Louisiana

partnerships with University Medical Center (UMC), Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, Loyola University, New Orleans Dream Center, Thistle Farms, Louisiana Delta Service Corps (LDSC) and the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice. The programs also partner with the Covenant House and to accommodate individuals who are runaways,…

if you can 't run then walk, if you can 't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” These words of a visionary is what our community must do to ensure academic success for future generations. Based on legislation, Louisiana politicians are not advocates for education. With more money being incorporated inside jail cells instead of classrooms is an example. The community should not turn down the Head Start program. Despite the insufficient support from the state, we…

Katrina affected more than 600 miles of the Gulf coastline, with significant devastating damage in Louisiana because of the flooding followed the hurricane. New Orleans’ geographic location made the city vulnerable facing the tremendous storm surge, and its built system that supposed to prevent the city from flooding failed as the levees breached and caused…

The residents of Louisiana are still recovering from what has been called the greatest natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy: a flood causing considerable damage to the region in this August 2016. It’s true that a large portion of Louisiana is made up of lowlands prone to flooding, but this instance was particularly noteworthy because of the power of the weather and the magnitude of water deposited. The floodwaters beat record highs by as much as 5 feet in some areas, and thousands of people…

1802, Jefferson was under attack due to his affair with Sally Hemmings (half sister of his wife) was solved in silence. Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Earlier the Louisiana was under the ownership of France, as the France was in the war with Europe, it needed more money for military campaigns. Jefferson offered the France to purchase the city and they agreed to sell the Louisiana Territory. With the cost of $15 million, the US land grew bigger. The barbary wars were another challenge for…

Texas received a daily record rainfall of 7.35 inches and Louisiana experienced a maximum reading of 10.63 inches in Basile. The Storm surge caused by Audrey when she pushed ashore was 12 feet, which unfortunately caused massive destruction and took many lives. Galveston, Texas to Cocodrie, Louisiana had 6 feet of storm surge. Several tornadoes touched down in New Orleans. Most of the lives taken that day was due to the storm…

All around Louisiana, the people celebrate Mardi Gras in early spring. Urban cities such as New Orleans and Baton Rouge utilize fancy bright lighted parades, celebrity kings and queens, and shiny beads to celebrate the festivities. Growing up in south Louisiana, I attended many of these parades in the Big Easy. My grandparents would tell stories of rural Mardi Gras and the Cajun culture. After hearing their stories, I decided to attend the Courir de Mardi Gras. The Courir de Mardi Gras is a…

southern portion of Louisiana have been addressed by the Army Corp Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration. In addition, There was also an investigation of the responses from federal state and local governments, resulting in the resignation of Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael D. Brown and of New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Eddie Compass. Many other government officials were criticized for their responses especially New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Louisiana…

Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 storm which passed over the Gulf of Mexico and landed on the shores of New Orleans. As one of the top five deadliest hurricanes, this natural disaster changed the geological landscape and in 2016 there are still scars on Louisiana from this tragedy. In the beginning of the storm, which developed to be one of the most violent hurricanes in United States’ history, it began a large Category 3 hurricane which traveled passed the Bahamas. In Katrina’s initial…

For this professorship, I am proposing the production of a documentary that looks at the issues of environmental racism in 1996 and the attempts by then Governor Foster and the state of Louisiana to violate the constitutional rights of citizens of Convent, Louisiana. Specifically, among other constitutional rights, I will be looking at the violations of First Amendment, specifically the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. Background: In 1998, Robert Kuehn and Oliver…