Louisiana has lost legendary civil rights leader and former president of Xavier University Dr. Norman C. Francis. He died early this morning at Ochsner Hospital. Francis led the only Catholic historically Black university in the country for almost 50 years and is credited with transforming Xavier into a standout institution for medical education. Francis also advised eight U.S. presidents and was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Francis was 94 years old.
We continue to get reaction to the death of iconic civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson who passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Sixth District Congressman Cleo Fields worked on Jackson’s Presidential campaigns in the 1980s and says he remembers one conversation in particular with Reverend Jackson.
Cut 9 (11) “…impression on me.”
A growing number of school districts are moving to four-day weeks. David Claxton, the executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents and Administrators, says 4-day schools will still be required to provide the same number of minutes of instruction per week. Claxton says Mondays may become non-school days in these districts.
Cut 12 (08) “…still in school.”
Starting today, SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use their cards to purchase soft drinks, energy drinks or candy. The state received a waiver from the federal officials that prevents SNAP recipients from using government assistance to purchase these items. Louisiana Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein (green-steen) hopes this change will result in SNAP recipients purchasing healthier