Topic: Kathleen Blanco

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin writes in a new memoir that he was the only one to understand how to recover from Hurricane Katrina, and that he...

Mo. Gov. Nixon ubiquitous as disaster commander

0 . With floodwaters rising in 1993, Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan surveyed swamped towns and farms, declared "the devastation is terrible," and then ...

Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco diagnosed with eye cancer

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, who drew criticism for her handling of the crisis in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck the city in 2005, has been diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer.Blanco's spokeswoman and ...

Sexism in the workplace

In the early 90s, the term sexual harassment was defined and companies enacted policies on how individuals were to behave with one another. Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco was also criticized after Hurricane Katrina hit the state. While male government officials were criticized ...

La Gov Proposes Big Increases for CommunityCollege System

The article reports that Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco is pushing state lawmakers to make a major investment in education that includes $57 million in new money for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. Comfflffliify College WeeL www.ccweek.com June 18 ...

A Hurricane Tale of Two Governors

South Louisiana was in complete disarray. Looting was rampant in New Orleans and chaos reigned over the Crescent City.At the time, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco was overwhelmed and offered desperate state citizens emotion, tears and no leadership. In 2003, voters rejected ...

La. at record per capita debt

The amount of money Louisiana owes for each man, woman and child in the state is at its highest since the state first started tracking it in 1988, but the debt load still is within legal limits, according to an analysis released ...
Atty.: Deal Awaits Approval to Pay Remaining Settlement to Fired Workers From La. DA's OfficeA multi-million dollar discrimination judgment that threatens to bankrupt the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office may be a step closer to being paid, an attorney for ...
Louisiana Gov.-Elect Jindal Pledges to Change Louisiana's Reputation for CorruptionLouisiana's governor-elect says he'll call lawmakers into a special session to reform ethics laws, an effort to change the state's reputation for corruption and hopefully attract new business ...
Louisiana Gov.-Elect Jindal Pledges to Change Louisiana's Reputation for CorruptionChanging Louisiana's reputation for corruption would do more than just make over its image, Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal said Sunday: It could help the state attract businesses and win federal ...