Some state legislators from New Orleans are expressing concern over the state’s plan to move homeless people in the city into a transitional center ahead of the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras. State Representative Matthew Willard notes that the fenced-in facility in an industrial area on France Road is across the street from the Gentilly neighborhood, even though there’s a concrete wall separating the neighborhood from the roadway.
Cut 5 (11) “…their lives disrupted.”
Soon, you’ll be able to go from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, by train once again. Congressman Troy Carter says Amtrak has received another 21 million dollars from the Federal Railroad Administration to restart the route.
Cut 7 (07) “…making this happen.”
The line was suspended after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the necessary infrastructure.
President Biden delivers his farewell address tonight. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Biden will tout his accomplishments in his four years in office.
Cut 3 (09) “…massive infrastructure investment.”
Cross says he also expects Biden to make at least a passing reference to his predecessor and successor.
For the first time since the program was founded almost 40 years ago, Southern University’s School of Nursing has been named the Best Nursing School in the United States by nurse.org. Nursing School Dean Sandra Brown says one thing that makes the school exceptional is its effort to educate underprivileged students.