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New application for Federal Financial Aid now available to students, families

October 3, 2018October 5, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

Louisiana releases Annual Financial Aid report Following Record 84 Percent FAFSA Submission Rate Baton Rouge, La. —The U.S. Department of Education today released the 2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), affording high school students in Louisiana and nationwide…

Ms. B. an educator, who came, provided and now returns home alive to New Iberia, LA

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

Ms. Betty Broussard a New Iberia native returns home after sixty (60) years of investing and molding young talents within the City of Monroe. She began at Carroll Junior and ended at Carroll High School where educating young African American…

Betty Broussard

North Louisiana ranks as the most affordable place to live in Louisiana

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

(Shreveport – Monroe, La) The Cost of Living Index for the second quarter of 2018 ranks Monroe and Shreveport as the most affordable places to live in the state. The Monroe Metro cost of living is 88.1 percent of the…

Monroe, North Louisiana, Shreveport

Ouachita retired teachers welcomes all back

September 10, 2018September 14, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

The Ouachita Retired Teachers Association (ORTA) welcomes all retired educators back into the swing of things—as they come together on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., for the first of only two fall meetings at Carolyn Strauss Council on…

Ouachita Retired Teachers Association

Chick-fil-A mobile app customers get free chicken nuggets throughout September

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

Month-long giveaway is part of Chick-fil-A’s new membership program, Chick-fil-A One   Atlanta (Aug. 30, 2018) – Chick-fil-A® is giving away free eight-count Chick-fil-A Nuggets to guests who create or sign into their Chick-fil-A One™ account with the Chick-fil-A Mobile…

Chick-fil-A

SHWAXX: Atlanta Barber experiment produces cutting edge all-natural product that manages various types of hair

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

By: Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Two years and 40 attempts later, Kevin Rodgers’s hair care product had to pass a final test: His wife’s. Following another late-night session where he mixed a special blend of natural oils in the…

Curtis Bunn, SHWAXX Hydrate and Style, Urban News Service

Former NBA player Derek Anderson creates school that teaches acts of kindness, life skills and crisis management

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Derek Anderson, the former San Antonio Spurs star, wants to teach black kids how to talk to the police. Growing up virtually homeless in Louisville, Kentucky, Anderson made the unlikely journey from inner-city high…

Curtis Bunn, Derek Anderson, Urban News Service

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