A report from 24/7 Wall Street ranks New Orleans and Baton Rouge among the most segregated cities in the country. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A National Watchdog believes the 100-thousand dollar fine against UL-Lafayette is not enough after allegations of animal abuse against monkeys. Halen Doughty has more…
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12 million dollars from the Volkswagen settlement will be distributed by the DEQ to projects that will benefit the community and propane fueled school buses could be a major investment. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The state Department of Environmental Quality will distribute 12 million dollars from the Volkswagen settlement to projects proposed by public agencies that offer long term benefits to the community. Thursday is the last day to submit a proposal. Randy Hayden with the Louisiana Propane Gas Association says one option is to replace diesel fueled school buses 10 years and older with ones that run on propane, which would reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by over 92-percent.
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Hayden says propane is less expensive than conventional fuels as the cost falls in between the price of oil and natural gas.
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There is already a handful of school systems who use propane school buses, Lafayette, East Baton Rouge, Lafourche and Caddo Parishes. Hayden says East Baton Rouge used the historic flooding last August to start the process of switching over to propane powered school buses when they lost 168 vehicles.
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New Orleans and Baton Rouge are among the most segregated cities in the nation, according to a report from 24/7 Wall Street. New Orleans came in at number six on the list, and Baton Rouge ranked thirteenth. Editor-In-Chief Doug McIntyre says that’s because of population concentration in the cities.
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In both Baton Rouge and New Orleans, the black poverty rate is roughly 30 percent, while the white poverty rate is only about 10 percent. McIntyre says that demonstrates one big problem with segregation because black neighborhoods tend to be much poorer than white neighborhoods.
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In New Orleans, about 43 percent of the black population lives in black neighborhoods, compared to 32 percent in Baton Rouge. McIntyre says the fact that those groups of people are isolated from groups that have better outcomes means that segregation helps to keep those kinds of outcomes in place.
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National watchdog, Stop Animal Exploitation Now, believes the 100-thousand dollar fine against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for animal abuse at its New Iberia research center does not go far enough. SAEN Co-founder Michael Budkie says the USDA previously took significant action against another facility for killing a large number of animals…
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This is the fifth largest fine levied against a laboratory in the U.S. University spokesperson Kathleen Thames released a statement saying these incidents occurred as part of routine housing and care of nonhuman primates. But Budkie disagrees as there are multiple occurrences of monkeys being neglected or killed.
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Budkie says other allegations against the New Iberia laboratory claim three monkeys were lost during a transfer and were not found until they all died and one primate had a broken arm that was not treated for five days. He says entities that continue to criminally abuse animals should not be allowed to break the law.
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The hunt is on for a new chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department. Lt. Johnny Dunnam was appointed as interim when Chief Carl Dabadie resigned, but Dunnam is not a candidate for the full time position. East Baton Rouge Parish Constable Reginald Brown says it’s not surprising Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome would not keep the interim in the position.
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Brown says he isn’t surprised Dabadie stepped down, as Broome has been trying to fire the police chief since she took office in January. Civil service laws prevented the mayor from ousting the chief. Brown says it appears as though she is trying to follow through with her campaign promises.
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But Brown says the timing was a bit odd. Murder in Baton Rouge is up 70 percent from a year ago, according to the district attorney. Brown says that’s a sign of the times and growing disrespect for the law. He says now is the time for law enforcement agencies to come together and address the problem.
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At Sun Belt Football Media Day in New Orleans, ULM players have a positive outlook for the upcoming season, despite winning just four games last season. Senior offensive lineman Frank Sutton says last year’s team performed better than most expected and they expect to do the same again this season…
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Senior defensive end Caleb Tucker says players are more comfortable heading into this season, after getting to know Coach Viator’s staff last year…
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Mark Hudspeth is entering his 7th season as head coach of UL Lafayette. The Cajuns are projected to finish in the middle of the pack in the Sun Belt. Hudspeth’s team has seven road games this year and the coach says none of them will be easy…
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Jordan Davis has been named the starting quarterback. Hudspeth is expecting a big year from the junior in Texas…
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