http://host1.bondware.com/~Louisiana_Weekly/news.php?NewsSectionId=30 2010-02-09T05:50:36-06:00 http://host1.bondware.com/~Louisiana_Weekly/news.php?viewStory=561 2008-11-17T18:33:55-06:00 With an ailing economy needing immediate attention, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden had little reprieve before they were huddled, three days after his election, with a 17-member transitional council of economic advisers.]]> http://host1.bondware.com/~Louisiana_Weekly/news.php?viewStory=582 2008-11-17T18:33:55-06:00 The largest non-Catholic faith group in the state, the Louisiana Baptist Convention, held its 161st annual convention in New Orleans, November 10-11. During the meeting, a new initiative was launched to share the peace of Jesus with New Orleans and eventually with every household in the state by 2020.]]> http://host1.bondware.com/~Louisiana_Weekly/news.php?viewStory=548 2008-11-10T16:13:21-06:00 WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The Eighth Annual Black Youth Vote! Civic Leadership Training Conference, "We Voted, Now What?: Taking Youth Civic Engagement to the Next Level," will take place November 12-15, 2008 at the National Education Association headquarters, 1201 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC.]]> http://host1.bondware.com/~Louisiana_Weekly/news.php?viewStory=545 2008-11-10T16:13:21-06:00 (NNPA) - After a fierce fight of two years to change the course of history, U.S. Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first African-American president of the United States.]]> http://host1.bondware.com/~Louisiana_Weekly/news.php?viewStory=551 2008-11-10T16:13:21-06:00 There is still time to register for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individuals and Households Program. At the request of the state, the deadlines to register for assistance were extended to Dec. 3, 2008 for Hurricane Gustav and Dec. 11, 2008 for Hurricane Ike.]]>