February 23, 2009 -
City boosters in New Orleans say Mardi Gras is shaping up to be a smashing success this year despite the gloomy economy: Only three of 49 parades were cancelled and as one resident points out, hard times may be helping:
February 23, 2009 -
Last week the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center provided a 10-minute briefing to community leaders on the scale of the Katrina rebuilding effort compared with the economic stimulus bill, the status of the recovery to-date, and the importance of a White House level federal coordinator to ensu
February 23, 2009 -
By Phil Mattera
February 20, 2009 -
The economic stimulus package will not be giving assistance to Native American tribes in Virginia, reports the Daily Press.
February 20, 2009 -
A new study by Action for Children, a Raleigh, N.C.-based advocacy group, found that North Carolina's minority children lag far behind white children in several measures of a child's well-being, including health, poverty and education.