
Orleans,
Jambalaya News,
Louisiana Data
News Weekly,
Ngoc Lan: The
Vietnamese
American
Association, New
Orleans
Agenda.com, and
NOLA.TV.
In addition,
NOLA Beez is in
the process of
adding members
from areas such
as Lafayette,
Alexandria, Lake
Charles,
Bogalusa,
Monroe, and
other parts of
Louisiana. Other
partners include
the LSU Manship
School of Mass
Communication,
Xavier
University
Department of
Journalism, The
New Orleans
Tribune, and GNO
Communications.
If you have
any questions
regarding the
forum, please
contact Tammara
Brown at
TammaraBrow@aol.com
or 504.284.5000.
For
information
about NAM's NOLA
Beez Digital
Divide
Initiative,
please contact
Vincent Sylvain
at Vincent@SylvainSolutions.com
or 504.232.3499.
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Roland Martin to
speak for 24th
Annual MLK Week
for Peace Jan 18
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NEW ORLEANS -
Award winning
journalist
Roland Martin
will be the
keynote speaker
for the
24th Annual
Martin Luther
King Week for
Peace
January 18 - 22,
2010.
The Martin
Luther King Week
for Peace is
presented by
Xavier, Tulane,
Loyola and
Dillard
Universities.
This year's
theme is
"Change: From
Rhetoric to
Action."
"We will start
our MLK Week
celebration with
a Day of Service
this year," said
Deon Ridgell,
chair of the
committee.
Students from
all four
campuses will
meet at Xavier's
University
Center and be
matched up with
a service
project. The
week's other
activities
include the MLK
Convocation Wed.
Jan 20 at
Tulane's
McAlister
Auditorium at
6:30 pm with an
Opening
Reception at
6pm. The Week
will conclude
with the student
led Expressions
of Unity on the
Dillard campus
Friday Jan. 22
at 7pm at the
Cook Theater.
Presentations at
the Convocation
include the
Lifetime
Achievement
Award and
Student
Community
Service Awards.
This year's
Presidential
Lifetime
Achievement
winner is civic
leader and
businessman,
Charles Teamer.
Teamer is the
co-founder and
chairman of the
Dryades Savings
Bank in New
Orleans, and
chair of the
board of
directors of the
Chamber of
Commerce in New
Orleans. He is
recognized
nationally as an
expert in the
field of higher
education and
financial
management. He
has over forty
years of service
as an
Advisor/Consultant
in higher
education, with
a sphere for
institutions in
financial
distress.
Guest speaker
Roland Martin is
a nationally
syndicated
columnist with
Creators
Syndicate and is
a commentator
for TV One Cable
Network, a CNN
contributor, and
host of the
Roland S. Martin
Show on WVON
radio in
Chicago. He has
appeared as an
analyst on
several
television and
radio programs
including MSNBC,
Fox News, BET
nightly news,
the Tom Joyner
Morning Show and
NPR. He is a
contributor for
Essence magazine
and posts a
daily blog on
Essence.com. He
is the author of
"Speak, Brother!
A Black Man's
View of America"
and "Listening
to the Spirit
Within: 50
Perspectives on
Faith."
For more
information on
the
Xavier/Tulane/Loyola/Dillard
Martin Luther
King Week for
Peace events,
call
504-520-5450 or
865-5181.
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Obama defends
self against
black critics |
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DARLENE
SUPERVILLE, AP
President Barack
Obama on Monday
rebutted critics
who say he isn't
showing enough
compassion
toward black
America, citing
his health care
effort as one
example he says
"will be hugely
important" for
blacks.
Obama said
another example
is the billions
of dollars in
aid to states
included in the
economic
stimulus bill,
money that was
used to save
thousands of
teachers,
firefighters and
police officers
from losing
their jobs. He
said many of
those workers
are black.
"So this notion,
somehow, that
because there
wasn't a
transformation
overnight that
we've been
neglectful is
just simply,
factually not
accurate," Obama
said in an Oval
Office interview
with April Ryan
of American
Urban Radio
Networks.
But the
president
acknowledged
there are limits
to what a
president can do
for any class of
people.
"The only thing
I cannot do is,
by law, I cannot
pass laws that
say 'I'm just
helping black
folks.' I'm the
president of the
entire United
States," Obama
said, giving his
standard answer
to questions
about the
economic and
other
disparities
facing blacks.
"What I can do
is make sure
that I am
passing laws
that help all
people,
particularly
those who are
most vulnerable
and most in
need," he said.
"That in turn is
going to help
lift up the
African-American
community."
Black members of
Congress have
begun pressing
their demands
that the
nation's first
African-American
president do
more for
minorities hard
hit by the
recession,
noting the
billions of
dollars spent on
the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan
and to prop up
big banks and
large
corporations.
Nationally,
unemployment
stands at 10
percent while
15.6 percent of
blacks are
jobless.
Obama said the
grumbling was
justified
because the U.S.
has just begun
to emerge from
the worst
economic crisis
since the Great
Depression. At
the same time,
he said polls
show
overwhelming
support among
blacks for what
his
administration
is trying to do.
The president
said the health
care bill the
Senate is
expected to pass
this week will
help the one in
five blacks who
don't have
health insurance
- almost double
the general
population - by
making coverage
more affordable.
"This will be
hugely important
for the
African-American
community," he
said, also
citing increased
spending on
education.
Asked to comment
on the state of
black America,
Obama
paraphrased
author Charles
Dickens when he
said it
continues to be
the best of
times and the
worst of times.
Still, he said
he was
optimistic about
the future.
"But it's going
to take work. It
was never going
to be done just
because we
elected me," he
said.
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CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS MAILS
PROPERTY TAX
BILLS |
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NEW ORLEANS, LA
-- (12/21/ 09) -
Property owners
in the City of
New Orleans
should soon
begin to receive
their 2009 Real
Estate and
Personal
Property
Business tax
bills. The bills
were mailed over
the past several
days.
The City was
unable to bill
the additional
millages sought
by the New
Orleans Public
Library because
the City
Council's
approved
ordinance did
not receive a
2/3 majority
vote (five yea
votes) as
required by
state statute. A
supplemental
bill will be
issued if a new
ordinance is
introduced and
approved at a
later date.
Taxpayers are
encouraged to
pay their
property tax
bills online by
visiting
www.cityofno.com.
Property owners
must have their
tax bill number
and a valid
checking account
or debit/credit
card to complete
the transaction.
Tax payments
also may be
mailed to: City
of New Orleans,
P.O. Box 60047,
New Orleans, LA
70160-0047.
Walk-in
customers may go
to City Hall,
Bureau of
Treasury, Room
1W39 for
assistance. This
option is not
encouraged due
to potential
long lines.
To ensure most
efficient
posting, the tax
bill stub should
be enclosed with
payment. If no
bill stub is
available,
taxpayers should
write the tax
bill number on
the face of
their check or
money order.
Payments must be
payable to the
City of New
Orleans.
Property owners
who do not
receive a tax
bill for each
parcel of realty
and/or business
property they
own by December
31, 2009, should
call
1-866-493-7407
to obtain the
information they
need to pay the
bills in a
timely manner.
Property owners
should provide
the tax bill
number for any
property about
which you are
requesting
information.
Failure to
receive a tax
bill will not
excuse property
owners from
delinquency
interest and
penalties if the
payment is not
received on
time. Property
taxes become
payable upon
issuance of tax
bills and will
become
delinquent on
February 1,
2010.
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2010 Conference
on Environmental
Justice, Air
Quality, Goods
Movement, and
Green Jobs:
Evolution and
Innovation |
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REGISTRATION
IS NOW OPEN!
- Who:
Communities,
tribes,
advocates,
city/county/state
governments,
colleges/universities,
faith-based
organizations,
businesses
and other
stakeholders
interested
in learning
about
opportunities
to move
toward
environmental
justice in
their
communities.
- Where:
New Orleans
Marriott
Hotel, 555
Canal
Street, New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70130
- Phone:
(888)
364-1200
- Dates:
January
25-27, 2010
-
Registration:
For more
information
and to
register,
visit
http://www.cleanairinfo.com/ejconference.
Registration Fee
(None).
If you are an
NIEHS Worker
Education &
Training
attendee, visit
this web site
for additional
registration
information:
http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/events.cfm?
id=2484.
Contact: Lena (Vickey)
Epps-Price,
Conference
Coordinator;
Phone:
919-541-5573 /
Email:
epps-price.lena@epa.gov
Sponsored by the
United States
Environmental
Protection
Agency (EPA),
Office of Air
Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS)
and co-sponsored
by Dillard
University and
the National
Institute of
Environmental
Health Sciences
(NIEHS), Worker
Education and
Training
Program.
While making
your plans to
attend the
Environmental
Justice
Conference, you
may want to
consider staying
in New Orleans
for the National
Environmental
Justice Advisory
Council (NEJAC)
meeting, which
will also be
held at the New
Orleans
Marriott. The
NEJAC meeting is
scheduled for
Wednesday
January 27
through Friday,
January 29,
2010. For more
information and
to register for
the NEJAC
meeting, please
visit http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustic
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West St. John
High School is
one of 31 in
Louisiana ranked
among best by
U.S. News and
World Report |
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By Joy
Hirdes, The
Times-Picayune
EDGARD, LA -
West St. John
High School in
Edgard has
earned a bronze
medal ranking as
one of
"America's Best
High Schools" by
U.S. News and
World Report in
the magazine's
December issue.
A "bronze" high
school is one
that has
demonstrated
commendable
performance on
state tests.
"We are so
pleased for West
St. John and so
proud of
principal Erica
Merrick being
recognized with
some of the best
high schools in
the nation,"
said St. John
the Baptist
Parish schools
Superintendent
Courtney P.
Millet. "We have
made great
strides at West
St. John to
incorporate
technology into
our curriculum
so that our
students can
learn and
compete with the
best."
The survey
conducted by
U.S. News and
World Report
employed
methodology
developed by
School
Evaluation
Services, a
kindergarten-through-12th
grade education
data research
company run by
Standard &
Poor's. SES
developed the
comprehensive
methodology that
judges how well
high schools
serve all their
students, not
just those who
are
college-bound.
School
Evaluation
Services
collects state
test data from
state
departments of
education,
according to
U.S. News and
World Report.
More than 21,000
public high
schools in 48
states and the
District of
Columbia were
analyzed using
data from the
2007-08 school
year . . .
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Marc H. Morial:
Civil Rights
Coalition
Demands Accurate
Census Count of
African
Americans |
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Syndicated
Weekly Column by
National Urban
League President
& CEO Marc H.
Morial
To Be Equal #51
/ December 23,
2009
As we make our
lists and check
them twice this
holiday season,
we are reminded
that on April 1,
many of the
essential
"gifts" of
democracy will
be determined by
our
participation in
the 2010 Census.
A complete and
accurate census
count will
ensure that your
state and
community get
their fair share
of Congressional
seats, community
services and the
distribution of
more than $400
billion in
federal funding.
But, the
undercounting of
African
Americans in
recent years has
short-changed
hard-pressed
communities of
color. That is
why it is so
important for
every citizen to
participate in
the census and
for the
government to
take specific
actions to
remedy the
under-counting
of African
Americans. And
it was the
reason I
convened a
meeting with
Commerce
Secretary Gary
Locke and a
broad coalition
of civil rights
leaders last
Wednesday in
Washington.
As chair of the
2010 Census
Advisory
Committee, I
called the
meeting to hear
the Department's
plans for
tackling the
issue of African
American
undercounting
and to share our
ideas for
partnering with
the Census
Bureau in a
coordinated
outreach and
mobilization
campaign to
ensure a full
count. Other
meeting
participants
included
Benjamin Jealous
of the NAACP,
Rev. Al Sharpton
of the National
Action Network,
Rev. Jesse
Jackson of the
Rainbow/PUSH
Coalition, U.S.
Rep. Barbara Lee
(D-CA), U.S.
Rep. Lacy Clay
Jr. (D- MO),
Melanie Campbell
of the National
Coalition on
Black Civic
Participation,
Danny Bakewell
of the National
Newspapers
Publishers
Association,
John Payton of
the NAACP Legal
Defense Fund and
others.
As the Black
community
continues to
suffer
disproportionately
from job losses,
foreclosures and
the other
ravages of the
great recession,
it is vitally
important that
we not have a
repeat of the
2000 census when
about 1.3
million people
were over-
counted, mostly
because of
duplicate counts
of Whites with
multiple homes,
while more than
4 million Blacks
and Hispanics
were never
counted.
An accurate
census count is
an essential
tool of public
policy and
citizen
empowerment. It
helps determine
how many federal
dollars are
allocated for
local schools,
hospitals,
health care,
public
transportation,
senior centers,
job training and
a host of other
vital community
services. It
also determines
the number of
Congressional
representatives
each state is
allowed.
Our coalition
recommends a
greater emphasis
on advertising
in the Black
community and a
stronger
partnership with
community-based
organizations to
get more
citizens to fill
out their census
forms. It should
be noted that
federal law
protects the
personal
information you
share.
The more than
1.2 million
African
Americans in
prisons across
the country also
represent a
built-in
undercount. To
remedy that
problem, we are
recommending a
change in Census
Bureau policy to
allow prison
inmates to be
included in the
counts of their
hometowns, not
where they are
being
incarcerated.
In our meeting,
Secretary Locke
acknowledged
that "African
Americans and
other minority
communities have
been
consistently
undercounted in
past censuses .
. . " I am
encouraged by
his willingness
to work with us
to fix the
problem and also
by the strength
of the coalition
that will stay
focused on this
issue right up
until Census
Day.
National
Urban League (www.nul.org)
- Established in
1910, The Urban
League is the
nation's oldest
and largest
communitybased
movement devoted
to empowering
African
Americans to
enter the
economic and
social
mainstream.
Today, the
National Urban
League,
headquartered in
New York City,
spearheads the
non-partisan
efforts of its
local
affiliates.
There are over
100 local
affiliates of
the National
Urban League
located in 35
states and the
District of
Columbia
providing direct
services to more
than 2 million
people
nationwide
through
programs,
advocacy and
research.
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Tuesday from
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
with guest
co-host
Vincent Sylvain
of the New
Orleans Agenda.
Listen as they
discuss some of
the top issues
of the week with
community
leaders &
newsmakers.
Past Roundtable
Guests:
Donna
Brazile / Susan
Taylor / Marc
Morial /
Reverend Jesse
Jackson / Dr.
Corey Hebert /
Judge Ed Lombard
/ Judge Michael
G. Bagneris /
Dr. Ron Walters
/ BESE Member
Louella Givens /
Dr. Silas Lee /
Nolan Rollins /
Pastor Torin
Sanders / Pastor
Tom Watson / Dr.
Beverly Wright /
Councilman James
Carter /
Councilman
Arnold Fielkow /
Councilperson
Cynthia
Willard-Lewis /
Councilperson
Cynthia
Hedge-Morrell /
Councilman Byron
Lee / Senator
Cheryl Gray /
Senator Ed
Murray / State
Senator Ann
Duplessis / Rep.
Austin Badon /
Rep. Juan
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Cedric Richmond
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Native New
Orleanian &
Martial Arts
Champion Grand
Master Eric
O'Neal partners
with Disney |
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The Legend
of LIONMAN & the
Seven KURODOS
along with the
Martial Arts
Festival at
DISNEYLAND®
Resort Search
for "7 Young
American Heroes"
NEW ORLEANS - To
introduce "THE
LEGEND OF
LIONMAN AND THE
SEVEN KURODOS,"
The Lionman
Foundation and
Disneyland
Martial Arts
Festival partner
to host the
"Knowledge is
Power" 20 City
Tour. The
tour kicked of
in New Orleans
at the Blue Lion
Nationals Title
Belt
Championship
held on
Saturday,
December 12,
2009 at the
Hilton Riverside
Hotel.
The Knowledge
Is Power Tour
will visit
schools and
Martial Arts
Tournaments in
20 cities as
Grand Master
Eric O'Neal
searches for
worthy
competitors, and
will culminate
in Anaheim, CA
at the
Disneyland
Martial Arts
Festival on June
19, 2010.
Students in each
city will
compete,
American-Idol
style, to become
the face of one
of the Seven
KURODOS. The
ultimate goal of
the Knowledge Is
Power * 20 City
Tour is to have
the winning
students
represent their
cities by
competing in the
finals. A total
of 140 children
and their
families will
attend the
finals.
Grand Master
O'Neal,
Seven-time USKA
World Karate
Champion,
two-time gold
medal winner of
the Goodwill
Games, inductee
of the
International &
Masters Karate
Hall of Fame and
Creator/Founder
of the Blue Lion
Karate Academy
and The Lionman
Foundation, has
always been
about the
children. In his
efforts to
reach, teach and
uplift the
children of New
Orleans, Grand
Master O'Neal
created "The
Legend of
Lionman and the
Seven Kurodos,"
a series of
twenty-eight
graphic novels
of an American
Superhero who,
along with a
multicultural
group of young
superheros,
performs heroic
and moral deeds,
both real and
fictional that
will inspire,
delight, uplift,
and educate
millions of
children and
adults all over
the world.
"LIONMAN" is the
only American
Superhero that
promotes
education,
academic
achievement,
self-discipline
and affirmation.
"LIONMAN" is
also the first
superhero that
joins forces
with characters
from different
nationalities
that both
entertain and
educate at the
same time.
Through the 28
graphic novels,
the website, the
"LIONMAN" Clubs
and mentoring
programs, "LIONMAN"
will become a
positive
influence and a
source of
support and
inspiration for
children and
youth around the
world.
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ABCT Will Hold
Open Calls for
2010 Regional
Tour of New
Orleans Hip-Hop
Musical Play
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New Orleans, LA.
(12/22/09) - The
Anthony Bean
Community
Theater will
hold open
auditions for
2010 Regional
Tour of Anthony
Bean's hip-hop
musical play,
'504'.
'It tells the
story of
displaced New
Orleans youth
who have
returned to
their city a few
months after the
storm to be part
of the
rebuilding
process by
"doing what we
do best-taking
it to the
streets! Singing
and dancing and
making music!"
Directed by
Anthony Bean and
choreographed by
Arieuna McGee.
Audition will be
for Actors,
Singers &
Dancers. Talents
must be ages 15
through 24.
Auditions will
be held
Saturday,
January 2
beginning at
11:00 a.m. at
ABCT, 1333 South
Carrollton
Avenue.
APPOINTMENT
REQUIRED.
Rehearsal begins
January 6, 2010
and an eight
city tour opens
February 27, and
are booked
through May,
2010.
For appointment
call: (504)
862-PLAY, Monday
- Friday,
between 11:00
a.m. and 5:00
p.m.
Actors must be
prepared with
two (2)
contrasting
monologues.
Singers must be
prepared to sing
two (2)
contrasting
songs. Dancers
must be prepared
to perform at
least a two
minute routine.
Please bring a
photograph and
resume'.
You must call
for an
appointment if
you wish to
audition.
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Xavier
University's
Dean Boutte
Named to NSF
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NEW ORLEANS -
Dr. Kenneth
Boutte, Sr.,
professor of
biology and Dean
of Freshman
Studies at
Xavier
University of
Louisiana, has
accepted the
position of
Program Officer
in the Division
of Human
Resource
Development (HRD),
Directorate for
Education and
Human Resources
(EHR) of the
National Science
Foundation (NSF)
in Virginia. He
will remain a
Xavier employee
during his NSF
tenure.
Boutte will work
directly with
the Louis Stokes
Alliances for
Minority
Participation (LSAMP)
program, a NSF
program that
emphasizes broad
based alliances
to increase the
diversity and
quality of the
STEM (science,
technology,
engineering, and
mathematics)
workforce.
"Among my
duties, I'll be
working directly
with
institutions
that have been
awarded LSAMP
grants and
assisting them
in meeting their
goals. I'll also
organize review
panels that help
determine what
new grant
proposals will
be funded."
Boutte received
his B.S. in
biology cum
laude from
Xavier
University of
Louisiana. He
earned the Ph.D.
in
Immunoparasitology
from the
University of
California,
Berkeley and was
the third
African American
to earn the
Ph.D. from
Berkeley's
Zoology
Department and
the first in the
area of
immunoparasitology.
He is a 2005
graduate of
Harvard
University's
Management
Development
Program.
He joined the
Xavier biology
department as
faculty in 1985,
served as chair
of the
department, and
in 1997 became
the Associate
Dean of the
College of Arts
and Science. He
was named Dean
of Freshman
Studies in 2007.
He has been a
Scholar in
Residence at New
York University
and has held
several
appointments
including the
New Orleans
Mosquito and
Termite Control
Board, the NIH
BRIDGES Grant
Review Panel,
the Higher
Education
Advisory Group
for the National
Educational
Goals panel, the
NSF-REU Grant
Review Board,
and Board of
Directors for
St. Augustine
High School in
New Orleans.
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UNO bond rating
upgraded by
Moody's
Investors
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NEW ORLEANS
(12/15/09) - The
University of
New Orleans is
among 19
colleges and
universities to
have its bond
rating upgraded
in 2009, a year
in which many
higher education
institutions
have seen their
bond ratings
downgraded.
UNO was among
seven colleges
to be upgraded
by Moody's
Investors
Service this
year, while
Standard &
Poor's Ratings
Services
upgraded 12
institutions in
the first three
quarters of the
year. The UNO
bond rating was
improved to A3,
a low credit
risk, from Baa1,
a substantial
credit risk.
The improved
bond rating
should make it
easier and less
expensive for
UNO to borrow
money and should
provide a
low-risk
opportunity for
investors in the
event of a bond
issue, explained
Joy Traylor, UNO
assistant to
vice chancellor
for financial
services and
associate
comptroller for
finance.
"The improved
bond rating is a
benchmark of the
University's
successful
recovery," said
Chancellor
Timothy P. Ryan.
UNO's bond
rating had been
downgraded in
2006 because of
the decrease in
enrollment
following
Hurricane
Katrina.
The
University of
New Orleans
(UNO), the
urban research
University of
the State of
Louisiana,
provides
essential
support for the
educational,
economic,
cultural and
social
well-being of
the culturally
rich and diverse
New Orleans
metropolitan
area. It opened
its doors in
1958 as part of
the Louisiana
State University
System "to bring
public-
supported higher
education to
Louisiana's
largest urban
community."
Today, UNO
offers 43
undergraduate
degree programs,
37 masters, and
11 doctoral
programs. The
340-acre main
campus sits on
the south shore
of Lake
Pontchartrain,
offering easy
access to all
parts of the
metro area. For
more
information,
visit
www.uno.edu
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Rodney & Etter,
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the next
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Everyone Banks
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Dillard
University: "The
Bleu Devil
Classic" January
28 - January 31,
2010 |
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Dillard's
Teams play LSU
Shreveport and
Xavier
University
Basketball
Weekend Includes
Alumni Events,
Open House on
Campus, and the
2nd Annual Billy
Ray Hobley
Scholarship Gala
NEW ORLEANS -
Dillard
University's
Athletic
department will
host an exciting
weekend of
basketball and
social events at
the annual "Bleu
Devil Classic"
on Thursday,
January 28,
through Sunday,
January 31,
2010.
This year, the
fun starts early
when the Bleu
Devils play
state rivals LSU
Shreveport on
Thursday,
January 28. The
women's game
starts at 5:30
p.m. and the
men's game
starts at 7:30
p.m. in the gym
at Dent Hall on
Dillard's
campus. General
admission is
$10. Alumni are
$5. Students
without
identification,
senior citizens,
teenagers over
the age of 12
are $5. Students
with I.D. get in
free.
On Friday,
January 29,
Dillard will
hold an open
house on campus
for potential
students and
alumni. At 3:00
p.m., the
university's
alumni division
will sponsor a
social, "Kicking
it on Kabacoff,"
on Kabacoff
Plaza in front
of Dent Hall. At
8:00 p.m. on
Friday night,
Dillard alumni,
family and
friends will
host the 2nd
Annual Billy Ray
Hobley Athletic
Scholarship Gala
at 8:00 p.m. in
Kearney Hall.
Hobley was a
Dillard
basketball star
and Harlem
Globetrotter,
and his legacy
is celebrated on
and off the
court. All
proceeds from
the dinner and
the classic will
benefit
Dillard's
athletic
scholarships.
Tickets for the
Gala are $50.
On Saturday,
January 30,
the tailgate
party starts at
Noon at the
Lakefront Arena
- Northside.
Basketball
starts at 5:00
p.m. when the
Dillard's Lady
Bleu Devils play
Xavier's Gold
Nuggets at 5:00
p.m. The men's
team plays the
Gold Rush as
7:00 p.m.
Tickets are $10
for students,
and general
admission is
$12. Floor
tickets are $20.
Tickets may be
purchased at the
cashier's office
on the first
floor of
Rosenwald Hall
on Dillard's
campus, are at
Ticketmaster.
On Sunday,
January 31,
Dillard will
offer a worship
service and
alumni brunch.
For ticket
information on
the Bleu Devil
Classic, please
call
504.816.4867, or
visit
www.DillardBleuDevils.com.
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SUNO Small
Business
Incubator Center
Opening January
2010! |
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SOUTHERN
UNIVERSITY AT
NEW ORLEANS
SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT &
MANAGEMENT
INSTITUTE
The Small
Business
Development &
Management
Institute which
is located
located in the
College of
Business at
Southern
University-New
Orleans (SUNO)
is a full
service
assistance
center providing
professional
management
consultant
service to
existing
businesses and
individuals who
want to enter
the world of
business.
SUNO Small
Business
Incubator
Center;
Empowering small
businesses to
GROW and SUCCEED
- Opening
January
2010!
- 6600
Plaza Drive,
Suite 301,
New Orleans,
LA 70128
Get a
Head-Start on
your
Competition!
25 Small
Businesses will
be accepted to
participate in
this Innovative
Small Business
Program. Program
Services
Include:
- Small
business
start up kit
($500 value)
- NxLevel
Entrepreneurial
Training
(Business
Plan
Development)
- Business
mentoring by
College of
Business
Faculty and
local Bank
Executives
- Access
to free
business
services
including
legal,
marketing,
public
relations
- Quick
Books
Training
-
Financial
Management
- Business
workshops
and seminars
- Office
Space will
be available
for (6)
selected
small
businesses
which
includes the
above
services in
addition to:
Affordable
lease space,
individual
furnished
office
space, State
of the art
office
equipment,
shared admin
support . .
. and MORE
Discover how you
and your
business can
benefit from
this one-on-one
Specialized
Business
Development/Incubator
Program. Contact
the SBDMI and
schedule an
appointment to
apply.
PHONE:
504.284.5512 or
504.286.5308
EMAIL: cbeaulie@suno.edu
or amatthews@suno.edu
Cynthia
Beaulieu,
Executive
Director, SUNO
SBDMI
- email:
cbeaulieu6@cox.net
- web:
http://www.suno.edu
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COREY WATSON:
Building
Coalitions . . .
Not Controversy! |
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"It is my
vision to
provide District
B with an
accessible
leader that will
first and
foremost
represent the
people of
District B while
building
partnerships
with the Mayor,
fellow council
members and the
residents of
District B to
accelerate
Hurricane
Katrina recovery
and provide
quality of life
throughout our
entire district
. . . "
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Louisiana
Politics:
Landrieu Health
Care Could
Impact New
Orleans Vote |
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By
Christopher
Tidmore,
ctidmore@louisianaweekly.com
NEW ORLEANS
(12/27/09) -
Mitch Landrieu
has endured a
curious fall in
the polls of
late--at least
in the surveys
of some of his
Mayoral
opponents, and
no one is sure
of the exact
reason.
Over two weeks
ago, Leslie
Jacobs said,
"While I believe
that I would be
a great Mayor
for the city of
New Orleans,
after much
consideration
and thoughtful
analysis, I have
determined I
cannot win this
election. I do
not want to put
my supporters,
family, nor
myself through a
campaign I
cannot win." Her
reluctance was
born of her
internal
polling. The
surveys showed,
in the wake of
the Lieutenant
Governor's
announcement for
Mayor, that he
polled nearly
50% in the first
primary--with
across the board
support in the
White, Black,
Hispanic, and
Vietnamese
communities.
Three weeks
later, Landrieu,
while still
assured a runoff
slot, has fallen
to an average
third of the
vote in polls of
his two
principal
opponents--John
Georges and Ed
Murray.
Jacobs had been
so convinced
that Landrieu
was a proverbial
"shoe-in" that
at mayoral
debate less than
a week after
qualifying, she
quit the race.
Curiously, she
waited until the
forum's end,
answering
questions as if
no major
development were
soon to occur.
At the
conclusion of
the event, as
the candidates
gave their
closing
statements,
Jacobs rose and,
according to
witnesses, told
the audience of
her intention to
depart the race.
To many, the
former Orleans
School Board and
BESE Board
member stands a
font of
bipartisan,
reformist ideas,
but in the end,
she is a
Democrat.
By her own
admission to
The Louisiana
Weekly and
Bayoubuzz,
Jacobs' core
constituency was
"white women",
and according to
polls conducted
by the campaign,
the Democrats in
that number
began to
reconsider their
votes once
Landrieu entered
the fray.
She figured no
matter how
popular she was
with the female
Republicans and
Independents in
New Orleans,
thanks to her
advocacy of
Charter Schools,
without a strong
Democratic core,
she could not
win-- especially
in a contest
where John
Georges, Ed
Murray, and the
other candidates
were in such
ardent pursuit
of those voters
as well as
Landrieu.
Perhaps she left
too soon.
While no one
debates that
Landrieu remains
the frontrunner,
an interesting
change has
seemingly begun
with the White
Republicans and
Independents
that the Lt.
Gov. lost in the
runoff four
years ago. He
ardently needs
them to achieve
victory this
time around, and
it
appeared--according
to several polls
the week of
qualifying--that
a bit of "buyers
remorse" was
being to gel, at
least until the
Health Care
vote.
Like in the
Jacobs survey,
Landrieu's
entrance put him
at 50% and the
other candidates
were just above
ten
percent--many
statistically
tied. So how,
there weeks
later, did the
Lt. Gov. find
himself in two
of his opponents
polls at 29% and
32%
respectively.
Undoubtedly the
Georges and
Murray surveys
skew to the
benefit of the
candidates who
commissioned
them. In
Georges' poll,
Landrieu is at
29% and the
Imperial Trading
CEO and former
Gubernatorial
candidate is at
20%. In the
State Senator's
survey, Murray
is--reportedly
according to
internal
campaign
sources--at 35%
with Landrieu
statistically
tied at 32%.
Both men say
that they have
seen
consolidation of
White, and
particularly
Republican
voters in their
camps, since
qualifying. Of
course, the
polls differ
widely, and a
campaign poll is
always subject
to some
manipulation by
the candidates'
pollsters. (One
rarely hears
about a poll
that makes a
candidate look
weak, unless,
like Jacobs,
they are about
to drop out.)
Nevertheless,
some evidence
exists that some
GOP and
Independent
whites are
deciding to
consolidate
behind
candidates other
than the Lt.
Gov. Landrieu
supporters
attribute this
trend, a "minor
one" they argue,
to Jacobs'
backers on the
right attempting
to find a new
home.
There is no
doubt that all
of the
candidates have
made attempts to
woo her most
ardent
supporters. John
Georges went so
far as to send a
press release
saying, "I
received the
courtesy of a
call from Leslie
Jacobs just like
all the
candidates did.
I know she has
made a difficult
decision and I
will reach out
to her
supporters. She
and I share the
same values and
want the same
things. We need
safe
neighborhoods,
better schools,
good roads and
an honest
government. I
agree with her
platform of
demanding
results. No
excuses . . . .
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Louisiana
Endowment for
the Humanities
Mayors Series
concludes on
Jan. 13th with
Ray Nagin |
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NEW ORLEANS - On
Wednesday,
January 13th,
"The New Orleans
Mayors: A
History of the
Mayoralty Since
1946" concludes
with a panel on
Ray Nagin, mayor
from
2002-present.
Moderated by
Clancy DuBos,
Gambit Weekly.
By gathering
together
scholars,
ex-staffers,
activists, and
journalists who
covered City
Hall, the series
seeks to create
public dialogue
and historical
understanding in
the months
before the 2010
mayoral election.
Doors open at
6:30, the panel
begins at 7pm,
and seating is
first-come,
first-serve. The
Louisiana
Humanities
Center is
located at 938
Lafayette
Street, at the
corner of
O'Keefe.
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Make It Right
Foundation |
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Make It Right
was founded by
actor Brad Pitt
to help
residents of the
Lower 9th Ward
rebuild their
lives and
community in the
wake of
Hurricane
Katrina. The
initial goal of
the Foundation
is to bring at
least 150
families home to
affordable,
green and
storm-resistant
houses.
Rebuilding
efforts have
really started
to take root.
The community
has come
together to push
for building two
schools on the
Lawless High
School site,
streets are
being repaved,
and there are
now 50 families
living in or
building a
Make It Right
home in the
Lower 9th. These
families are
already enjoying
the benefits of
living in a Make
It Right home --
lower energy and
water bills,
five-to-eight
feet elevation
that will
protect their
lives and
property from
rising waters
and being a part
of a community
group that's
committed to
keeping the
neighborhood
safe and
close-knit.
(Take a look at
what the
homeowners have
to say at:
http://www.makeitrightnola.org/index.php/media/video_
archive/homeowner_videos/)
To become a
Make It Right
homeowner, you
or a member of
your immediate
family (father,
mother, sister
or brother) had
to live in the
Lower 9th Ward
when Katrina hit
on August 29,
2005 and you
have to agree to
make the home
you buy in the
Make It Right
neighborhood
your primary
residence.
Please come see
the rebuilding
of the Lower 9th
Ward and these
Make It Right
homes for
yourself.
If you are
interested in
taking a tour of
the neighborhood
or talking to
one of the
Foundation's
staff members
about rebuilding
and buying a new
home with
Make It Right,
please call
504-620-3200 and
ask for Zakenya
Perry or
Le'Kedra
Robertson.
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New Orleans
District
Attorney and
Other Elected
Officials
Endorse Austin
Badon |
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State
Representative
Austin Badon who
is a candidate
for the New
Orleans City
Council for
District E
announced today
the endorsement
of District
Attorney Leon
Cannizzaro and
other elected
officials. Badon
said, "I am so
proud to have
the support of
the District
Attorney as well
as so many of my
legislative
colleagues. It
is heartening to
know that as a
city council
member I will go
into the job
being able to
work with so
many important
elected
officials to get
our city working
the way it needs
to again."
Austin Badon has
also received
the endorsements
of some of the
key leaders of
the Louisiana
Legislature;
Speaker Pro
Tempore Karen
Carter Peterson,
State Senate
President Joel
T. Chaisson II,
and Speaker of
the House Jim
Tucker. Those
leaders were
joined by fellow
state
representatives
Walker Hines,
Frank Hoffmann,
Girod Jackson
III, Juan
LaFonta, Walt
Leger III,
Anthony V. Ligi,
Jr., Neil
Abramson, and
Reed Henderson
and Cameron
Henry. State
Senators
endorsing Badon
include Ann
Duplessis, A.G.
Crowe, and
Cheryl A. Gray
Evans. Badon is
also proud to
receive the
endorsement of
BESE Board
Member Louella
Givens and
Pastor Kevin
Boyd of the
Church of New
Orleans.
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Katrina Related
Deaths - Let's
Not Forget |
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Limmie (Linda)
Domango, age 67
/ Rosemary C
Weber, age 74 /
Justin Benjamin
Hall, age 25 /
Ersia G.
Henderson /
Eliza Shorter,
age 81 / Dwight
A. Shorter, age
54 / Dorothy E.
Signal, age 86 /
Andrew "Drew"
Cowart, age 53 /
Raymond "Timmy"
Wilson, age 63 /
Loudy Blaise /
Prentiss Miller
/ Joseph
Ingraham / Be Be
Prout / Tease
Williamson /
Bertrand Ragas /
Sheila Harvey /
Stokes Encalade
/ Doretha Riley
/ J. U. Riley /
Clark Riley /
Bunny Lee Henry
/ Louella Mack /
Lawrence A.
Dickerson, age
22 / Michael
Turner / Lisa
Henry / Gracie
Williams / Ella
Battle / Gugu
Battle / John
Lewis III /
Marline A.
Blackmore /
Thelma Pinkey /
Douglas Price,
Jr / Lucy
Boudreaux , age
85 / Jacqueline
Dase, age 42 /
Myra Dugue
Bazanac, age 67
/ Minister
Lofton C.
Johnson, age 60
/ Julius Peter
Carriere /
Darlene Jenice
Mason, age 43 /
Myrtle Kroll
Spears, age 94 /
Ruby Broyard
Beslin, age 94 /
Michael "Big
Mike" Johnson,
age 54 / Harold
A. Dede, Sr, age
93 / Emory
Williams, age 70
/ Eddie
Anderson, age 70
/ David Mutin,
age 49 / Clara
Barconey Hymes,
age 96 / Vernon
Anthony Green,
age 58 / Evelyn
Louise R. Dusuau
/ Alfred Joseph
Butler Jr., age
69 / Rosetta
"Rose" Morant
Hubbard, age 67
/ Frederick
"Shep" Sheppard
/ Earnest Bunn,
Sr., age 79 /
Lydia Armstrong
/ Eugene J.
"Coach" Shedrick
/ Kerry K.
Hearns, age 54 /
Harold Babbitt,
age 52 / Marlon
Lanaux, age 28 /
Peter Lanaux,
age 82 / Mervin
Joseph Bachemin,
Sr., age 71 /
Maurine Hebert,
70's/ Mrs Melba
Sylvain, 80's /
Mr. Donald
Adams, 70's
/Mrs. Evelyn
Comeaux, age 84
/ Ethel Mae
Robertson, age
84 / Thelma
Jeff, age 89 /
Rosa B King, age
95 / Evelyn
Geissler Doran
Burns, age 97 /
Mrs. Jean W.
Griffin, age 77
/ Edward "Sheby"
Kimbrough, age
70's / Mother
Estelle Berryman
James, age 87 /
Charles Jones /
Mrs. Swanier
Jones / Mildred
Hambrick
Randolph / Laura
Stevenson, age
70's / Anthony
Atiim Jones,
Sr., age 32 /
George "Georgie"
Poche, age 89 /
Ronald G.
Baptist, Sr.,
age 69 / Octavia
T. H. Morrison,
age 87 / Austin
Leslie, age 71 /
Irvin Mayfield,
Sr. / Sister
Francis, age 67
/ Cecile Alexis
/ Joan Blackwell
/ Carolyn Blunt
/ Frank Elijah
Caliste / Alfred
J Gourrier, Sr.,
age 92 / Gregory
Lucas, age 48 /
Eustis
Guillement, Sr.,
age 92 / Louise
T. Lewis, age 75
/ William S.
Porter, age 73 /
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