Technology center opens in New Orleans

La. Gov. Piyush “Bobby” Jindal and GE Senior Vice President Brackett Denniston on Thursday dedicated the new GE Capital Technology Center in New Orleans. The

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White House honors two of Louisiana’s ‘Champions of Change’

By Sam Tabachnik Contributing Writer On April 17, the White House honored two Louisiana community leaders for their commitment to preparing communities for the consequences

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Controversial chained CPI appears in President’s budget proposal
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer As the prospect of chained CPI remains a part of President Barack Obama’s budget proposal this week, the threat of reduced Social Security benefits has many Louisi­anians ... Dillard, Coke partner on Gentilly environmental projects
On April 23, in celebration of Earth Month, more than 60 Coca-Cola employees from across the country will join members of the Dillard University community to host a rain barrel ... Blacks are less prepared for the next financial crisis
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Minorities clinging to the middle class have come out of the Great Recession at a higher risk for falling into poverty during the ... The Black unemployment rate drops for all the wrong reasons
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — There wasn’t much good news for any of the worker groups in the March jobs report, released last Friday. Even though, the unemployment ... Congress may require Army Corps to assume cost of Lake Borgne gates
By Bob Marshall http://thelensnola.org Under a bill approved by a Senate committee, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would retain responsibility for two shipping gates in the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier when ... Diddy tops Forbes richest in hip-hop list, Jay-Z is second
(Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American) – Sean “Diddy” Combs ranks No. 1 on this year’s Forbes Five, the magazine’s list of hip-hop’s wealthiest artists, with an ... Payday lending drains nearly $1 billion from communities
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer (NNPA) — One of the worst ironies of the nagging economic recession is that consumers with the fewest financial resources have lost the most. Now, a new ... Fiscal Hawk wants to cancel all tax exemptions
By Tyler Bridges thelensnola.org Gov. Bobby Jindal says he wants to simplify Louisiana’s tax system by eliminating income taxes and ending tax exemptions that benefit what he calls “special interests.” But the ...
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