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SU Ag Center, Omega Fraternity Join Forces to Promote Community Gardening

On  the  back  row  pictured  from  left  to  right  are  Huston  Williams,  Lee  Henderson,  Eric  Jones  with  his  back  to  the  camera,  Link  Thomas,  Eddie  Gray,  and  Dominique  Richard  with  youth  from  the  “Bottom  to  the  Top  Community  Garden  Program.�

Donald  Batiste,  Terrence  Marshall,  and  Eric  Jones  are  pictured  from  left  to  right  with  the  youths  from  the  “From  the  Bot-­ tom  to  the  Top  Community  Garden  Program.�

BY: TERRENCE MARSHALL, EBR Parish County Agent, SU Ag Center

constructed fences, built con-­ tainer boxes and garden plots, planted vegetables and flow-­ ers, mowed grass, and did other beautification projects.

Gardens worked with include: The Garden of Champions; The Stump of Hope; From the Bot-­ tom to the Top; and Avira’s Rain-­

Baton Rouge, Louisiana -­ The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the SU Ag Center col-­ laborated in assisting four com-­ munity groups in establishing

Forecast: Very Active Hurricane Season Forecast

and maintaining their gardens during the Community Service component of the 76th annual 9th District Omega Psi Phi An-­ nual Meeting held recently in Baton Rouge, La. County Agent and Omega member Terrence Marshall, Ex-­ tension Associate Stephanie

Ellwood, and Omega District Community Service Chairman Donald Batiste organized the event with fraternity mem-­ bers participating from the 9th District, which is composed of chapters from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

The fraternity members

Walgreen Drug Store Held Their Second Annual Easter Egg Hunter and Community Outreach

NEW ORLEANS -­ Fore-­ caster William Gray says he expects a very active hurricane season, but he’s not yet giv-­ ing likely numbers of named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes.

Gray told hundreds of peo-­ ple at the National Hurricane Conference on Thursday that the first numeric predictions will come out April 10.

Gray, head of Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology Project, says that only develop-­ ment of an El Nino could slow down the season, and that’s looking less and less likely.

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Pictured  from  left  to  right  be  Jabari  Craig,  Store  Manager,  Tasha  Amar,  Allen  Semien,  and  the  lady  buying  the  ticket  is  a  Walgreens  customer.  The  lady  in  the  far  background  is  Carolyn  Gee. Â

BATON ROUGE, LA – This is the second year that the Walgreen Store located at 5955 Airline Highway held their Second Annual Easter

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Egg Hunt and Community Outreach program. The events present this were as follows: the Baton Rouge Council on Aging were raf-­

fling off a car, the Baton Rouge Sheriff department, face painting, refreshments, and blood pressure screen-­ ing.

bow Community Gardens. The Baton Rouge Garden Alliance, Ms. Ollie Doucette, Ms. Sharon Terrace, Ms. Aldremer Smith, and Ms. Marva Coleman, Coor-­ dinators, were the recipients of this community service effort.

The host chapters for the Omega District Meeting were

Shreveport Natives to be Honored by SU Law Center, April 10-13

Dannye  W.  Malone

Erin  Monroe  Wesley

BY RACHEL L. EMANUEL

as part of the four-­day annual Alumni Round-­Up, celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Law Center.

Malone is the managing partner of The Malone Law Firm, LLC, which he opened in 2005 in Shreveport. Malone, a SB Magazine 2013 Top Attor-­ ney selected by his peers in the Shreveport-­Bossier area, is an experienced trial lawyer and expert in municipal and gov-­ ernmental law.

His legal career includes an appointment as a Shreveport assistant city attorney; special

BATON ROUGE, LA -­ Dan-­ nye W. Malone of Shreveport, Louisiana, will be among five inducted into the 2013 SULC Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 13, at the annual Hall of Fame banquet in Baton Rouge, Loui-­ siana.

Attorney Malone, Class of 1985, and other SULC alumni inductees Monica Azare, ’94, New York City, N.Y.; Judge Alvin Batiste, ‘81, Plaquemine, Louisiana; Judge Brenda Bed-­ sole Ricks, ‘84, Amite, Louisi-­ ana; and Aaron Harris, ‘71, of Opelousas, will be honored

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Please contact Terrence Marshall at 225.389.3055 for any additional information.

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RELIGION NEWS

HOPE Ministries celebrated HOPE Fest, a free community event, Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on HOPE’s campus in north Baton Rouge. More than 700 neighbors, supporters, and members of the community came out...See Page 6

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THE TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP Members of the Scotlandville Chapter AARP #1828 read stories, most pertained to Easter, to kindergarteners at the Progress Head Start Center on Progress Road in Scotlandville....See Page 3

LSU juniors Catherine Fontenot of Basile, La., and Matthew Landrieu of New Orleans have been selected as a finalists for the nationally competitive Truman Scholarship, awarded by the Harry S. Truman Foundation...See Page 2

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Children from across the nation will rub elbows with Michelle Obama and dine off fine china in the East Room of the White House this summer as part of a contest to promote healthy eating....See Page 7

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Two LSU Students Selected as Finalists for the Prestigious Truman Scholarship BATON ROUGE – LSU ju-­ niors Catherine Fontenot of Basile, La., and Matthew Landrieu of New Orleans have been selected as a finalists for the nationally competitive Truman Scholarship, awarded by the Harry S. Truman Foundation.

Both Fontenot, an LSU Hon-­ ors College student and biological sciences major in the College of Science, and Landrieu, an LSU Honors College student and elementary education major in the College of Human Sciences & Education, participated in final interviews on March 8 in Fort Worth, Texas. Truman Scholar-­ ship recipients will be announced on Thursday, April 11, online at www.truman.gov.

Truman Scholars are re-­ quired to work in public service for three of the seven years follow-­ ing completion of a foundation-­ funded graduate degree program as a condition of their receiving Truman funds. Part of the applica-­ tion process is for the students to create policy to address a current issue. “LSU students have a strong history of public service,�

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said LSU Honors College Dean Nancy Clark. “Matt and Catherine are outstanding representatives of this tradition, and we are im-­ mensely proud of them both.�

Fontenot plans to pursue Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees, with concentrations in internal medi-­ cine and infectious disease/global health, through Harvard Medi-­ cal School’s Scholars in Medicine program after she graduates from LSU in May 2014. Fontenot said she developed two passions while at LSU that forged her career goals: understanding other cul-­ tures and helping the community through medical services. “Once I completed my internship with the Volunteer Health Corp here in town last summer, it gave me a good pic-­ ture on why people don’t have access to healthcare, which got me focused on this important topic,� she said. “When I began thinking about the Truman Scholarship, it really focused me on the next 15 years of my life. You plan graduate schools, you plan what you will do after grad schools, and you plan what you will do with the rest of your life. So, I am looking at Harvard Medical School, which is one of the few in the country with a focus on community-­based medicine.�

Once Fontenot becomes a physician, she plans to dedicate her career to working locally and internationally, in clinics and in community research, to decrease the rate of HIV infection and im-­

prove treatments. “We are proud of Cath-­ erine’s academic accomplish-­ ments in the classrooms and in the research labs, and we marvel at her commitment to serve the needy sectors of our community,� said Guillermo Ferreyra, interim dean of the LSU College of Sci-­ ence. “We celebrate and congratu-­ late Catherine for being named a Truman Scholarship Finalist, and we wish her continued success in her future endeavors.�

Landrieu plans to pursue a master’s degree focused on pol-­ icy, organization and leadership studies from Stanford’s Gradu-­ ate School of Education after he graduates from LSU in May 2014.

He believes that the Policy, Orga-­ nization and Leadership Studies Program will lay the groundwork for a long career fighting social inequalities through educational reform and community develop-­ ment. “I see so many disparities in what it’s like to be black in the South versus what it’s like to be white in the South and what it’s like to be poor versus what it’s like to be rich and how that influences educational achieve-­ ment,� Landrieu said. “A lot of my focus is how can we as edu-­ cators of our youth create poli-­ cies, classrooms, curriculums and communities that support trans-­ formative education to help those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Social mobility, to me, is what it comes down to in a democracy.�

Upon completing his grad-­ uate studies, Landrieu hopes to work as a classroom teacher in New Orleans public schools for at least five years, and as a lon-­ ger-­term goal, he wants to help rebuild the public school system in New Orleans. “The College of Human Sci-­ ences and Education faculty and staff are delighted to learn that this outstanding young man has been selected as a finalist for the Truman Scholarship,� said Laura Lindsay, dean of the LSU College

of Human Sciences & Education. “His high standards, commitment to the greater good of society and children in particular, along with his leadership qualities contribute to making Matt an extraordinary individual. We know that his pas-­ sion and talents will make a dif-­ ference in the lives of the children he teaches.�

This year the Harry S. Tru-­ man Foundation received 629 ap-­ plications from 293 colleges and universities. The Finalist Selection Committee selected 199 candi-­ dates from 136 colleges and uni-­ versities as finalists. The Univer-­ sity of Texas junior Jenna Milani joins Fontenot and Landrieu as the only students from Louisiana selected as finalists.

Since 2005, LSU has had 17 Truman Scholarship finalists, and has had six Truman Scholars in the university’s history: Allen Richey, 2003; Jacob Landry, 2005; Cynthia “CC� DuBois, 2006; Claire Kendig, 2008; Mi-­ caela de Gruy, 2009; and Devon Wade, 2010.

Congress established the Truman Scholarship Foundation in 1975 as the federal memorial to the 33rd president. The mission of the Truman Scholarship Foun-­ dation is to find and recognize college students with exceptional leadership potential who are com-­ mitted to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in public service; and to provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.

The LSU Honors College Office of Fellowship Advising was created to assist students in applying for prestigious scholar-­ ships and fellowships, such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Gates, Mitch-­ ell, Udall, Truman and Goldwa-­ ter awards. Students interested in applying for these and other scholarship opportunities or for more information on the office, contact fellowships@lsu.edu.

BREC Launches Expedition BREC Program BATON ROUGE – As part of the nationwide effort to get 10-­million more kids to spend more time outdoors, BREC is launching a new six-­month pro-­ gram called Expedition BREC. The program will kick off at one of BREC’s premier events, Zip-­ pity Zoo Fest on April 6-­7, and will include interactive displays representing the many different ways BREC offers children and families to get moving, get out-­ doors and have fun.

Participants in Expedition BREC will receive a passport that will be stamped each time they participate in an Expedition BREC event or visit a targeted

facility. They will earn points for those visits, and at the end of the program, participants with the most points will be entered into a drawing for one of two grand prizes donated by event spon-­ sors: a $500 shopping spree at the outdoor store The Backpacker or a two-­night stay at a cabin at one of Louisiana’s state parks.

BREC will include 35 pro-­ grams in the passport including rock-­climbing classes, hiking at the swamp, paddling lessons, Safari Nights at the Zoo, view-­ ings at Highland Road Park Observatory and even a family camp-­out. The passport will also have blank pages as BREC creates

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additional events or site visits can be recorded. BREC will also offer bonus opportunities as residents are challenged to visit a park or facility and find the BREC Gnome and Expedition Flag to earn ad-­ ditional points.

BREC staff is very excited to bring this new program to the community, offering adventure in your own backyard. “Expedition BREC will be a success if we get families to attend just a couple of additional outdoor events in this first year,� said BREC Superinten-­ dent Carolyn McKnight. “How-­ ever, I hope that it does even more than that. By October, I hope that this program will have served as a reminder for residents in East Baton Rouge Parish about the wide variety of opportunities we provide for families to have fun together, to get moving and to enjoy the beautiful outdoors in south Louisiana. Enticing families to get in the habit of becoming more active will help combat serious health issues such as childhood obesity that plague our area.�

For more information, call 225-­272-­9200 or visit brec.org/ expedition.

It is the BREC mission to provide parks and recreational opportunities for all residents of East Baton Rouge Parish.

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THOUGHT FOR accomplishments.

THE WEEK: Good ENJOYING THE things bring stokes WEATHER? One of life. Lunden thing I like about the SO VERY south is the weather PROUD OF THOSE and everyone can ap-­ JAGS!! At first the preciate it. The winter thought of being #16 was not too long and seed was too much some would say that it to bear! Then the was not long enough, Marge brackets came and but it was. The beauty Lawrence we saw Gonzaga!! of the earth is showing More squeals came. and let us enjoys it!!

After some thought, though, we CONGRATULATIONS realize we had accomplished TO THE ROBOTIKS winners something amazing -­-­SWAC from the areas schools, includ-­ champs and tournament victors ing Woodlawn and Episcopal.

-­-­why worry? Enjoy the game The students are using their and cheer loudly. (Smile) Go creative minds and their gifts Jags! We are very proud of you. to put together things that run CONGRATULATIONS and go places. It is fun to see (and best wishes) TO THE and helps the students think CATHOLIC COMMUNITY on positively and work well. That the election of their new leader ‘s good!!

-­-­ Pope Francis. Some are hail-­ WHAT ELSE FROM THE ing this as a great victory for JINDAL ADMINISTRATION the church because he is Latino, WILL BE APPEALED? It was while so many are saying he is teacher ’s tenure, economic a Jesuit and should know his plans, vouchers, teacher retire-­ place of service. Either way ment, and on and on‌ The he is the visible head of the justices have ruled so many church today, and his election “unconstitutionalâ€? because has brought lots of great expres-­ it hurts so many. One of the sions and just sheer happiness most absolute insane things for many. everyone is watching is the PHASE I OF THE LEAP loss of a teacher’s job based TEST is now over through-­ on the students’ test scores. out our schools of Louisiana. Students mark anything on test Students were given a selected and put their heads down to topic and were supposed to sleep. (Yes, they like to be lazy compose a piece of writing at school, too!!) Therefore, if that showed understanding this is contingent on a teacher’s of it. Some got started right job, this is foul play for teachers. away, and that showed they Some students will do nothing had understanding and were to help themselves or save the readers, at least reading books teacher’s job, because they are very often. Then there were so unhappy. Yes, many things some who hesitated and did should be repealed and teachers not understand the topic, nor are waiting and watching the could they fathom the under-­ actions of the courts. standing of it. These were the LOST is a poodle for a ones who brag that they do no handicapped lady. If you see read books. The next step is a stray poodle, call the police Phase II in early April. and return the dog to its owner.

SPRING BREAK BE-­ Your actions will help someone GINS this Friday after school. who is in need. Thanks.

Students have a full week to HAPPY BIRTHDAY to relax and be with family, as Claudia Fisher, Charles Ed-­ they enjoy the Easter holiday. wards, Nichols Milton, and Hopefully they will put in some Phyllis Owens. time in learning something Go lady tigers! new and reading newspapers an/or library books. It helps Have a blessed weekend. students have discipline and a Love, good work ethic. It also helps Marge them to be proud of their own

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assistant district attorney for the First Judicial District; and the first parish attorney for the Parish of Caddo. After serving in government for more than 17 years, in 2002, Malone joined the Lafayette headquartered law firm of Jeansonne & Re-­ mondet as special counsel. He became a partner in 2003 and managed the firm’s Shreveport office for two years.

As a member of a former SULC study group, called The Corporation, Malone has con-­ tributed to two annual scholar-­ ships awarded by this group for more than 15 years, to SULC students with a financial need and who exhibit academic ex-­ cellence and good moral char-­ acter.

Shreveport native Erin Monroe Wesley, Class of 2002, will also be recognized for her career distinctions at an open-­ ing night welcome reception for the annual Alumni Round-­Up, on Thursday, April 11.

Wesley is the executive vice president and chief operat-­ ing officer for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC), over-­ seeing the day-­to-­day opera-­ tions of BRAC while directing the implementation of The Cre-­ ative Capital Agenda, BRAC’s five-­year strategic plan.

Prior to this role, Wesley served as BRAC’s senior vice president of governmental af-­ fairs. She continues to manage BRAC’s political advocacy ef-­ forts at the state, regional, and

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local levels. She directs the organization’s lobbying ef-­ forts related to the Louisiana Legislature, cultivates strong relationships among top busi-­ ness leaders and public officials throughout the Baton Rouge area, and manages FuturePAC, BRAC’s political action com-­ mittee.

The daughter of Attor-­ ney William “Bill� Monroe and retired educator Cora Monroe, of Shreveport, Wesley has also served as the executive coun-­ sel for the Office of Lieutenant Governor Mitchell J. Landrieu and as the associate executive counsel for the Office of Gover-­ nor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.

She began her legal career as the staff attorney for the Louisiana State Senate.

Recognized for her professional and community service, Wesley received the “Influential Women in Busi-­ ness� award presented by the Baton Rouge Business Report, the Great Expectations award from the NAACP Baton Rouge Branch, the “Most Powerful and Influential Women� award presented by the National Di-­ versity Council, and the Mary Frey Eaton Community Service Award from the Junior League of Baton Rouge, Inc. For more information about the 2013 Alumni Round-­ Up, contact Cynthia N. Reed, director of CLE and alumni af-­ fairs, (225) 771-­2785 or Creed@ sulc.edu.

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He also says the U.S. has been very lucky -­ the 16 years since 1995 have been an ac-­ tive period for hurricanes but most years were free of direct hits by storms with winds of

111 mph or more.

He said, “This just defies statistics.�

The hurricane season runs from June through No-­ vember.

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Scotlandville Mobile Pantry: FREE Produce For the Community

The Scotlandville Chapter AARP #1828 Read Certified Teachers Invited To to Children at the Progress Head Start Center Seventh Annual New Orleans Charter Schools Teacher Fair April 27 At Xavier University

BY EDGAR CAGE, Co-­chair Together Baton Rouge Research Action Team Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The St. Michael’s Episcopal Church lo-­ cated at 1620 77th Avenue will be the site of the Scotlandville Mobile Pantry on April 13 and 27, 2013.

That is if the Weather Permitting.

Please bring a chair to sit in while you wait to be served and a food carrier to put your food in.

Time: 9:00 a.m. -­ Until Sup-­ plies Last or until supplies last.

Food provided by the part-­ nership with the Together BR and the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

SU to Donate Canned Goods to Elderly Housing Residents BATON ROUGE, LA – The Southern University’s Center for Service Learning held their An-­ nual Canned Food Drive on last Thursday, March 28 for elderly.

Food items, collected by students and staff with the Cen-­ ter for Service Learning, will be donated to Michael Stewart of the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority for distribution to the elderly and disabled residents of the Authority’s Turner Plaza.

For additional informa-­ tion, please call Edward Pratt at (225) 771-­4545 or Erin Fulbright at (225) 771-­3907 they work with the Southern University Media Relations Office,

Standing  beginning  at  left  are  Marjorie  Nichols,  Elaine  Phillips,  Norma  Lewis,  Rosa  Williams,  Dorothy  Bush,  Lottie  Sanford  and  Louise  Spears.

BY ROSA WILLIAMS BATON ROUGE, LA -­ Members of the Scotlandville Chapter AARP #1828 read stories, most pertained to Eas-­ ter, to kindergarteners at the Progress Head Start Center on Progress Road in Scotlandville on Wednesday, March 17.

Barbara Darensbourg, Assistant Director, welcomed the group of senior citizens and also thanked them for taking

time to visit with the children.

Shelia Washington is the Cen-­ ter Director. President, Rosa Harris-­Williams, also thanked members for participating in this community service project and for their commitment to this community outreach goal of AARP. The Chapter also do-­ nated school supplies for use by the children during the month of February 2013.

Jacqueline Brown serves

as chair of the Chapter’s Com-­ munity Service Committee.

Shown on the first row from left are Aolar Wilson and Ola Woods. Standing beginning at left are Marjorie Nichols, Elaine Phillips, Norma Lewis, Rosa Williams, Dorothy Bush, Lottie Sanford and Louise Spears.

Please contact Rosa A. Harris-­Williams, President of the Scotlandville Chapter AARP #1828 at (225) 774-­0302 for any additional information.

Certified teachers are in-­ vited to join the New Orleans charter school movement by attending the Eastbank Col-­ laborative of Charter Schools’ (ECCS) seventh annual New Orleans Charter Schools Certi-­ fied Teacher Fair Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Third Floor Ballroom of the Xavier University Student Center, 4980 Dixon St. “Full and part-­time po-­ sitions are available for certi-­ fied teachers and those who will be certified by May, 2013,� said ECCS President Kathy Riedlinger. Interested teachers are encouraged to register online at www.eastbankcollaborative. com by April 15.

Teacher candidates who pre-­register by April 15 will have exclusive access for the first hour of the event, from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m., but are required to bring a copy of their Event Brite ticket for early admission.

Walk-­ins and candidates who register after April 15 are wel-­ come from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Ad-­ ditionally, pre-­registrants will have the option to have their

Applications For Tuition Vouchers Increases BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) -­ State Superintendent of Education John White says the state has received nearly 12,000 applications for state-­ funded private school tuition.

That’s up from 10,000 last year, the first year the voucher program was statewide.

Increased interest comes

despite a judge’s ruling that the voucher program as currently funded violates the state consti-­ tution. A state Supreme Court ruling in that case is pending.

The taxpayer-­financed tu-­ ition at private and parochial schools is available to students from low-­ to moderate-­income families who otherwise would

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attend public schools graded with a C, D or F by the state.

Priority is for students in D-­ and F-­rated schools.

White says 134 schools likely will participate in the program, up from 118 cur-­ rently. He says the first round of student assignments will be made in mid-­April.

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resumes posted for all charter school leaders to review on the ECCS website “Principals and administra-­ tors will conduct on-­site screen-­ ing interviews at the Teacher Fair and share information about the benefits of working at charter schools,� said ECCS Director Dr. Rose Peterson. “Teachers and aspiring teachers should bring multiple copies of their resume, teaching certificate, references and any other relevant information for immediate consideration.�

The ECCS sponsors the fair with support from the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), School Leader-­ ship Center (SLC) of Greater New Orleans, and the Pro Bono Publico Foundation. Charter schools from across Louisiana are invited to attend. It is anticipated that over 50 schools will be represented.

Regularly updated char-­ ter school vacancy listings are available online atwww.east-­ bankcollaborative.com. For additional information, con-­ tact Rose Peterson atrpeter-­ son@slc-­gno.org or (504) 267-­ 7239.

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The New Middle Class Family

By Dedrick Muhammad, Sr. Director of the NAACP Economic Department

a low-­wage job to make ends meet, those living in multigen-­ erational households can plan for the long-­term and hold out It’s easy to forget that mul-­ for a wealth-­building position tigenerational households were that provides higher salaries, once the rule, not the exception. health insurance and a 401(k).

The 1950s nuclear family was Living with more people only possible because a thriv-­ also creates more financial sav-­ ing middle class and social safety ings. Paying for Internet, cable, net fostered newfound economic heat and other utilities for one mobility. But the middle class has home eliminates duplicate bills shrunk considerably in the last in several different homes. Shar-­ few decades, besieged by years ing mortgage and car payments of stagnant wages, rising debts among more people also greatly and a growing concentration of eases the financial burden for wealth at the very top. It’s clear everyone. Living with family can that nuclear families no longer also substantially cut down on make sense for everybody. In fact, domestic labor — families living thanks to its compelling economic with elderly relatives save on advantages, multigenerational nursing-­home payments, while families may become the new working mothers can cut child norm in today’s post-­recession care costs. Household chores economy. such as cooking, cleaning and A recent U.S. Census Bu-­ maintenance work can be less reau study shows that 4.3 million time-­consuming with more households now contain multiple people around to help out.

JHQHUDWLRQV ³ D LQFUHDVH Overall, moving in with from 3.8 million households in relatives translates to tangible 2008. benefits: the multigenerational Moving in with family cush-­ household poverty rate is sub-­ ions the blow of a job loss by stantially lower than that of other giving newly laid-­off workers households. Moreover, a study valuable time to regroup. The by Pew shows that multigenera-­ unemployed have two options tional living brings the greatest going forward: search for a new benefits for economically vulner-­ job, or undergo additional train-­ able groups disproportionately ing. Both of these options can affected by the Great Recession take a long time. — Blacks, Hispanics and young Sharing a roof with family adults. Living with family has makes it easier to go back to its own set of challenges, but its school or pursue an internship benefits may provide a lifeline without worrying about rent. for many members of the en-­ Instead of scrambling to take dangered middle class.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In just a few weeks, legisla-­ tors will head back to Baton Rouge to kick off the 2013 legislative session. Just one year ago, Stand parents and educators worked tirelessly to support and pass legislation that would give all children the number one thing they need to learn and succeed: a highly effective teacher. Despite our best efforts, a ruling was made earlier this month that requires even more work this year to make sure all children get what they deserve and that great teachers are rewarded. While we were deeply disappointed by the ruling, we will not let this stop us in our stand for children in Louisiana.

Together, we have already made a difference. You’ve writ-­ ten letters about why every child having a great teacher matters and you have proven that you want more for our kids and are willing to work together to do whatever it takes! In less than a year, tremendous progress toward giving every child a great teacher has been made because of your leadership.

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districts in Louisiana have up-­ dated their compensation policies to make sure effective teachers are rewarded for their ability to help kids learn. Many other districts, like East Baton Rouge Parish just this week, are working toward adopting these policies so their great teachers can be rewarded as well. ‡ 0RVW GLVWULFWV KDYH XSGDWHG their reduction-­in-­force policies to make sure they can keep the best teachers in the classroom when reductions are necessary due to budget constraints. ‡ (GXFDWRUV DFURVV WKH VWDWH have embraced the opportunity to be evaluated on performance and given timely feedback and support that helps them be even better. In fact, they are looking for ways to make the system even stronger!

Despite having made great strides, we still have more work to do. And, we can’t do it with-­ out you!

Great teachers are game changers for our children. Stand-­ See LETTER 1, on page 7

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Governor Jindal’s 2012 laws that strip the public schools of taxpayer money and give it to private, mostly religious, schools and create a systematic system designed to abuse and demoral-­ ize veteran teachers have been declared unconstitutional, the administration is persistently determined to use more tax money to defend these onerous laws. Some parents seem to love the charter schools, think that their children are being well educated and don’t mind that they are managed by for-­profit businesses or teach religion on the taxpayers’ dime.

But parents, if you have your child in a charter, be vigi-­ lant about two important issues.

Please heed these warnings from a public school teacher with 27 years of experience. Keep up with these charter schools as carefully as a two-­year old in an antique store. The state gives charters 4 years to be successful, but does not grade them as public schools are so we don’t have a standard for comparison. Here are 2 important things to look for.

1. Teacher Qualifications.

Ask to see a copy of their cer-­ tificates, degrees, and years of experience and find out if they are teaching in their area of certifica-­

tion or special expertise. Supt.

John White, said he wanted the charters to be free to experiment, so the law does not require that charter teachers have ANY col-­ lege degree, much less a profes-­ sional one. Sending your child to a teacher with no degree is the equivalent of lying him on the checkout stand at Walmart and having the cashier remove his tonsils. Teach for America pro-­ vides intelligent young college graduates to teach disadvantaged children. They have college de-­ grees, but not in Education. They get a 5-­week crash course in the most basic concepts of teaching, courses that take an education major 2-­3 years of professional education to complete. So with a TFA you take your child to your bank President, who has a Busi-­ ness degree and a 5-­week seminar in Pediatric Surgery, who takes out his tonsils. Right? Didn’t think so! Ask whether your child’s teachers have degrees in EDUCATION. There are some al-­ ternate and temporary certificates that can fool you. Certification and degrees are public records.

Don’t let anyone brush you off or placate you.

2. Ask to see the curricula the school uses, particularly the curricula for science and social See LETTER 2, on page 7

Supreme Court Determined to Kill Affirmative Action

BY GEORGE E. CURRY NNPA Columnist A decade after carefully ruling in two University of Michigan cases – striking down the undergraduate admissions procedures and upholding those implemented by the law school – the U.S. Supreme Court seems on course to strike down even the mildest form of affirmative action admissions in higher edu-­ cation.

After oral arguments in a case brought by a White student who was denied admission to the University of Texas at Aus-­ tin, the justices are expected to hand down a ruling in late June or early July. Rather than await the outcome of that case, last week the court accepted another challenge to affirmative action in Michigan, which will not be argued until the October term.

The fact that the court ac-­ cepted the Texas and Michigan cases, after higher education of-­ ficials thought the matter was settled law, is a clear indication that the conservative-­leaning court plans to eviscerate race-­ and gender-­conscious college admissions programs, no matter how conservative or narrowly drawn. If the court had other

intentions, it would have left lower court rulings favorable to affirmative action in the two cases stand.

Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the case the court is expected to rule on in late June, was brought by Abigail Fisher, a 22-­year-­old White woman who was rejected for admission in the fall of 2008. Under the University of Texas admissions program, the top 10 percent of each high school graduating class was guaranteed admission to the state’s flagship university. When Fisher applied, 90 percent of the students were selected that way.

The other 10 percent of ap-­ plicants were admitted based on a variety of factors, including extracurricular activities, awards and honors, work experience, socioeconomic status, standard-­ ized test scores and race. Of all of those factors, Fisher decided to challenge admissions because the university considered race as one of many factors. “Race is only one mod-­ est factor among many others weighed; it is considered only in an individualized and contex-­ tual way‌ and admissions of-­ ficers do not know an applicant’s race when they decide [who] to admit in UT’s process,â€? the

university argued in its brief.

University of Texas officials said if the modest affirmative action program had not been in place, Fisher still would not have qualified for admission.

The district and appeals courts agreed, ruling against Fisher. But the Supreme Court decided to accept the case anyway.

Even more surprising was the court’s decision to accept an-­ other Michigan case, Schulette v. Coalition to Defend Affirma-­ tive Action, while Fisher is still pending.

After the Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in the University of Michigan law school case, 58 percent of vot-­ ers adopted Proposal 2 in 2006, which prohibited discrimina-­ tion or preferential treatment in public education, government contracting and public employ-­ ment based on race, ethnicity or gender. It was modeled after a ballot measure passed by Cali-­ fornia voters in 1996.

Supporters of affirmative action in Michigan, lodged a legal challenge to Proposal 2, paving the path for the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to rule 8-­7 that bal-­ lot initiative, which amended the state constitution, violated

the federal Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.

According to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the percentage of Black students enrolled at the Univer-­ sity of Michigan had dropped from 6.7 percent in 2006 to 4.5 percent in 2010 as a result of Proposal 2.

The permissible use of af-­ firmative action was thought to be decided for good in 2003.

In Gratz v. Bollinger, the court ruled that the University of Michigan’s undergraduate admissions program violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment when it assigned 20 points to minority applicants.

But in Grutter v. Bollinger, the court ruled that when nar-­ rowly tailored, race can be law-­ fully used in combination with other factors as part of the Uni-­ versity of Michigan Law School admissions process. In her writ-­ ten opinion, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor cited benefits of “ob-­ taining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body.�

O’Connor, who has since retired from the court, said she See ACTION, on page 5

The NRA is Afraid of the Truth

BY MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN NNPA Columnist

Why is the National Rifle Association so afraid of the truth? There are many mis-­ conceptions about guns and gun violence swirling around in Americans’ minds—and in many cases, this misinforma-­ tion is no accident. For years the NRA has blocked the truth and actively fought against and prevented research in the causes and costs of gun vio-­ lence because they don’t want Americans to know the truth about guns, how to prevent gun violence, and how to make themselves and their children safer. Why else would they have Congress pull gun injury pre-­ vention research funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health? Why have we put up so long with efforts to block all research on a huge public health threat that injures and kills tens of thousands of Americans every year?

As Drs. Arthur Kellermann and Frederick Rivara wrote an article titled, “Silencing the Sci-­ ence on Gun Research� in the February 2013 Journal of the American Medical Associa-­ tion. They wrote, “What can be done to reduce the number of US residents who die each

year from firearms, currently more than 31,000 annually? . . .

The nation might be in a better position to act if medical and public health researchers had continued to study these issues as diligently as some of us did between 1985 and 1997.�

Instead, they note that beginning in 1996, pro-­gun members of Congress began mounting an all-­out effort to eliminate any funding for re-­ search connected to gun injury prevention. And as Drs. Keller-­ mann and Rivara explain, this continued refusal to fund any research isn’t just an academic matter. “Injury prevention re-­ search can have real and lasting effects. Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans dying in motor vehicle crashes has de-­ creased by 31 percent. Deaths from fires and drowning have been reduced even more, by 38 percent and 52 percent, re-­ spectively. This progress was achieved without banning au-­ tomobiles, swimming pools, or matches. Instead, it came from translating research findings into effective interventions. Given the chance, could researchers achieve similar progress with firearm violence? It will not be possible to find out unless Con-­ gress rescinds its moratorium on firearm injury prevention research.�

Why is the NRA afraid of seeking the truth and having citi-­ zens make informed decisions about how best to ensure their and their children’s safety? Their concerted campaign to hide the truth and block research is fi-­ nally facing new scrutiny and opposition. President Obama’s proposed gun safety package would end the freeze on gun injury prevention research al-­ though the amounts requested are inadequate. Ignorance is not bliss or sensible or sound policy, and in the case of our national gun violence epidemic, ignorance is actually fatal. We need to make decisions based on the truth and counter the NRA misinformation that has been infecting our nation.

It’s time to challenge and deflate NRA misinformation and recognize that it does not speak for most American gun owners or even the majority of its mem-­ bership. For example, polling data shows that 85 percent of gun owners and 74 percent of NRA members support univer-­ sal background checks—a policy position the NRA vehemently opposes.

The NRA argues that back-­ ground checks don’t work. The reality is that criminal back-­ ground checks do work and making them universal at the federal level would make them

far more effective. Since its im-­ plementation in 1994, the Brady Law, which instituted a federal background check requirement for sales through licensed deal-­ ers, has denied 2.1 million ap-­ plications to purchase a firearm.

But its impact has been limited by the ability of criminals to ac-­ cess firearms through private sales, since only sales by feder-­ ally licensed dealers require a background check; unlicensed dealers, including those at gun shows and on the Internet and other private sales do not. An analysis by Mayors Against Il-­ legal Guns reveals that states that don’t require background checks for handgun sales at gun shows export guns used to com-­ mit crimes 2.5 times more often than states that do. As much as 40 percent of gun sales may be occurring through these private sales, a loophole that common sense and the vast majority of Americans demand we fix.

Another bit of misinforma-­ tion from the NRA is that uni-­ versal background checks will lead to a registry of gun owners.

The Brady Law explicitly bans the creation of a gun owner reg-­ istry, and under that law instant criminal background checks have been made on more than 100 million gun sales in the last See TRUTH, on page 5

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Private Sector Adds 29,900 Jobs, Grows 1.9 Percent Over The Year In February BATON ROUGE — Louisi-­ ana’s private sector added 29,900 jobs over the year in February, an increase of 1.9 percent, the federal Bureau of Labor reported today.

Seasonally adjusted non-­ farm employment in Louisiana rose in February to 1,944,000, according to the BLS monthly survey of employers. Private sector employment grew for the 30th consecutive month in Louisiana to 1,596,500 in Febru-­ ary, an over-­the-­month increase of 9,800 jobs. “Employers continue to add and create jobs, and our workforce is stronger than that it was a year ago,� LWC Executive Director Curt Eysink said.

Over-­the-­year job growth occurred in various sectors and across multiple regions of the state. Goods-­ producing employ-­

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ers added 8,900 jobs, a growth rate of 2.8 percent, while the state’s construction industry added 8,900 jobs, a 7.2 percent increase, seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment figures showed.

As well as its monthly sur-­ vey of businesses, the BLS con-­ ducts a survey of households to calculate the civilian labor force, which is the total number of peo-­ ple working plus those looking for work. Louisiana’s season-­ ally adjusted civilian labor force grew in February to 2,095,646, an increase of 12,240 over the year.

The number of employed was 1,968,925, an increase of 29,027 over the year, while the num-­ ber of unemployed declined by 16,787 over the year in February to 126,721.

Wall Street Down After Weak Data but S&P 500 Still Near Record

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decade without leading to the formation of a gun registry.

Here again, misinformation has paralyzed effective gun safety protections. The vast major-­ ity of responsible gun owners support background checks be-­ cause they know that the only people who will be negatively impacted are criminals and those who sell them firearms.

Please do your homework and decide for yourself. Edu-­ cate yourself on what the NRA wants you to believe by reading the Children’s Defense Fund’s updated fact sheet “The Truth About Guns.� During this Eas-­ ter recess, go to your members of Congress’ town hall meet-­ ings and let your members

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know that the time to be held hostage to the NRA lobby is over. Let’s break the NRA lock on the research door to learn and share the truth about the human, economic and public safety costs of gun violence in our nation. I believe the truth will set us free.

Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Be-­ hindŽ mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communi-­ ties. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org

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did not envision affirmative ac-­ tion in place forever. In fact, she suggested 25 years, without giv-­ ing a reason why it would not be needed beyond that point.

Now, just 10 years later – and despite this nation’s horrible history on race – the conservative majority on the court seem unwilling to leave affirmative action in place for another 15 years.

As Justice Stephen G. Breyer, a supporter of affirma-­ tive action, said last October: “Grutter said it would be good

law for at least 25 years, and I know that time flies, but I think only nine of those years have passed.�

George E. Curry, former ed-­ itor-­in-­chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-­in-­chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Associa-­ tion News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter. com/currygeorge.

Specialist  trader  Michael  O’Connor  gives  a  price  to  traders  on  the  floor  at  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange,  April  3,  2013.

BY ANGELA MOON NEW YORK -­ Stocks de-­ clined on Wednesday after dis-­ appointing economic data, but the S&P 500 index hung near an all-­time intraday high.

Disappointment came from a jobs report that showed less-­ than-­expected hiring in the

private sector in March, while a services sector index also came in below expectations.

Investors expect market movements to be slight before Friday’s release of the broader U.S. non-­farm payrolls report for March from the Labor De-­ partment.

Momentum for the market

to move higher remains, strat-­ egists say. The S&P has been near an intraday record level of 1,576.09 for the past several sessions, inching to within three points on Tuesday before pulling back. The index still ended at a new closing high on Tuesday. “Investors now appear to be focused on the potential for con-­

tinuing global economic growth in the year ahead,� said Stuart T. Freeman, chief equity strate-­ gist at Wells Fargo Advisors. The firm raised its year-­end S&P 500 target range to 1,575-­1,625 from an initial target of 1,525-­1,575.

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The 2013 Women’s Conference Hope Ministries Hosted Free Community Event: Hope Fest at the Ebenezer Baptist Church

Sister  to  Sister  Ministry  of  the  A gape  churches.

BY SISTER THELMA SULCER Baton Rouge, Louisiana -­ On April 12th and 13th at 1915 Fairchild Street the Eb-­ enezer Baptist Church and the Sister to Sister Ministry of the Agape churches will to hosting the 2013 Women’s Conference. Elder Eddie Sulcer, Jr pastors the Eb-­ enezer.

The special speakers are Reverend Gerald Ann Tobias, Dinese Seals, Evan-­ gelist Mary Dell McManus, and Servant Sharon Williams.

This year ’s theme is “Standing on the Promises of God.�

For additional informa-­ tion, please contact First Lady Sister Thelma Sulcer at 225-­ 936-­8736.

The Glen Oaks Baptist Church and BREC to Hold their Annual Community Outreach Day Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The Glen Oaks Baptist Church and the Maplewood BREC Park are partnered together to host their Annual Commu-­ nity Outreach Day, which is scheduled for Saturday April 6, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It will be held at the BREC Maplewood Park, which is located at 6200 Maplewood Drive.

There will lots of activi-­ ties to be held at the Commu-­ nity Outreach Day: health screenings, community and

social services. Informational booths that will be there; in additions, to face painting, ID program, rides for the youth, personal and community safety tips, spaces walks, pup-­ pet show, music, prizes and free food.

George H. Guillory, Jr., Senior Pastor of the Glen Oaks Baptist Church.

For more information, please contact Joseph Reed at 225-­802-­7643 or Kim Reed at 335-­226-­1390, or by email at kjreed01@msn.com.

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BATON ROUGE. LA — HOPE Ministries celebrated HOPE Fest, a free community event, Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on HOPE’s campus in north Baton Rouge. More than 700 neighbors, supporters, and members of the community came out to support HOPE despite the overcast weather conditions. The event offered free Jambalaya, games and prizes for all guests.

HOPE Fest kicked off with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new bathroom addition funded

by East Baton Rouge City Parish and Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation. Mayor Melvin “Kip�

Holden and Wilson Foundation President Dan Bevan participated in the ceremony along with HOPE Board Chair John F. Smith and Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle. Mayor Holden also proclaimed March 23, 2013 as “A Day of HOPE in Baton Rouge�.

Councilwoman Chauna Banks-­ Daniel and Representative Dalton Honore along with radio person-­ ality, LaTangela Fay from Max 94.1 were in attendance. Over 30 exhibitors set up tents and welcomed community members to participate in their displays.

Presenting sponsor, ExxonMo-­ bil Corporation, was among the exhibitors who offered hands on activities and games for the chil-­

Pictured  from  left  to  right  on  the  back  row  is  Councilwoman  C.  Denise  Marcelle,  along  with  HOPE  Board  Chair  John  F.  Smith.   And  on  the  front  row  are  Mayor  Melvin  “Kip�  Holden,  and  Wilson  Foundation  President  Dan  Bevan  participated  in  the  ceremony.

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Other event sponsors in-­ clude Highroad Solutions, The North Baton Rouge Chemical Industry Task Force, Taylor Porter Attorneys at Law and The Baton Rouge District of the United Methodist Church. “This is a great day for Baton Rouge as

our community is truly unifying and coming together to provide hope for our citizens. This multi-­ cultural diverse crowd proves that Baton Rouge is growing in unison and working together to build a strong and viable peo-­ ple,� said President and CEO of HOPE Ministries, Janet Simmons.

HOPE Ministries is a non-­ profit agency whose mission is to prevent homelessness and promote self-­sufficiency and dignity.

For more information about HOPE and its programs visit www.hopebr.org or call 225.355.0702.

Honeywell Turbochargers To Help Spur Increase In Diesel Passenger Vehicle Sales In United States

PLYMOUTH, MICH. -­-­ Honeywell (NYSE:HON) Turbo Technologies is helping provide consumers with an ever-­growing list of turbocharged diesel pow-­ ered vehicles, as manufacturers look to offer U.S. customers the same fuel economy and perfor-­ mance benefits that European consumers already enjoy.

Honeywell turbochargers are vital components of the new 3.0-­liter EcoDiesel V-­6 that will be available for the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the 2014 Ram 1500 pickup as well as in the 2.0-­liter diesel engine in the Chevrolet Cruze and the 2.2-­liter SKYAC-­ TIV-­D engine in the Mazda 6.

“The increase in turbod-­ iesel applications in the U.S. makes perfect sense in light of the more stringent CAFE regulations requiring more miles per gallon from manufacturers in a rela-­ tively short period of time,� said Tony Schultz, Honeywell Turbo Technologies vice president of the Americas. “The performance benefits of turbodiesel engines simply cannot be ignored from an industry perspective in their abil-­ ity to help reach these new fuel economy targets. Furthermore, I think customers experiencing the torque and power of a more fuel efficient turbodiesel engine will really be impressed with the

vehicle’s drivability.�

In the United States, recent industry projections anticipate that sales of passenger cars with turbocharged diesel engines will grow 22 percent in the next five years, with annual sales of more than a million cars per year ex-­ pected by 2017. Sales of clean diesel passenger cars in North America have increased in 26 of the last 27 months, and were up more than 25 percent in 2012.

Honeywell also projects turbod-­ iesel penetration growth of 3 to 4 percent by 2018 following a rela-­ tively flat overall penetration rate during the past few years. “Our experience in Eu-­

rope and our unique advantage in working with Honeywell’s Aerospace team allow us to bring both innovation and value to our U.S. customers and their end consumers,� said Schultz. “Even as manufacturers look to differentiate their technology in the showroom today, the ability to combine and pair technologies like turbocharging with engine downsizing, cylinder deactiva-­ tion and even hybrid powertrains suggests that turbo technology will continue to play a key role for the next decade and beyond.�

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Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area: A Cause to Remember

Baton Rouge, LA On Friday, April 12, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area located at 3772 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA there will a free, one-­hour in-­ formational session designed to increase awareness of the pro-­ grams and services provided

by Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area.

After a light lunch, guests will take a tour of our award winning adult day respite cen-­ ter, Charlie’s Place.

Then they will learn all about volunteer opportunities and how to become an ambas-­ sador for the organization by sharing the information with others who may need our sup-­ port, services or resources.

Guests will not be asked to make a donation. Reserva-­ tions are required. Special ses-­ sions for groups upon request.

To RSVP call (225)334-­7494 or email Debbie Little, Develop-­ ment Director at alzdev@alzbr. org Currently over 15,000

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charged gasoline engines and turbodiesel engines accounting for more than 75 percent of the vehicles in Europe, Honeywell continues to use its unique posi-­ tion as the global turbo leader to deliver new performance in-­ novations with 100 new turbo launches annually and some 500 applications in its production

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people in the Greater Baton Rouge areas have been diag-­ nosed with Alzheimer’s or a related disorder, and there are no effective treatments or a cure for this disease. There are ap-­ proximately 73,000 people in the state of Louisiana with Al-­ zheimer’s – and the number is projected to increase to over 10.6 million by 2025. 1 in 8 people between the ages of 65-­85 de-­ velop Alzheimer’s disease and those numbers increase to 1 in 2 people after the age of 85. Re-­ cent statistics report that every 68 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer’s.

Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area is a local, non-­ profit organization that serves individuals residing in the fol-­ lowing parishes: Ascension, As-­ sumption, East and West Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, and St. Helena.

Ashley Motsinger the Public Relations Coordinator at (225) 334-­7494 or (800) 548-­ 121 or by e-­mail at prcoord@ alzbr.org for more information.

pipeline. Collaboration with Honeywell Aerospace engineer-­ ing is driving even greater turbo performance through ball bearing and air bearing development, high tempera-­ ture material selection for more gasoline turbo applications and even projects combining turbos with fuel cell applications.

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On a not seasonally ad-­ justed basis, Louisiana’s unem-­ ployment rate in February was 5.8 percent. The not seasonally adjusted rate improved over the year in all eight metro areas in February the top two are listed below: Alexandria, 5.8 percent, down from 6.8 percent in Feb-­ ruary 2012 Baton Rouge, 5.5 percent, down from 6.8 percent;

making sure that districts and principals have the tools and support they need to fairly and sufficiently evaluate teachers so great teachers can be recog-­ nized and rewarded for their great work. By doing so, we will make greater progress toward giving every child the same opportunity to achieve their biggest dreams and beyond.�

And we know none of this will be possible without you.

We can’t thank you enough for standing with us and taking the kinds of actions for kids that result in every child having the same opportunity to get a high quality education and graduate from high school prepared for, and with access to, college. We look forward to working with you this legislative session to keep our children and their edu-­ cational success at the core of decisions being made in Baton Rouge!

Standing with You, Rayne Martin, Executive Director Stand for Children Louisiana

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SU Set To Host Pelican Relays April 5-6 Southern University track and field will host the Davenport-­ Milburn Pelican Relays April 5-­6 at the Roscoe Moore Track on the Baton Rouge Campus.

The two-­day meet will fea-­ ture high school and youth track programs. Admissions are $5 and all spectators are asked to enter A.W. Mumford Stadium from the West side gate.

Field events start at 1 p.m. on Friday followed by the opening ceremonies and running events at 4:30 p.m.

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Dwarfed By Final Four Rivals At The Bank, Wichita State Proves Everything Is Equal On Hardwood

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Tiger Woods Still Thinks He Can Win 20 Majors Here are the simple facts about Tiger Woods at major championships; the guy has 14 major wins, second most all-­time, and four behind Jack Nicklausâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; incredible total of 18.

He has won four straight ma-­ jors, and two in one season four times. But since 2008 Tiger has won exactly zero majors, com-­ ing the closest at the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 PGA Championship but finishing in the top-­10 only once a season ago at the big four.

But that was then, and this is a different Tiger Woods, a man with three PGA Tour wins already in 2013 and six wins in the last year on tour (not to mention world No. 1 again). They might not have been majors, but Woods has learned how to win again and thinks that he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just break Nicklausâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; record of 18 major wins, but shatter it.

Louisville  guard  Kevin  Ware  moving  on  crutches  a  day  after  surgery  to  repair  a  broken  leg.

Wichita  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Carl  Hall  (22)  and  teammates  pose  with  the  regional  trophy  after  defeating  Ohio  State  70-­66  in  the  West  Regional  final  in  the  NCAA  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  college  basketball  tournament,  Saturday,  March  30,  2013,  in  Los  Angeles.

KANSAS CITY, MO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lou-­ isville coach Rick Pitino makes a base salary of $3.9 million.

The entire Wichita State basketball program runs on a budget of just over $3 million.

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the Cardinals in the Final Four on Saturday night. Their strong aviation programs means they have a fleet of private planes at their disposal, and the fact that they no longer have a football program means Gregg Mar-­ shallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team is the biggest thing going on campus.

Besides, the startling dis-­ parity in financial resources between Wichita State and fel-­ low Final Four teams Louisville, Michigan and Syracuse hardly means much on the hardwood, where the Shockers already have proven that everybody can be equal.

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LOUISVILLE, KY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; One by one, students walked slowly past the food court in the Student Ac-­ tivities Center on the Louisville campus and waited their turns to sign the makeshift 3-­by-­5 foot poster of injured basketball player Kevin Ware. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We stand behind you, Kevin! Get Well soon (hash) 5!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; the poster read.

Meant as a tribute to Ware, it could also have been a giant get well card for a school torn between despair for his devastat-­ ing injury and excitement for one of the best sports days in school history.

Ware broke his right leg in two places Sunday, a horrifying injury that inspired the Cardinals to beat Duke and earn their sec-­ ond consecutive trip to the Final Four. Hours later, the Louisville womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team upset defending champion Baylor and 6-­foot-­8 Brittney Griner.

Still, amid the celebra-­ tion, students, faculty and fans couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get Ware out of their minds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to want to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hard to look at,â&#x20AC;? freshman Ishmail Wheeler said of Wareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury after signing the poster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt for him.â&#x20AC;?

All around the city, fans expressed their mixed emotions.

Steve Stober scrolled news of the Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; win and Wareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury on the digital sign outside his business, Stoberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tax Services in Old Louisville.

The messages included â&#x20AC;&#x153;Final Four Baby!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Go Cardi-­ nals!â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pray 4 Kevin Ware,â&#x20AC;? interspersed with the business phone number. Similar messages congratulating Louisville went up last year when the Cardinals also made the Final Four. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We take our basketball se-­ riously here,â&#x20AC;? said Stober, who added that even though this is his busiest season with tax day, April 15, rapidly approaching, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be watching the Cardinals take on the Wichita State Shockers come Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t nor-­ mally meet up very well,â&#x20AC;? Sto-­ ber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get to do them both.â&#x20AC;?

Ware had surgery late Sun-­ day and remained at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Mon-­ day. Cardinals coach Rick Pitino

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and his son, Richard, stayed in Indiana with Ware, keeping the Midwest Regional championship trophy in the room.

He could return to Louis-­ ville on Tuesday and Pitino has expressed a desire for Ware to accompany the team to Atlanta, site of the Final Four and Wareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hometown. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear, however, if Ware will be medically cleared to make the trip. He said on Face-­ book that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the first step is always the hardest one to takeâ&#x20AC;?

University President James Ramsey, who was sitting seven rows behind the Louisville bench when Ware was hurt, said during a news conference Monday that â&#x20AC;&#x153;it was a great day to be a Cardi-­ nal,â&#x20AC;? but added that it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;heart-­ breakingâ&#x20AC;? to see Ware break his right leg in the first half while trying to block a shot by Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tyler Thornton.

Ramsey said Ware will get the best medical care and reha-­ bilitation the university can offer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just an empty feel-­ ing,â&#x20AC;? Ramsey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the sudden, the game wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t impor-­ tant.â&#x20AC;?

The grief-­stricken Cardi-­ nals played that way for a few minutes after Ware was wheeled out of Lucas Oil Stadium on a stretcher, his leg covered. But Louisville regrouped to take the lead at halftime and then pulled away from the Blue Devils in the second half to earn their way into the national semifinal.

The win triggered a cele-­ bration on campus, where stu-­ dents hollered out of windows and honked horns while driving around the university. The big party was downtown Louisville, on Broadway, where students and fans tied up traffic for hours. Lou-­ isville city officials reported few incidents.

That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean it was totally tame. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It got really crazy,â&#x20AC;? said Louisville freshman Ronnie Luc-­ ciano, pulling out his cell phone to show video and stills of the revelry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folks started burning tires,â&#x20AC;? Lucciano said, referring to cars doing burnouts, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the helicopters started com-­ ing, shining their lights to keep folks under control.â&#x20AC;?

On Monday, the antics had calmed down, but the excitement remained high.

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more than 10 percent this year and last week broke above its 2007 closing high. The Dow broke above its 2007 record on March 5.

The Dow Jones indus-­ trial average (.DJI) was down 70.27 points, or 0.48 percent, at 14,591.74. The Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 500 Index (.SPX) was down 12.32 points, or 0.78 percent, at 1,557.93. The Nasdaq Com-­ posite Index (.IXIC) was down 25.76 points, or 0.79 percent, at 3,229.11.

In economic news, the ADP National Employment Report showed U.S. companies hired at the slowest pace in five months, far below what economists had expected, though the February report was revised upward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One potential cloud on the horizon is that no construction

jobs were created in March. We think this is a little unusual, es-­ pecially given the time of year ahead of the onset of the key spring selling season,â&#x20AC;? said An-­ drew Wilkinson, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak & Co in New York. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lack of employment gains begs the question as to whether construction gains are purely related to rebuilding in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. We doubt it, but it now has one thinking about that no-­ tion in advance of the non-­farm payroll reading.â&#x20AC;?

The Institute for Supply Managementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March services sector index also came in below expectations, with the pace of growth at the lowest level in seven months.