Community Development
Landrieu, Locke Announce $80 Million for Louisiana Broadband
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced an $80 million grant to the Louisiana Board of Regents for broadband expansion in Louisiana. According to Landrieu, "Creating jobs and spurring rural small business growth, these new funds will increase broadband capacity in our homes, schools, and hospitals." The full press release is here.
Pineville's E.M. Smith Wins National Junior Olympics Event
Ten year old E.M. Smith finished first in the national Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship ten-and-under division in Reno, Nevada on Saturday, December 12.
They Were Merchants
Submitted by jclinton on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 4:02pmA couple of time-related apologies to start. First, I should have taken note of the Wall Street Journal review that triggered this entry when it was published in October. Second, this installment of CenlaFuture will of necessity be more nostalgic than I would prefer.
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Unemployment in Low-Income Communities
A series of related stories in the Spring issue of Community Investments Online, a publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, addresses the special challenge of unemployment in low-income communities.
