Louisiana
Black-owned firm commits to $2M, 30 jobs in New Orleans
Enhancing a strong presence in local, regional and national markets, Hammerman & Gainer International, Inc. (HGI)—the largest African American owned third party administration company in the nation— has relocated its corporate headquarters to downtown New Orleans. The move will provide approximately 30 full time jobs within the company, which currently boasts 335 employees and 12 [...]
New Orleans Activist Rejects NY Times Depiction of Ninth Ward
The New York Times Magazine recently ran a story on my home, the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, a place one of the most powerful newspapers in the world insensitively dubbed a “Jungleland.” Contrary to the article, residents of this community are not reconciled to life in the wilderness and we don’t live in [...]
A rags to riches political story ending in prison for former Louisiana congressman
William Jefferson, who came up from north Louisiana poverty to become the state’s first modern day African-American congressman and one of its most powerful politicians, was expected to report to a federal prison Friday — the latest indignity resulting from a federal investigation that dissolved his power and made him a laughing stock over bribe [...]
Black crossover votes key to white candidate’s victory in New Orleans council race
It’s the latest example of how racial politics have changed in post-Katrina New Orleans: A white candidate for a City Council post defeated her black opponent in a city-wide election, thanks in part to significant help from black voters. “Blacks were more likely to cross over to Stacy Head than whites were to cross over [...]
5 ex-cops sentenced in Katrina killings case
Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for their roles in deadly shootings of unarmed residents in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, with the judge lashing out at prosecutors for two hours on their handling of the case. Police shot six people at [...]
