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Friday, August 28, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of families in Southeast Louisiana live paycheck to paycheck, on the edge of financial crisis.…
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Thursday, August 27, 2020
100 Years After Women’s Suffrage, the Fight to Give Everyone a Voice Continues
On August 26, people across the U.S.…
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Friday, August 14, 2020
8/14/2020
Our entire United Way of Southeast Louisiana family, both past and present, is heartbroken over the passing…
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Saturday, July 18, 2020
7/18/2020
“You have a moral obligation, a mission and a mandate…to go out and seek justice for all.”
– Representative…
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Friday, July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
Economic Impact Payments –commonly referred to as “stimulus checks”– are a key provision of the…
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Thursday, July 16, 2020
7/16/2020
“Unprecedented” is one of 2020’s buzzwords and a fitting description for the 2020 Louisiana Legislative…
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Friday, July 10, 2020
7/10/2020
Virtual event with keynote by Marc Morial, surprise guest appearance marks formation of the Nancy M.…
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Thursday, July 9, 2020
7/9/2020
For 95 years, United Way of Southeast Louisiana has been on the front lines of community problems, both…
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Monday, June 1, 2020
On Memorial Day, I shared a hope publicly that we could honor the fallen by ensuring we strive to be one nation, under…
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Monday, June 1, 2020
On Memorial Day, I shared a hope publicly that we could honor the fallen by ensuring we strive to be one nation, under…