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  • Tulane professor recipient of award

    November 26, 2012 10:19 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - Tulane mathematics professor Ricardo Cortez has been awarded the 2012 Blackwell-TapiaPrize, which recognizes a mathematical scientist who has contributed significantly to research in his or her field and who has served as a role model for students from under-represented minority groups. Cortez, who is the Pendergraft William... more »
  • Minority partner to pay $90M over oil spill

    February 17, 2012 2:08 PM

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A minority partner in BP's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico has agreed to pay $90 million in a settlement with the federal government and Gulf states to resolve allegations the company violated the Clean Water Act. MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC owned 10 percent interest... more »
  • House committee backs 30th minority House district

    March 23, 2011 4:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Against the wishes of House Speaker Jim Tucker, the House redistricting committee has narrowly backed a redesign of the 105 state House districts that would add a new minority district in Shreveport. Jim Tucker, a Republican, proposed a remapping plan that would increase majority black districts... more »

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