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Political Strategist Donna Brazile Donates Her Papers to LSU Libraries Special Collections BATON ROUGE – Though she has made her name and home in Washington D.C. for the past three decades, distinguished LSU alumna, veteran political strategist and commentator, author and Democratic Party official Donna Brazile makes no secret of her pride in being a native of Louisiana and an LSU graduate. Now an important piece of Brazile’s personal history has returned to her home state with the recent donation of her papers to the LSU Libraries Special Collections. Photographs, correspondence and speeches, as well as other writings, memoranda, reports and analyses, campaign management and research files and memorabilia comprise the collection. Together, the 32 boxes of materials document Brazile’s involvement in Democratic politics and the Democratic National Committee; her interest in and efforts to mobilize African American voters, elect women to office and advocate for voting rights; her public speaking and teaching; her work with the Louisiana Recovery Authority; and her participation in every presidential campaign between 1976 and 2000, including as manager of the Gore-Lieberman bid for the White House. She was the first African American to lead a major presidential campaign. “LSU was an indispensable part of my education, as a person and as a political operative,” Brazile said. “From taking classes with life-changing professors to writing opinion pieces in the Daily Reveille to weekly Friday discussions on campus about the social justice issues of the day, LSU engrained in me a lifelong love of learning and shaped me as a political organizer. Because LSU gave me so much, I am humbled to give LSU Libraries Special Collections my papers and grateful to share my life’s work to encourage and inspire the next generation of political activists to take their seats at the table.” A native of Kenner, La., Brazile graduated from LSU in 1981, and the university awarded her an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2005. In the early years of her career, she was involved in grassroots efforts to establish a holiday celebrating the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and she organized the 20th anniversary celebration of the March on Washington. She then worked as chief of staff and press secretary to Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congressional Delegate for the District of Columbia. She went on to be an advisor to the Clinton-Gore presidential campaigns and, as
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Former State Rep. Jewel J. Newman Dies By Michelle McCalop BATON ROUGE, LA - A longtime community servant has died. Jewel J. Newman, a former state representative who represented the Scotlandville area, died Saturday. He was 93 years old. The community center in Scotlandville is named in his honor. He served as a state representative until 1988. He also served on the City Council. He was also a volunteer with St. Vincent de Paul. “He’s always been a servant of the people,” said Judge Trudy White who is his goddaughter. “He was a noble man. He loved life and loved his family and loved the Southern University Jaguars.” Judge White pointed out that Newman died on Southern’s homecoming which was befitting since he was such a devoted supporter of the university. Newman attended the university before enlisting in the U.S. Army. Newman donated his body to science, White says, “to allow Tulane Medical students to learn and further their education. He believed in education and promoted that.” The funeral will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1565 Curtis Street, in Baton Rouge.
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STAR Awarded $1 Million to Expand Services Over the Next Three Years BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: - STAR has been awarded two competitive funding grants from the Federal Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) to strengthen services to survivors of sexual assault in the Capital Region. The Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Program awarded STAR $500,000 over a three-year period to establish legal services to sexual assault survivors. This project, a collaborative effort between STAR and the Clinical Legal Education Program of the LSU Law Center, will provide holistic, free, competent legal services to survivors in matters resulting from the aftermath of sexual assault to enhance their safety, privacy, self-sufficiency, and well-being. This project will also establish a Civil Legal Needs of Sexual Assault Survivors Law Clinic to train and educate student attorneys on working with sexual trauma survivors. “The LSU Law Center looks forward to collaborating with STAR on this project,” says Robert Lancaster, the Director of Clinical Legal
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L’AUBERGE CASINO AND HOTEL IN BR The L’Auberge Casino and Hotel is Southern defensive back Danny Johnson added to his career night with a 60-interception return in the fourth quarter, and the Jaguars (3-3, 2-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) completed their dismantling of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-4, 0-3 SWAC) with a 51-36 victory at A.W. Mumford Stadium on Saturday night...See Page 6
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L’Auberge Casino and Hotel seeks annexation into Baton Rouge BATON ROUGE, La — The L’Auberge Casino and Hotel is seeking annexation into the city of Baton Rouge. It’s a move being described as a “tremendous victory” for Baton Rouge officials in their ongoing effort to stifle the proposed city of St. George. According to The Advocate the proposed annexation is the most recent in a series of highprofile land acquisitions by the city of Baton Rouge, including the Mall of Louisiana, which shrinks both the footprint and revenue stream for the potential new city. The casino’s annexation would mean a loss of nearly 10 percent of the revenues the organizers of the new city were counting on in their proposed $80.8 million
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“It’s the devil you know, versus the devil you don’t,” she said. “We can tell you within a penny what you’re going to pay in taxes, but in St. George, you have no idea what your taxes are going to be.” The city of St. George’s budget, like East Baton Rouge parish, is heavily dependent upon revenues generated by the businesses within its boundaries. Baton Rouge officials have decried the St. George incorporation effort, because the new city would use money that otherwise would flow into the parish coffers. The casino, along with the Mall of Louisiana, has been in the crosshairs of both competing governments because they are considered important revenue generators. St. George officials proposed an $80.8 million budget, which included $7 million in gaming taxes from L’Auberge.
Collections from page 2 “Donna Brazile’s longtime involvement in presidential politics and policy making, her status as a trailblazer for women and African Americans, her close and ongoing identification with Louisiana and LSU and the profile she has built in the public arena through her writings, television commentary and service to the DNC all combine to make her papers a welcome and important addition to our political collections,” said LSU Libraries Curator of Manuscripts Tara Laver. Brazile’s papers are part of the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections in the LSU Libraries Special Collections, located in Hill Memorial Library. The largest accumulation of materials on the state and region in existence, the LLMVC includes a comprehensive collection of books, maps, newspapers on microfilm, historical manuscripts and photograph.
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BATON ROUGE, LA Eighteen Louisiana hospitals have reduced the number of elective inductions and cesarean deliveries performed before 39 completed weeks of pregnancy to meet March of Dimes criteria for hospital recognition. This will give more babies a healthy start in life, the March of Dimes says. LHA President and CEO Paul Salles stated,” We are proud of our hospitals and their expert team of physicians and nurses who recognized this opportunity to improve the quality of healthcare in our community and put in place policies to avoid scheduling elective inductions or caesarean deliveries before 39 weeks of pregnancy, except when medically necessary.” Through the ongoing work that has occurred as a result of the partnership between the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Birth Outcomes Initiative, the Louisiana Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation Hospital Engagement Network (LHAREF HEN), and the March of Dimes, over 960 early elective deliveries have been prevented, which translates to an 83 percent reduction since the beginning of the initiative in 2012, according to data released from the LHAREF HEN. These efforts equated to $700,000 in direct cost savings, not including savings resulting from reductions in NICU utilization. Through the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns initiative, a partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the March of Dimes has been spreading the word that “Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait.” The March of Dimes Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait campaign urges women that if their pregnancy is healthy, it is best to wait and let labor begin on its own rather than scheduling their delivery; babies aren’t fully developed until at least 39 completed weeks of pregnancy. “We are very proud of the success that has come from this awareness campaign,” said Makesha Judson, state director of program services for the March of Dimes Louisiana Chapter.
“Based upon the evaluation of this campaign, more women are agreeing with the messaging that if a pregnancy is healthy, it’s best to wait for labor to begin on its own instead of scheduling a csection or induction.” The March of Dimes and the Louisiana Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation commends the following hospitals who met the recognition criteria: • Abbeville General Hospital • CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital • Dauterive Hospital • East Jefferson General Hospital • Iberia Medical Center • Lafayette General Medical Center • Lakeview Regional Medical Center • Morehouse General Hospital • Opelousas General Health System • Ochsner Medical CenterNorthshore • Touro Infirmary • Tulane-Lakeside Hospital • Woman’s Hospital • Women and Children’s Hospital (Lafayette) • R apides Women’s and Children’s Hospital • Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women • North Oaks Medical Center • St. Francis Medical Center These hospitals will be formally recognized in nine regional celebrations across the state. The March of Dimes offers professional and consumer education materials about the importance of a full term pregnancy and the critical development of the brain, lungs, and other organs that occur during the last weeks of pregnancy. For more information, please visit: www. marchofdimes.com/39weeks and http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=T6XcWBcaliA.
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Capital Area United Way And BASF Host Successful Day Of Service And Remembrance BATON ROUGE, LA -- In observance of the thirteenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the nation, Capital Area United Way and BASF teamed up to engage the local community to honor veterans, those serving in the Armed Forces and many local first responders. The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance activities included a career fair that focused on opportunities for veterans, a care package collection for troops serving in the military, a supply drive for local homeless veterans and thank-you banners and cards signed by the public. Highlights from the activities include: • More than 400 individuals attended the career fair held at the Mall of Louisiana, which provided information on careers and job op-
portunities from 20 vendors from the industrial and retail sectors. • BASF employees donated more than $7,000 to purchase items and shipped 200 care packages to
STAR Awards from page 1 Education at the LSU Law Center. He continues, “The exposure law students will receive assisting survivors of sexual trauma will teach them first-hand how their work as lawyers can better people’s lives.” The Grants to Encourage Arrest Programs (GTEAP) awarded the State of Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, $650,000 over a three-year period to address the lack of a coordinated community response to sexual assault and shortage of victim services in the Capital Region. The Office of the Attorney General has subcontracted with STAR to address these problems by developing and implementing regional sexual assault investigation and prosecution protocols; strengthening and developing sexual assault response teams (SART) in each judicial district within the Capital Region; developing and implementing comprehensive training to law enforcement, prosecutors,
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benefit 400 local troops who are currently serving domestically and abroad. · Capital Area United Way delivered 17 thank-you banners signed by 624 people to local first responders. • Approximately 120 students
participated in Operation Goody Bag – decorating paper bags for troops to receive a special token of appreciation. • A supply drive for homeless veterans in the Baton Rouge area collected personal hygiene items valued at $3,620.
• Capital Area United Way collected a total of $890 in financial contributions for the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance initiative. “These programs and projects provided an opportunity for the community to recall and rekindle
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the spirit of unity and compassion that existed immediately following the 9/11 attacks,” stated Darrin Goss, Sr., President/CEO of Capital Area United Way. “We are thankful to BASF for their continued support in this initiative.” “BASF and United Way both believe in improving lives by leveraging partnerships in our community,” said Tom Yura, BASF Senior Vice President and Geismar Site Manager. “By supporting Capital Area United Way’s 9/11 activities, we were able to support and pay tribute to our veterans and local troops, as well as salute all of our local emergency volunteers and public safety personnel. We challenge other corporate partners and community members to get involved and be part of the solution.” The 9/11-Day of Service and Remembrance is one of three national Days of Service by Capital Area United Way.
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The 88th Annual Session of the Emmanuel Baptist Church Aid Association and its Ministries BATON ROUGE, La – This year’s 88th Annual Session of the Emmanuel Baptist Church Aid Association will be held at Little Rising Sun Baptist Church from October 19-23, 2014. Dr. Excel Payne will be
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If Everything Goes Right Something’s Wrong Dr. James L. Snyder It was a week when everything went just the way I had planned. It is hard to express your feelings when something like this happen because it rarely happens. The infamous To-Do-List from the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage was completed to her ecstatic satisfaction. That never happens. In fact, I finished it in time to have a little of “Me Time.” I sat on the back porch with a steaming hot cup of coffee and enjoyed an evening with nothing to do. I am not sure how long I sat there, but my coffee was just as hot as it was on my first sip. I do not know how
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is so much superior to my actual life? No wonder as a person gets older they want to spend more time sleeping. I think I am just about there. For a brief moment, I experienced what a perfect week would look like, even if it was just in my dreams. A perfect week is not when everything goes our way; because, if everything goes right then you know something is wrong. Call it pessimism if you will or maybe just a dash of reality. It is when things go wrong that I begin to understand what life is all about. I begin to understand that nothing is perfect. And, if nothing is perfect, then neither am I. I like that. The only perfect person at our residence is my wife, and I have her word on that and she never lies to me. Demanding perfection is a rather foolish thing. If I demand perfection from someone, they in turn are going to demand perfection from me. That is more stress than I care to live with, especially at my age. After over four decades of marital bliss, I have made an astounding discovery that has made my life so much more pleasurable. It took me a long time to come to this, but I sure am glad I have. For many years, I was hard on myself trying to be perfect in everything I did. Then, I got married and all of that went away. It was a struggle at first, but I came to one astounding conclusion that has changed my life and brought me to a point of chilling out for the rest of my life.
In our home only one person needs to be perfect. That one person is not I. What a blessing it is to realize that you are not perfect and you do not have to live up to that standard of perfection. I can be goofy, make mistakes and act silly and nobody cares. All those years of trying to be perfect were wasted. Now I have come to the place where I have acceded to the fact that my wife is perfect. I gladly anoint her as Queen Perfection in our humble Castle. The entire burden now rests upon her. She does not need to worry; I am there to support her in that aura of perfection. The nice thing about all of this is, she does not need much help from me. It is almost like I am retired for the rest of my life with nothing else to do. The burden of perfection does not rest upon my shoulder. Oh yes, the checkbook. After looking at it while awake, I discovered I was $100 overdrawn. Solomon understood this when he wrote, “All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits,” (Proverbs 16:2). Everything does not have to go right for me to rejoice in the goodness of the Lord. Rev. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, PO Box 831313, Ocala, FL 34483. He lives with his wife, Martha, in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 1-866552-2543 or e-mail jamessnyder2@ att.net or website www.jamessnyderministries.com.
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Baton Rouge Business PAC Endorses 6 School Board Candidates, Including 4 Incumbents BATON ROUGE, La —The Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s FuturePAC announced Tuesday it is endorsing six candidates in the race for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s board. Four of the candidates the political action committee is endorsing are incumbents, and two of those are running unopposed. The PAC is endorsing Barbara Freiberg, who is running against challenger Anthony Nelson. It’s also taking a position in the board’s most noteworthy race, which pits two incumbents -- Evelyn Ware-Jackson and Jerry Arbour -- against each other and two other challengers, including former board member W.T. Winfield. In that race, the PAC is endorsing Ware-Jackson over Arbour -- not a surprise, considering the PAC actively campaigned against both Arbour and Winfield in the 2010 election. The PAC also endorsed Jill Dyason and board president David Tatman, who are running unopposed. The challengers the PAC is endorsing are Mark Bellue, who is running against board member Mary Lynch, and Chris Bailey, who is running against incumbent Connie Bernard. Lynch is a relative newcomer herself, having replaced the late Randy Lamana only this year. The PAC is giving $5,000 to the endorsed candidates who are facing opposition in their races. The group is looking for “meaningful improvement” in public education, and candidates who have “demonstrated the desire and willingness to bring about change and improvement,” Pat Felder, chair of the
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Saints Survive In OT, Beat Bucs 37-31
NEW ORLEANS - Nothing like a little Dome cooking to get your season back on track for the Saints. Though, it wasn’t as easy as they usually come at home. All week Head Coach Sean Payton was preaching there’s no panic in the organization. With a 37-31 win in overtime against the Bucs, calms can be feared for a week. In the Saints case two, thanks to a bye next week. The Saints ended overtime without giving the Bucs a chance to get the ball. Khiry Robinson broke numerous tackles in-route to an 18-yard touchdown run. Robinson ended the day with 89 yards rushing. The Saints record goes to 2-3, and the Bucs fall to 1-4. Drew Brees finished the afternoon going 35-57 passing, 371 yards, with two touchdowns. He also threw three interceptions. Two Shayne Graham field goals stakes the Who-Dats to an early 6-0 lead. Brees and his offense finally hit the end zone in the second frame. Brees orchestrated a 6-play, 60-yard drive, finishing with a screen pass to Pierre Thomas that covered 15 yards. A completion to Josh Hill of 37 yards helped fuel the score. Down 13-3, the Bucs offense
responded right before half. Mike Glennon found Louis Murphy for a 20-yard touchdown. Murphy beat Corey White on the scoring strike. The Saints led Tampa Bay 13-10 at the break. The Bucs kept the scoring going on their first possession of the second half. Thanks to a Junior Galette roughing the passer penalty on third down, Tampa Bay kept a dying drive alive. Bobby Rainey capped the sequence with a 9-yard TD run. The Bucs 17-13 advantage would improve thanks to an opportunistic defense. Brees threw an ill-advised pass that was intercepted by Danny Lansanah. He returned the pick 33-yards. Tampa Bay would be up 24-13 after the turnover. That would be 24 unanswered points up to that point. Brees responded, and quickly. Covering 63 yards in over six minutes finishing with a Brees to Cadet 5-yard scoring connection. Saints still trailed at this point, 24-20. Bucs and Saints would exchange touchdowns, but the black and gold would miss their 2-point conversion. Saints trailed by five. Saints would add a safety and field goal to tie things up at 31 later in the fourth quarter.
SPORTS Big Plays Highlight Southern’s 51-36 Homecoming Victory Over Arkansas-Pine Bluff BATON ROUGE, La. -Southern defensive back Danny Johnson added to his career night with a 60-interception return in the fourth quarter, and the Jaguars (3-3, 2-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) completed their dismantling of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-4, 0-3 SWAC) with a 51-36 victory at A.W. Mumford Stadium on Saturday night. Johnson, who earlier returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, intercepted a pass from Golden Lions quarterback Benjamin Anderson for his first career pick and set up Southern’s offense at the 10-yard line. Jaguars running back Jamarcus Jarvis, who rushed for 30 yards on seven carries, scored two plays later for Southern’s last touchdown of the night. But Anderson and the Pine Bluff offense managed to make the final score more respectable with a pair of non-threatening touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. Facing third and a long 23 yards to go, Anderson connected with receiver Patrick Rowland for a 25-yard touchdown play. After Johnson’s interception, Anderson led the Golden Lions down the field on a seven-play, 75-yard drive for their final touchdown of the night. Anderson added a two-point conversion after running back Aaron LaGrone scored from 12 yards out. Anderson finished with 289 passing yards while completing less than 50 percent of his passes. Southern freshman quarterback Austin Howard finished with 230 yards through the air and three scores, and the West St. John product completed 14 of his 22 attempts.
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Bethune-Cookman Regains No.1 Position With Coaches This week’s shakeup in HBCU football comes as no surprise. Conference play is in full swing and the competition is becoming stiff. Finally, there was real movement in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls as three of the top five teams fell With that, Bethune-Cookman already No. 1 with the media, regained its top spot amongst the coaches, picking up 12 of 17 firstplace votes. The top challenger to the top spot is Alcorn State who picked up four first-place votes and moved up three spots after a convincing 37-7 victory over previous No. 1 Alabama State Thursday night on national television. With the loss Alabama State dropped to No. 6. The other No. 1 vote went to
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