Weekly Press Week of October 10, 2013

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AKA JOIN TRAFFICKING HOPEAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, In-corporated - Nu Gamma Omega’s Chapter collaborated with Christine Baamonde, Awareness Coordina-tor for Trafficking Hope, a non-profit organization to host an educational awareness forum..See Page 3

LA. LOTTERY MEGA MILLIONSOn Saturday, Oct. 19, the multistate game Mega Millions will undergo enhancements designed to create larger jackpots and more million-aires, according to the Louisiana Lottery. ....See Page 5

2ND ANNUAL JAZZY IN PINKSisters Supporting Sisters-Baton Rouge is hosting their 2nd Annual Jazzy in Pink event to benefit breast cancer survivors and breast cancer education. ...See Page 7Senior Simone Beasley and freshman Phalen Clark recorded 14 kills apiece

and the Lady Jaguars defense stiffened in the fifth set as Southern defeated Prairie View A&M in its SWAC opener Wednesday...See Page 8

JAGUARS SCORE 3-2 WIN OVER PVAMU SPORTS NEWS For Sean Payton and the New Or-leans Saints, time of possession is of the essence. ‘’It’s an important statistic,’’ Payton said Monday, ...See Page 8

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WASHINGTON - An outbreak of salmonella in raw chicken has sickened nearly 300 people in the United States, officials said Wednes-day as consumer advocates warned the federal shutdown was hamper-ing a government response.

The 278 illnesses in 18 states were believed to be linked to raw chicken from three Foster Farms locations in California, according to the Food Safety Inspection Service.

“The outbreak is still ongoing, and therefore our investigation is still ongoing,” a spokesman for FSIS told AFP, noting that 135 inspec-tors were on duty responding to the outbreak despite the government shutdown.

“The only folks that were fur-loughed were back at our headquar-ters,” he said.

The shutdown, which began October 1, has sent hundreds of thousands of federal workers home without pay, including staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention, Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration.

It is the first shutdown in 17 years and was driven by a resur-gence of Republican opposition to President Barack Obama’s health-care reform law passed in 2010.

According to US media re-ports, the CDC on Tuesday re-called some of its staff to re-open a network of public health labs that monitor for food-borne outbreaks.

An AFP call for comment to the CDC was not immediately re-turned.

Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Nearly 300 in US

Foster Farms chicken is seen for sale in a grocery store in Los Angeles, California October 8, 2013.

WASHINGTON—Presi-dent Barack Obama refused to give ground in a fiscal con-frontation with Republicans on Tuesday, saying he would ne-gotiate on budget issues only if they agree to re-open the federal government and raise the debt limit with no conditions.

At a news conference, an unbending Obama said he would not hold talks on ways to end the fiscal impasse while under threat from conservative Republicans, but agreed to discuss anything, including his healthcare plan, if they restore government funding and raise the debt limit.

“If reasonable Republicans want to talk about these things

again, I’m ready to head up to the Hill and try,” Obama told reporters.

“But I’m not gonna do it until the more extreme parts of the Republican Party stop forcing (House Speaker) John Boehner to issue threats about our economy. We can’t make extortion routine as part of our democracy.”

Obama’s comments fol-lowed an earlier phone call to Boehner, who had adopted a slightly more conciliatory tone in comments to reporters after a meeting with House of Rep-resentatives’ Republicans.

Boehner had said there were “no boundaries” in poten-

tial talks, and made no mention of recent Republican demands to delay parts of Obama’s health-care law in return for approv-ing funds to end the government shutdown.

But speaking to reporters after Obama’s news conference, Boehner said he was “disap-pointed” by the president’s ap-proach.

“What the president said today was ‘if there is uncondi-tional surrender by Republicans, he’ll sit down and talk to us.’ That’s not the way our govern-ment works,” Boehner said.

The public give-and-take

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: Obama Says He Will Negotiate When Republicans End ‘Threats’

Senate President Pro-Tempore Sharon Weston Broome is a 2013 Women Legislators’ Lobby (WiLL) Pacesetter. WiLL Pacesetters are recognized for their noteworthy leg-islative service, their contributions to sound policy and their ground-breaking leadership in their respec-tive states? Sen. Weston Broome was selected for her commitment to excellence and a resolve that the voices of women of all races

Senate President Pro Tem Sharon Weston Broome Receive Pacesetter AwardHonored At Women’s Leadership Conference

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State Sen. Troy Brown, D-Napoleonville, is the Louisiana Senate’s nominee to participate in the 2013 Center for the Advance-ment of Leadership Skills.

The Southern Legislative Conference and the University of Arkansas sponsor the leadership program

System. The program will be held Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute in Little Rock. The sessions will focus

Brown ToTake Part In Leadership Program

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Troy Brown

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The Jewel J. Newman Com-munity Center re-opens with new Interim Community Center, Gregory Handy. Handy is a retired ExxonMobil employee and life-long resident of the Scotlandville community. “I am relieved Mr. Handy has agreed to accept this position. He has a lot of work cut out for him, but I believe he is well equipped to resolve all the issues concerning the center,” said Coun-cilwoman Chauna Banks-Daniel.

Upon receiving clearance from the fire inspection office, a wedding and reception was held at the center on Saturday that had been booked for several months.

“Carl Slaughter was instru-mental in helping the community center get to this point. I want to thank him for his 34 years of ser-vice. Now, the focus is moving forward.” Bank-Daniel said. A wall mural depicting the community center’s legacy, serves as inspira-tion for the interim director and advisory board to make the Jewel J. Newman Community Center sustainable.

Handy, affectionately known as “Coach Handy” is willing and ready to serve the community as a servant of the people and to establish the center as “A Place For All”.

Individuals or groups with

2013 rentals are asked to call the District 2 office at (225) 389-8331 to confirm their place on the cal-endar. They must have proof of a contract and deposit having been made. “The staff will market the center in a way to make sure it is accessible to everyone from our children to our seniors. I am op-timistic, the center may very well be back to being the “center” of the community,” Banks-Daniel said.

Kimberly Brown, Assistant to Councilwoman Chauna Banks-Daniel at (225) 389-8331 or by email at [email protected] for additional information.

Jewel J. Newman Community Center Re-opens With New Interim Community Director

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Recently we announced to you our readers that the weekly press would be going to televi-sion. In September we joined the newly launched Soul of the South Baton Rouge Component.

Friday September 6, 2013 marked the kickoff of the first news broadcast of the new “Peoples Impact News Show”, which aired on Soul of the South. The People’s Impact News is air-ing on WLFT Channel 30.4 as a part of the Soul of the South broadcast and METV. The show airs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays at 6:30 a.m. and on Friday and Saturday at 6:00 a.m. Presently, the station is only available with an antenna on the Baker WLFT’s 30.4. Cox Communication and AT&T U-verse are also being sought out to pick up Soul of the South. If you are a COX or ATT customer we are asking you to ask these providers to pick up Soul of the South and our show for viewing

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reaching the African-American community; however with all that we do it is for “you” the people of Baton Rouge. It is comprised of mixed programming from the network, which is based in Little Rock, Ark., and local program-ming. This is a great opportunity for The Baton Rouge Weekly Press and is just one of several new and forth coming additions to make your newspaper better for you.

Lucas Fry, WLFT general manger is hopeful that such a network will bring many new possibilities to the area. Dr. Fry

also believes that this network will be capable of competing with the other major networks. The People’s Impact News is one of two morning news shows on the network, and there is also a Capitol Eye report everyday directly from Washington, D.C with their own bureau. Addition-ally, there is a two hour newscast in the evening, the network news. The station is also producing sev-eral other local shows.

Local programming began airing the week of September 2, 2013. In addition to The Baton Rouge Weekly Press, the station is also working with Southern University as well as others to grow shows on the network.

The People’s Impact News show will recap portions of the news as it appears in the Baton Rouge Weekly Press paper each week; as well as a little some-thing extra.

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Members of the Scotlandville Chapter AARP #1828 stuffed “Bags of Hope” lunches at St. Vincent DePaul’s Cafeteria on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. These “Bags of Hope”, which con-tains a soft drink, a bag of chips of some sort and a dessert item were distributed to persons who are served a noonday meal at the

Cafeteria. Each guest was given a bag to be used as the evening snack or meal. Staff indicated that approximately 150 – 200 bags are distributed daily.

This activity was conducted in connection with the National Day of Service sponsored yearly by the national office of AARP. The Chapter also participates in

other community service projects throughout the year.

Member participating from left to right are: Johnny Turner, Lena Baker, Barbara Pate, Alma Williams, Norma Lewis, Teresa Baptiste, Clara Neff and Presi-dent, Rosa Williams. Not shown is Jacqueline Brown, Chair of the Community Service Committee.

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O C T O B E R IS BREAST CAN-CER AWARENESS MONTH

THANKS TO THE BREAST CAN-CER SURVIVORS who, in the local news-paper, told their stories that were so very inspiring. Our community salutes you, wishes you well and will wear our pink ribbons throughout this month.

GOOD NEWS ABOUT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND ENROLLMENT!! It seems that the university has an increase in enrollment this semes-ter. With the BRCC in the city, our bright students attending SLU and LSU, this was good news, especially when we know how Southern University has been the leading HBCU in enrollment through the years. Go, SU!!

NEW ORLEANS IS SET TO CELEBRATE ITS TRICEN-TENNIAL IN 2018. With this in mind, community activist and amateur historian Lloyd Lazard wants to build a slave ship mu-seum. He says that the time is right and this is indeed the place. The slave would have a restau-rant, a DNA lab, exhibits, and meeting places. Additionally, a replica ship will sail to Natchez and Scott’s Bluff here in Baton Rouge. He needs $170 million to put his dream in place. Much success.

THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND (FOR ED-UCATION) held their 26th an-nual walk-a-thon on October 5. The UNCF is the largest and most effective minority education organization in existence. The walk brought together thousands of community supporters to raise essential funds to help support the educational mission of UNCF and its local schools. This IS a winner!!

THE SAENGER THEATRE will host gifted and talented Wynton Marsalis in a gospel celebration on Sunday October 13. Tickets are available at the Saenger or by calling 800-745-300.

THE LOUISIANA FAMILY FORUM held its annual dinner at the Healing Place church. In ad-

ditional to fine dining, the group honored those legislators whose votes are for pro-life and fam-ily values. One such honoree and pro fam-ily legislator is Sharon Weston-Broome. Con-gratulations, Sharon.

T H E L O N E DEMOCRAT for the Justice of the Peace is Ms. Kanesha Antoine

of Baton Rouge, while the rest are all Republicans; namely, Jerry Ar-bour, Marionno Hinojosa, Steve Myers, and Larry Spencer. The candidates will appear on the bal-lot on October 19 with a run - off, if necessary, on November 16.

APPRECIATING KAREN? The heat may not be over, but the cool climate is much appreciated due to the tropical storm Karen. It was wonderful to know that she would be nothing except a thun-derstorm and that her direction is not toward any state or winds is not that significant. Let the fall weather come!!

FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL IS COMING. Get ready to bring the children for rides, carnival games mechanical bull, pony rides and more at the Galilee Baptist in Port Hudson on October 30. It is their annual fundraiser and everyone is invited to attend.

OCTOBER 18 - EAST BATON ROUGE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. Parents should mark their calendars for PROFES-SIONAL DEVELOPMENT on this Friday and plan something wholesome for their children, as-suming nothing. Teachers must attend a meeting at their respective schools so they will attend that day. Start planning now, parents.

HAPPPY BIRTHDAY to Alistar Ketchun, Steven Thomp-kins, Ricardo Dixon, Jerry Mack-ray, and Brielle Holiday (belat-edly).

WITH LOVE AND SYM-PATHY TO the Spooner family on the loss of there loved one.

SOUTH LOUISIANA FOOTBALL RESULTS? The Saints are on a roll 5 - 0; LSU is dominating; and the Jags are preparing for their next opponent. Oh yeah!!

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between Obama and Boehner was the most direct exchange between the two leaders since a White House meeting last week, but neither side has come up with

a path to resolving the bitter fiscal stalemate.

The spending and budget im-passe has shut down the federal government for eight days and threatens to prevent the raising of the country’s $16.7 trillion bor-rowing limit before an October 17 deadline identified by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.

Investors are exhibiting in-creasing anxiety as the deadline for raising the debt ceiling approaches.

Interest rates on one-month U.S. government debt hit a 5-year peak on Tuesday and the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index closed down 1.23 percent.

“Until you see some progress, things will likely get worse,” said Eric Green, global head of rates, currency and commodity research and strategy at TD Securities in New York.

On Tuesday, House Repub-licans proposed the creation of a

bipartisan committee to work on the issue, which was rejected by Democrats. Senate Democrats also introduced a bill to raise the debt ceiling with no conditions through 2014, but included none of the deficit reductions that Re-publicans have demanded.

House Republicans emerged from a morning meeting saying they would insist on deficit-re-duction talks with Obama as a condition for raising the federal debt limit, but some signaled they might pass short-term legislation to avert a default in exchange for immediate talks.

“If we have a negotiation and a framework set up, we can prob-ably reach a way to raise the debt ceiling while the negotiation is in progress. But nobody is going to raise it before there is a negotia-tion,” Republican Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma said.

Also on Tuesday, the House held a first procedural vote on a new proposal from the Republican majority designed to draw Demo-crats back to the negotiating table. The main component would create what’s called a Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group. The new bipartisan panel of lawmakers from both the House and the Senate would aim to rec-ommend a package of spending cuts and reforms that would be considered along with any debt limit increase.

Its membership would be equally divided among the parties, with 10 members from both the House and Senate. To be adopted, a final proposal would need the approval of the majority of Demo-cratic appointees from the Senate and Republican appointees from the House.

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and stations in life are fully and fairly represented in shaping pub-lic policy.

“I am indeed honored to re-ceive this award and am excited about having the opportunity to support the work of the Women Legislators’ Lobby to connect women state legislators with Congressional members to find ways to invest in the economy and create good jobs,” Sen. Weston

Broome said.Sen. Weston Broome re-

ceived the award at the group’s recent biennial National Wom-en’s Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. The Women Legislators’ Lobby (WiLL) is a national non-partisan network of women state legislators who work together to influence fed-eral policy and budget priori-ties.

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Participants receive a full scholarship from the program cosponsors.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror-ity, Incorporated - Nu Gamma Omega’s Chapter collaborated with Christine Baamonde, Awareness Coordinator for Trafficking Hope, a non-profit organization to host an educa-tional awareness forum during its regular scheduled sorority meeting. The objective of the presentation was to bring aware-ness to human trafficking and to share with the members the many opportunities that exist to help eradicate human traf-ficking.

Sorority members have collectively organized to as-

sist in ending human trafficking through one of its social justice initiatives. Daraka Miles who serves as Chairman for the So-cial Justice Committee ensures that continued educational pro-grams will be an emphasis in months ahead and that members are made aware of the presence of human trafficking in com-munities and its impact to all involved.

The Workshop focus in-cluded identifying potential victims, securing and supporting anti-trafficking laws, and ways to provide support, encourage-ment, and protection for human

trafficking survivors. Commit-tee member, Michelle Jackson, coordinated the activity and was instrumental in the Sorority pro-viding recreational supplies for use by residents of Hope House, a long term care facility for vic-tims of human trafficking.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror-ity, Incorporated - Nu Gamma Omega Chapter was chartered in 1980 in the Baton Rouge met-ropolitan area and is currently being led by president Linda Early Brown. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated mission is to provide service to all mankind.

Attached photo: left to right, Michelle Jackson, Stella Jackson, Daraka Miles, Chandra Stacie, Linda Early Brown, Christine Baamonde and Alexis Alexander. Photo submitted by Renée Woods.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Joins Trafficking Hope in the fight to Eradicate Human Trafficking

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH-- After months of inspec-tions, public notice and staff trainings, citizens are finally able to receive immediate approval to serve and sell alcohol during facility rentals at select BREC facilities. A new ordinance has eliminated the lengthy process, which used to require BREC to seek approval from the BREC Commission, Metro Council and East Baton Rouge Office of Alcohol Beverage Control for each individual event. This means that anyone who wants to rent one of the designated facilities for company picnics, wed-ding receptions, family reunions, tournaments or festivals will be able to serve alcohol at their event without having to wait for months for approval. This new ordinance does not change BREC’s prohibition of consumption of alcohol in its parks when not associated with a special event.

“We have spent the better part of a year working on a very clear, well-thought out plan to help us better serve the residents of East Baton Rouge Parish,” said BREC Superintendent Carolyn McKnight. “We have created individual alcohol management procedures for each affected BREC site to take into account the type of events they will hold, the layout of each facility and the type of security that will be required. We have conducted trainings to ensure staff members who will oversee these events understand the responsibility we have to ensure that all laws are followed and that the safety of our patrons remains our top priority,” said McKnight.

The following sites are designated as sites allowing condi-tional service and consumption of alcoholic beverages:

Golf Course SitesBeaver Creek (daily)Dumas Memorial (daily)Historic City Park (events/tournaments)Howell Park (events/tournaments)Santa Maria (daily)Webb Memorial (events/tournaments)

Facility Rental SitesBaton Rouge GalleryBaton Rouge ZooBluebonnet Swamp Nature CenterCohn ArboretumIndependence Park Garden CenterIndependence Park TheatreJefferson Highway Recreation CenterMagnolia Mound PlantationMilton J. Womack Recreation Center Ball RoomThe Waterfront at Greenwood Community Park

Sporting Event and Tournament Sites (Adult Sporting Events Only)

Burbank Soccer ComplexCentral Community Sports ParkCity Park Tennis CenterForest Park Tennis CenterGoldsby FieldGreenwood Park Tennis CenterHighland Road Park Tennis CenterIndependence Park Tennis CenterMemorial Sports ComplexOak Villa Softball ComplexOlympia Stadium

Festival and Fair SitesAirline Highway FairgroundsZachary Community Park

PROHIBITED SITESDue to the nature of the activities and the age of patrons

associated with some BREC facilities, no alcoholic beverages will be allowed or alcohol permit requests approved for these Special Facilities:

J.S. Clark Park Golf Course (home of The First Tee junior golf program)

Liberty Lagoon and all swimming pools

BREC to Serve and Sell Alcohol at Select Facilities

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The FDA has warned it would “be unable to support the major-ity of its food safety, nutrition, and cosmetics activities.”

“The shutdown has really handcuffed these regulatory agen-cies and their proper regulatory role,” Eric Walker, spokesman for Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, told AFP.

“This is the nightmare sce-nario, not just with the government shutdown but this is what happens when you overuse antibiotics in livestock.”

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BATON ROUGE, LA - Loui-siana Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control (ATC) Commissioner Troy Hebert announces that, starting this month, his Agency will be presenting an alcohol and tobacco awareness program to schools and other youth centered organizations statewide.

ATC has created two age-ap-propriate “Say No to Alcohol and Tobacco” presentations to engage Louisiana students in both the 2nd-6th grade levels and the 7th through 12th grade levels. The interactive presentations feature activities for youth to experience the physical effects of using and abusing alcohol and tobacco products as well as an appearance by ATC Agents and our very special Canine Agent, Ace.

“An important part of our mis-sion at ATC is education aimed at the prevention of access to and use of alcohol and tobacco products by underage persons. ATC has estab-lished this program to make sure we are doing our part to protect the youth of Louisiana by provid-ing them with the knowledge and tools needed to make good deci-sions when faced with pressures to experiment with harmful sub-stances,” said Hebert.

To obtain additional infor-mation about this program or to schedule a presentation at your school or organization, please contact Stephanie Chavis at (225) 925-6645 or [email protected].

ATC To Launch Youth Alcohol, Tobacco Awareness Program

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By Jose Lugo

With the government shut-down a lot of people are worried about what may go wrong, but instead of a disaster, things seem to be moving right along anyway. True, some federal workers may not get paid after October 1, but they can survive a short vaca-tion anyway. A major problem is that some government contractors are getting worried about getting paid, but they must have taken this into consideration anyway, because of the frighteningly high national debt the nation has. I mean, if you lend money to somebody deep in debt, you should know that getting paid back is not a sure thing.

Also, new welfare applicants may have to wait. New home loans may also have to wait, be-cause Social Security or income cannot be confirmed.

Other than that, things seem to be normal. Every body is blaming somebody else for the shutdown, and the news media is showing its usual bias. Congress will still take half the year off on vacation. Those Congressmen who choose to debate something will still do so in front of an empty chamber. Harry Reid is still cursing out the Tea Party, this time calling them “Anarchists” because they want to establish a Constitutional Republic. I guess Harry wants something else. Nancy Pelosi is still in her office puffing her wacky weed. Congressmen like John McCain are still playing video games dur-ing committees, or just sleeping. It’s all still business as usual; I mean the mail will still be deliv-ered, so what’s to worry.

But to get just a little more on the positive side, maybe some people may start to think that we really do not need such a big gov-ernment after all, and maybe those Conservatives may be right after all about small government.

Another positive may be that

if this were a complete shutdown (which this is not), we would be saving about 9 billion dollars a day, while only spending about one million in total shutdown costs per day. So, this is really a good thing even if the saving is a lot less than 9 billion, we are still saving some tax payer money!

What may be the biggest plus to come out of this government shutdown, is a realization that this may be the only way to get the Democrats to stop their crazy over spending, that has the na-tion on it’s way to bankruptcy. If you consider that the Republicans have critized the Democrats for too much social spending a long time before the Obama adminis-tration took office, and have got-ten nowhere. Maybe because this is how the Democrats get into office by just buying votes, by giving their supporters all sorts of “gifts” like cell phones and food stamps. So the Democrats do not want to stop this social spending, because if they do stop, it will end their jobs in government. Instead they just answer the Republicans by calling them sexist, homopho-bic, racist, greedy old men who eat babies for breakfast. This was tolerable in the past, but with a national debt of almost 17 trillion dollars, this has gotten to be a dangerous game that we can no longer afford.

To take a lesson from the past, when Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky were in the White House, Newit Gingrich who was Speaker of the House at the time; had the same problem with Democrats and their high social spending. Gingrich tried all sorts of negoations, but got no-where with the Democrats, except to be called sexist, homophobic etc., etc. So, he went to the ex-treme and forced a government shutdown with the Democrats. The result of this was one of the rarest of times in American his-

By CharLene CroweLLNNPA Columnist

With 71 percent of consumers having at least one credit card, new research findings from two different sources show that the Credit CARD Act, enacted in 2009, is working. The only dif-ference between the reports is just how much consumers are benefitting.

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the total cost of credit declined by two percentage points between 2008 and 2012, with bor-rowers saving $4 billion in fees that would have been charged if not for the new law.

“The CARD Act was passed with the specific goal of making the credit card market fairer and more transparent for consumers,” said Richard Cordray, CFPB Di-rector. “Consumers need access to credit; we simply want to ensure that they have responsible access to credit.”

CFPB found that in two spe-cific areas, America’s consumers have already saved $2.5 billion in over-limit fees that have mostly disappeared. Before the law took effect, these fees were assessed each time a transaction exceeded approved credit limits. The law now limits fees to only once in a

single billing cycle but also re-quires customers to opt-in to the fees. Additionally, late fees have also dropped by $1.5 billion and on average dropped in cost by $6 since the law took effect.

A related working paper re-leased days earlier by the National Bureau of Economic Research es-timates that the law has performed even better, saving consumers an estimated $20.8 billion per year. This estimate, based on an analysis of more than 150 million credit card accounts, showed a drop in costs of more than 10 percent for consumers with the lowest FICO scores and an annualized reduction in borrowing costs of 2.8 percent on average daily balances. This report was developed jointly by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and academicians from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University, and the National University of Singapore.

Either way, the effects of this key regulatory reform are welcome financial relief news for consumers.

Signed into law in May 2009, the Credit CARD Act sought to establish fair and transparent prac-tices in the credit card market. It included specific protections for consumers under the age of 21. They now must demonstrate an

independent ability to repay the debt or secure an adult co-signer. Since enactment of the CARD Act, credit card holders under 21 have dropped by half.

Other CARD Act require-ments include:

• Customer statements must clearly show how long it will take to pay off the bill if the consumer opts to pay only the minimum amount due, including interest charges;

• Card issuers cannot change terms or interest rates on custom-ers who are current on their ac-counts; and

• Customers must be delin-quent for 60 days before a rate increase can be imposed.

Even so, the CFPB finds

problem areas remain despite these provisions and customer savings. Further and greater regulatory examination may be warranted.

Take the case of mailings that offer low and no interest to finance purchases for a specific period of time are known in the industry as deferred interest products. While the offers may appear tempting, it is not widely understood by consumers that if the balance is not paid in full by the designated date, interest will be charged and

assessed retroactively to the trans-action date.

Similarly, CFPB will closely monitor fees assessed before an account is opened. Some cards include what is known as harvester fees have high upfront costs, e.g. application fees, and low limits. As a result, the initial fees ab-sorb much of the card’s credit limit. Currently not covered by the CARD Act, CFPB’s review of these charges will determine whether it should take action under its authority.

Other areas of concern for the Bureau include credit card rewards programs, add-on prod-ucts, online disclosures, and grace periods – the time between the end of a billing cycle and when a balance is due.

When consumers understand the terms and responsibilities in-curred through credit, they are bet-ter able to comparison shop for the best product. More importantly, no consumer wants to feel snookered by a deal gone bad.

For more information on CFPB’s new report, visit www.consumerfinance.gov.

Charlene Crowell is a com-munications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at [email protected].

By george e. CurryNNPA Columnist

On Monday, Sept. 16 the news was shocking: A contract employee who worked at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., later identified as Aaron Alexis, killed 12 innocent people in the facility before he was killed by police.

For many African Ameri-cans, our first thought was: “I hope it wasn’t one of us.”

On Oct. 3, there was another disturbing incident in the nation’s capital: An unarmed woman with her 1-year-old child in the car, drove her vehicle into barriers outside the White House and on Capitol Hill before being shot to death by police.

Again, we thought: “I hope it wasn’t one of us.”

And the next day brought additional bad news from Wash-ington: A man poured gasoline over his body and set himself on fire on the National Mall. He died the next day.

Once again: “I hope it wasn’t one of us.”

In each case, it was one of us. Aaron Alexis, the Navy Yard gunman, was Black. Miriam Carey, the 34-year old dental hy-gienist from Stamford, Conn. was an African American. And the unidentified man who burned

himself to death on the Mall was also Black.

More important than their race, Aaron Alexis, Miriam Carey and possibly the man who set himself on fire suffered from a mental disorder. And that’s some-thing we have been reluctant to discuss. But it’s time for that to change.

In an interview last year on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” Dr. William Lawson, professor of psychiatry and chairman of psychiatry at Howard University College of Medicine, discussed some of the factors in our refusal to seek help for mental problems.

“Many African Americans have a lot of negative feelings about or not even aware of mental health services,” he said. “They are not aware of the symptoms of many mental disorders, or they may believe that to be mentally ill is a sign of weakness or a sign of character fault.”

That attitude permeates Black America, regardless of income level.

“In places like Los Ange-les and New York, everyone and their pet has a therapist, yet even among the wealthy and elite, many African Americans con-tinue to hold stigmatizing beliefs about mental illness.” Monnica Williams wrote in Psychology Today.

“For example, a qualitative study by Alvidrez et al., (2008) found that among Blacks who were already mental health con-sumers, over a third felt that mild depression or anxiety would be considered ‘crazy’ in their social circles. Talking about problems with an outsider (i.e., therapist) may be viewed as airing one’s ‘dirty laundry,’ and even more telling is the fact that over a quar-ter of those consumers felt that discussions about mental illness would not be appropriate even among family.”

Williams observed, “African Americans share the same mental health issues as the rest of the population, with arguably even greater stressors due to racism, prejudice, and economic dispari-ties. Meanwhile, many wonder why African Americans shy away from psychotherapy as a potential solution to challenges such as depression, anxiety, post-trau-matic stress disorder, marriage problems, and parenting issues. As a Black psychologist, it is troublesome that so many African Americans are reluctant to make use of psychology’s solutions to emotional hurdles.”

And when Blacks do seek help to get over those emotional hurdles, they tend to do so later, when treatment might not be as effective as it may have been if

they had sought help earlier.In addition to our antiquated

attitude toward mental health, medical professionals also share part of the blame.

A fact sheet by the National Alliance on Mental Health notes:

* African Americans in the United States are less likely to receive accurate diagnoses than their Caucasian counterparts. Schizophrenia, for instance has been shown to be over diagnosed in the African American popu-lation;

* Culture biases against mental health professionals and health care professionals in general prevent many African Americans from accessing care due to prior experiences with his-torical misdiagnoses, inadequate treatment and a lack of cultural understanding; only 2 percent of psychiatrists, 2 percent of psy-chologists and 4 percent of social workers in the United States are African Americans; and

* Overall sensitivity to African American cultural dif-ferences, such as differences in medication metabolization rates, unique views of mental illness and propensity towards experi-encing certain mental illnesses, can improve African Americans’ treatment experiences and in-

By VinCe Carthane

Every business wants every-body, including ex-offenders, to give him or her money, which is power. But most of those same businesses don’t want ex-offenders to receive any money (power) by working for them due to alleged background check restrictions that are not even conducted on all job applicants.

If this is not deceitful dis-crimination, how come most busi-nesses do not lay their cards on the table and say which types of criminal history will not pass their background checks?

If you are an ex-offender of related to one, you probably have experienced spending your last lit-tle bit of money on bus fare going to job interviews that wasted your time and money because they were not honest enough to advertise their background check criteria.

There are also many com-panies that allow ex-offenders to do volunteer work or community service work for them but will not allow ex-offenders to get paying jobs there. How is that any dif-ferent than using the ex-offender as a slave? It’s also common to see actual prisoners who are out in the community on work release working in restaurants while many of those same businesses will tell an ex-offender who is completely finished serving his prison sentence that they can’t hire him because of his record.

When ex-offenders are un-justly denied even minimum wage

job opportunities, if they decide to return to crime to survive; this why injustice anywhere become injustice everywhere, especially if you or your loved ones get picked to be robbed by the ex-offender that nobody would allow to work. In fact, some of us ex-offenders denied work are veterans, which reveals America has not been thankful for our military service.

As a result of this legalized job discrimination to keep ex-of-fenders economically enslaved, I formed H.E. Ministries (Hire Ex-offender Ministries) to begin calling for millions of ex-offenders across America to boycott the busi-nesses that boycott us.

Yes, this is true Christian ministry work because Scrip-tures like Proverbs 31: 9 (KJV), Deuteronomy 15:13, Isaiah 61:1, Hebrews 13:3 and Matthew 25: 31-46 tells church folk to speak out against the economic enslave-ments that cause ex-offenders to be poor and return to crime. But keep in mind that we are a free ministry and not enslaved by 501c3 restrictions.

So, if you want to become part of the solution, we welcome you to help support our ministry. And if you happen to be an em-ployer who would like to hire an ex-offender member of our online ministry, we will show you some love on the internet- if you want the free publicity.

Vince Carthane, Pastor of Hire Ex-offenders Ministries on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Hireexoffendersministries

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Yes, Mental Illness Affects ‘Us’

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BATON ROUGE – AT&T will host a recruiting event Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Loui-siana Workforce Commission’s Business and Career Solutions Center, 1991 Wooddale Blvd. in Baton Rouge, as it sees to fill 31 immediate openings for wire technicians.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wire technicians work in-side and outdoors and are respon-sible for the installation and cus-tomer care for U-verse integrated digital TV, high-speed Internet and voice services. Wire techni-cians’ duties include educating customers about service features and functionality, installing and rearranging inside wires, work-ing with hand tools and climbing utility poles.

New employees receive paid training and gain access to a wide variety of career possibili-ties, company-provided vehicles and tools. AT&T offers competi-tive salary and benefits, including medical and dental insurance and paid vacation.

To qualify, candidates must possess a valid driver’s license and a non-negligent driving re-cord. Candidates may not weigh more than 275 pounds for safety, and must be able to work in small and confined spaces, and aloft up to 28 feet. They also must be capable of lifting and moving up to 80 pounds, work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends, and pass background, employment history and drug screenings.

New employees will be re-quired to take certain mechanical, technical and physical abilities evaluations. Test study guides are available at http://att.jobs/test-guides.aspx.

Recruiting event attendees should be prepared to interview, and should dress appropriately for a job interview. Alterna-tively, candidates may apply online. Visit www.connect.att.jobs and enter “Baton Rouge” or “1307816.”

To learn more about LWC’s no-cost programs and services, visit Louisiana’s employment homepage at www.laworks.net.

AT&T Hosts Baton Rouge Recruiting Event, Seeks to Hire 31 Wire Technicians

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Rev-enue (LDR) is taking a multi-pronged approach to informing delinquent taxpayers that they may be eligible for a statewide tax amnesty program.

Louisiana Tax Amnesty 2013: A Fresh Start allows non-compliant taxpayers to settle their accounts with the state by paying

all taxes due, with a waiver of all penalties and 50 percent of the interest owed. It continues through November 22, 2013.

LDR’s outreach includes 443,000 letters addressed to taxpayers the agency’s records indicate are behind on their taxes.

And it includes a recorded

Department Of Revenue Sending Letters, Making Calls to Taxpayers Eligible for Louisiana Tax Amnesty

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BATON ROUGE, LA — On Saturday, Oct. 19, the multistate game Mega Millions will un-dergo enhancements designed to create larger jackpots and more millionaires, according to the Louisiana Lottery. Key changes include a higher starting jackpot of $15 million, a new $1 million match-5 prize and better overall odds of winning any prize. The cost of a ticket will remain at $1. The first drawing under the new game design will occur Tuesday, Oct. 22.

The decision to adjust the game’s matrix was necessitated by a 91 percent increase in player population since the current game version launched in 2005. Mega Millions is now played in 45 lottery jurisdictions, including Louisiana.

“Greater participation means jackpots are getting hit faster,” ex-plained Louisiana Lottery Presi-dent Rose Hudson. “To sustain long-term success and provide the large jackpots that players want, the Mega Millions consortium of lotteries is rolling out changes to breathe excitement into the game while keeping the $1 price point option for players.”

Toward that end, Mega Mil-lions starting jackpot will increase to $15 million from $12 million with a minimum $5 million in-crease each time the jackpot rolls.

Odds of winning the jackpot will get longer from 1 in 175.7 mil-lion to 1 in 258.9 million. Also, the annuity payment option for the jackpot prize will go from 26 equal installments to 30 graduated installments.

The match-5 prize for match-ing all five white ball numbers, but missing the yellow Mega Ball num-ber will quadruple from $250,000 to $1 million.

The prize for matching only the yellow Mega Ball number will decrease from $2 to $1, but the overall odds of winning any prize shorten from 1 in 40 to 1 in 15 to help produce three times more winners.

To achieve these new game features, 19 white ball numbers will be added for a total of 75, and 31 numbers will be removed from the field of yellow Mega Ball numbers for a total of 15.

The Mega Millions Megaplier

option will also change, giving players the chance to multiply any nonjackpot prize up to five times, instead of four, when they purchase Megaplier. With Mega-plier, match-5 winners have the potential to increase the $1 mil-lion prize to $5 million when the $1 Megaplier option is added to their ticket and the 5X multiplier is selected during the drawing.

Mega Millions is played by choosing five white ball numbers and one yellow Mega Ball number.

The game offers nine prize levels for matching various com-binations of the numbers drawn. The jackpot is won by matching all six numbers. Drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights at 10 p.m.

In order to prepare for these

changes, the Lottery temporarily and progressively suspended the multidraw purchase option for Mega Millions tickets with the option available only as indicated:

Mega Millions Multidraw Op-tion Last Day to Purchase

• 4-draw ticket Tuesday, Oct. 8 by 9 p.m.

• 3-draw ticket Friday, Oct. 11 by 9 p.m.

• 2-draw ticket Tuesday, Oct. 15 by 9 p.m.

The Mega Millions multidraw option will be reinstated Oct. 19, when sales start for the new game version. Multidraw allows play-ers to purchase plays for 20, 10, five, four, three or two advance, consecutive drawings.

More information about Mega Millions, including how to play, past winners and winning numbers will be posted on the Lottery’s web-site, www.louisianalottery.com.

Players are advised to sign the back of their tickets for security purposes immediately after pur-chasing. The Lottery also encour-ages responsible play and urges anyone with a gambling problem to call toll-free 1-877-770-7867 for help.

La. Lottery Announce Mega Millions Game Enhancements Begin Oct. 19


RELIGION

CHURCH DIRECTORYNot forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. - Hebrews 10:25

NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH5856 Greenwell Springs Road • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

Telephone: (225) 926-0246 • Facsimille: (225) 925-8022Toll Free: 888-700-6174

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Order Of ServicesSunday Worship .....................................................11:00 A.M.Holy Communion ................................. 3rd Sunday 6:00 P.M.Sunday School .........................................................9:00 A.M.Bible Study ...............................................Thrusday 7:00 P.M.

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THE CHURCH LADY REPORT

Hey babies, how yawl doing? It seems like it’s been a month of Sundays since we have been in contact. I hope all of you are still saved and yet holding on. I know it gets hard honeys’ and trust me any body that tells you differently is a liar and truth is not in them. This race is ruff sometimes and there are pitfalls along the way, but you can make it babies. I don’t care what’s going on, God won’t let it last too long…you can make it!

Well, I haven’t gotten any news from you all so I guess I’m gonna have to start making up stuff! Hee, hee…nah I am not going to do that, but please send me your news yawl, I promise that I won’t tell it like you send it to me. Hee, hee I’m just kidding. Don’t get your panties or boxers all in a bunch. I keep telling you that Proverbs say that laughter is good medicine for the soul. So stop stressing and start laughing.

Have yawl been going to church? I know that it was a fifth Sunday last month and you know some of you think that that is an off day. Baby’s we can’t be taking off on God because we surely can’t afford for him to be taking off on us. Then I know some of you Saint’s stayed home to watch that game on this past Sunday. Now let me tell you something, the saints ain’t “the saints” so this is not your stay at home pass on a Sunday Chile. That was a good

game though wasn’t it? I mean those boys skinned them some Chicago bears! Go Saints! Ouu-wee…. I got a little carried away there feeling easy like Sunday morning. Lord help me, help me, help me!

I don’t know what you talk-ing about me for; you better be asking him to help you through all the crazy stuff happening in this world. The government done shut down; now how in the world does that happen? I tell you what though, I’m not worrying about it because my Jesus don’t sleep and he don’t slumber so they can do what eva they want; I don’t trust none of them no how.

Babies we need to pray. Yawl heard about that deacon walking up in the church and shooting the preacher smack dab in the middle of revival. I betcha somebody got saved that day and probably thought they was baptized too when they seen them guns. Chile the world is just gone crazy I tell you. People don’t even have no respect for the church, but from the sounds of it all; the church don’t have no respect for itself either. God is getting tired of us playing church and leading folk astray and we sure do need to pray for these preachers; yes we do.

Well enough of all that, look here babies I got’s to go, but yawl pray, pray and pray some more you hear me. I love you all and I’ll see you in church!

Pastor Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Florida, Jr.Co-Pastor Rose J. Florida

Baton Rouge, LA – On October 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Church Point Minis-tries located at 12061 N. Harrell Ferry Road will the place for the benefit con-cert to help Officer Wallace Britton, who was injured in line of duty protecting the community.

The special guests include Doug Williams of the Williams Brothers, The Lighthouse Gospel Singers, Da’Vocalaires and others.

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The Cove Outreach Minis-tries of Baton Rouge, Louisiana held their healing & deliverance service on Friday September 27, 2013 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center on Gus Young Ave. The service was well attended and according to Evangelist Corey Jenkins an Awe-somely powerful and anointed service. Jenkins, who was one of several dynamic evangelists in attendance, brought the mes-sage for the evening. Rev. Jenkins came from James 5: 13-15, which talks about the prayer of faith. The scripture says that whatever we are in need of we should come to the household of faith to find it; sickness, disease, trouble;

whatever the case may be it is all covered under the power of prayer.

The theme of the service was a miracle is waiting for you! According to Evangelist Jenkins many received their miracles as

deliverance, healing and salvation took place under the anointing of this powerful service. Addition-ally, Missionary Josephine Jones gave words of exhortation and en-couraged the people of God to on a little bit farther. Also taking part of the program were Evangelist Ernest and Veronica Jenkins as well as Pastor Roosevelt Florida, Jr. & Co-pastor Rose J. Florida of Vision Christian Center, Bishop Ivory J. Payne, New Birth Full Gospel Baptist Ministries, and Pastors Joseph & Cheryl Jackson, Trinity Outreach Ministries.

Stay tuned for information on other dynamic services to come from the COVE Outreach Min-istries.

Cove Outreach Ministries Healing & Deliverance Service God Moved in Power and in Prayer

In a day where the church is always under fire we have to commend any that last a substan-tial amount of time without great scandal and an extensive amount of sack religious acts. Bethany church recently celebrated 50 years according to our reports and it is still standing. Not only is it still standing, but it is growing, expanding, multiplying, adding to and doing many of the things that a church is supposed to do. Is it a perfect church? I doubt this very seriously because it is a place comprised of a large number of imperfect people, so this is highly improbable. How-ever, it seems that they are doing something right.

When I did some research on what the name Bethany meant, I found house of figs, place of poverty or the place where Mary, Martha and Lazarus lived. It was the place where Lazarus died, but it was also the place where Jesus resurrected him from the dead. One writer’s interpretation put it this way and I thought it to be most befitting and accurate; it said Bethany represents the place where misery is turned into joy or where difficult problems find resolution. I’d like to add the place where dead things come back to life. Now this sounds to me like the makings for a good church. A place where misery turns to joy; mourning to dance;

where people bring their prob-lems and find the true resolution “Jesus Christ”, Bethany.

This church that reportedly began with eleven people who came together in the living room of a Baker home fifty years ago, and now there are more than 6,000 members between the two existing campuses in Baker and South Baton Rouge. Addition-ally, the church is preparing to open yet another campus in Livingston parish next year. The church has had three generations of Stockstill pastor’s beginning with patriarch Brother Roy, now age 94, Brother Larry, 60 and the current pastor Brother Jonathan, age 32.

It is reported that in the five decades that Bethany church has been in existence, they have given more than 100,000 million dollars to world missions and around the world. That’s a pretty big seed sown so it’s no wonder that they are seeing a great harvest. Beth-any is making an impact on the not just the communities around them, but also all over the world. This is cause to celebrate.

Bethany is a rapidly be-coming a cultural melting pot with people from a diversity of races, creeds and economic backgrounds. This I imagine is what a little glimpse of heaven

Bethany Church; 50 Years Strong and Continuing to Move on…

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cally pointed out that changes which occur in a human being is redirected to pull from the core of his own humanity to reaffirm self worth and purpose. he will then by nature acquire the will to do for himself and others.

Space is not available to cover concerns of so many people

concerned with the conditions at Jetson. it is happening there. What i do know is that most of these youth can be changed, from contrition in a prepatory school for Angola to rehabilitation for a positive life that may lead to a life of meritorious glory. That is the Way I See It!

SyStem from page 4

all funny or remotely appropri-ate about the use of a lynching reference about Michelle obama,’’ he said. ‘’it’s - i’m speechless.’’

As President Bush pointed out so eloquently during the Black history Month event, the noose represents ‘’more than a tool of murder but a tool of intimidation’’ to generations of African-Ameri-cans. Nooses not only robbed some of their lives but many of their peace of mind.

‘’As a civil society, we must understand that noose displays and lynching jokes are deeply offensive. they are wrong. And they have no place in America today,’’ he said.

Neither o’reilly nor ingraham has been reprimanded by their re-spective employers even though the Fox News personality did offer a half-hearted apology.

At least ingraham didn’t drop the l-word but her suggestion that Sharpton, a former presidential candidate and respected member of the African-American community and beyond, is a petty thief reeks of race-baiting and negative ste-reotyping of African-Americans and black men in particular.

But it’s hardly the first time ei-ther has ventured into questionable and offensive territory. how can

we forget o’reilly’s less-than-informed comments regarding a dinner he shared last year with Sharpton at Sylvia’s in harlem? o’reilly expressed surprise over how similarSylvia’s was to other restaurants in New York restau-rants.

‘’there wasn’t one person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, ‘M-Fer, i want more iced tea,’’’ he said.

As the Washington Post’s rob-inson sadly observed on MSNBC in February, ‘’All you can go by is his words and his actions. And he keeps saying these things that sound pretty darn racist to me.’’

has talk radio learned anything from imus’ decline and fall? of course not, because it didn’t take imus too terribly long to get a new gig.

our nation’s media outlets should not provide a platform for racialhostility and hateful speech now or in the future. What kind of messageare we sending to our chil-dren, our nation and our world?

in such an historic election year, we cannot stand aside and allow individuals to use the airwaves as an outlet for insensitive and misguidedcommentary. if you hear something that offends you, speak up.

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ering all children.the CDF Action Council, build-

ing on the best practices in states and lessons learned about children falling through the bureaucratic cracks of Medicaid and SChiP, strongly urged Congress to enact the All healthy Children Act, S. 1564/h.r. 1688, introduced by representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) in the house and Senator Bernie Sanders (i-Vt) in the Sen-ate. the measure would provide comprehensive benefits including dental and mental health, simpli-fied bureaucracy, and a national eligibility plan for families up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. We thank the 62 house co-sponsors for their support. how-ever, we regret that neither a single house republican nor any other Senator joined them to push for coverage for all children.

the CDF Action Council strongly supports long overdue health cov-erage for everyone in America as soon as possible—because children cannot wait. As SChiP comes up again for reauthorization in early 2009, we hope every Member of Congress will insist on covering every child and pregnant mother now by enacting and adequately funding the provisions of the All healthy Children Act.

Specious claims that we could not find the money—$70 billion over five years—to cover all children is belied by that amount spent in eleven months for tax cuts for the top one percent of richest Americans and in seven months for the iraq War. We do not have a money problem in America: We have a priorities and political will deficit. it is time for all adults to protect the health of our children.

the citizens of the nation must demand that our leaders free our children from the false ideological and political tugs of war among those who put excess profits ahead of children’s lives.

how well did Congress protect children in 2007? Not well enough: 276 Members of Congress had good CDF Action Council Con-gressional Scorecard scores of 80 percent or higher, and 198 of those had stellar scores of 100 percent. But 231 members scored 60 percent or lower—a failing grade from our school days.

Whether Members of Congress are liberal, conservative or mod-erate; Democrat, republican or independent, children need all of them to vote, lobby, speak for and protect them. Adults need to listen carefully to what candidates say they will do for children and fami-lies and, once they are in office, we need to hold them accountable. Please thank your Members of Con-gress with scores of 80 percent or above and let those with scores of 60 percent or below know you are dissatisfied with their performance. And please convey that same mes-sage to each presidential candidate. We must demand that our leaders commit to children as a condition of our vote.

Marian Wright Edelman is Presi-dent of the Children’s Defense Fund and its Action Council whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

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(NAPSM)-A survey commissioned by two leading health organizations found that although two out of three African Americans (61 percent) ex-pressed concern about developing heart disease and two out of five (40 percent) expressed concern about developing Alzheimer’s, only about one in 20 are aware that heart health is linked to brain health.

the Alzheimer’s Association is joining forces with the American heart Association to educate African Americans that by managing their cardiovascular risk, they may also strengthen their cognitive health.

“What’s good for your heart is good for your brain,” says Jennifer Manly, Ph.D., Alzheimer’s Associa-tion spokesperson. “every healthy heartbeat pumps about one-fifth of your blood to your brain to carry on the daily processes of thinking, prob-lem solving and remembering.”

“By the year 2030, the number of African Americans age 65 or older is expected to more than double to 6.9 million,” said emil Matarese, M.D., American heart Association spokes-person. “Although Alzheimer’s is not part of normal aging, age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. So it is important that Af-rican Americans take steps now to decrease their risk of heart disease, which research has shown could also decrease the risk of cognitive decline.”

Did You Know?• Compared to the general public,

African Americans have a higher risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and vascular dementia.

• More than 40 percent of African Americans have high blood pres-sure (hBP) and are at risk for stroke, which can lead to greater risk for developing Alzheimer’s or other vascular cognitive dementias.

• every year, more than 100,000 African Americans have a stroke.

• having high cholesterol increases the risk for stroke and may increase the risk for Alzheimer’s.

Manage Your Risks• Watch the numbers. remember

that desirable blood pressure is less than 120/80 mmhg. Keep your body weight in the recommended range and make sure that the total choles-terol is less than 200mg/dL.

• healthy lifestyle choices include staying mentally and physically ac-tive, staying socially involved, reduc-ing your intake of fat and cholesterol and not smoking.

Visit www.alz.org/heartbrain or call the American Stroke Associa-tion, a division of the American heart Association, at (888) 478-7653 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 272-3900 and you’ll receive a bro-chure with heart and brain health information and a free pedometer, while supplies last.

What’s Good For Your Heart Is Good For Your Brain

Research shows a link between heart and brain health, which means impaired heart function could lead to impaired brain function.

apart. You must continue to hold on to your faith and stay before the Lord. But, it may be that the time has come when you may need to take some quality time for yourself and spend some of that time with God.

Get on your knees before God and tell him of how you are feel-ing inside. And maybe the words wont come out exactly as you wish but you can have a good weeping, wailing crying falling, out tantrum and give all those problems to him.

While you are praying, you might forget some of the things that vexed you but God knows what you are going through. he can read the pain, which flows through your tears. even though he knows what’s troubling you, he still wants to tell him about it and bring your problems and burdens to him.

therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hands of God, that he may exalt you in due time, “casting all your cares upon him, for he cares for you,”(1st Peter 5:6-7).

After you finished having your tantrum. You may have a stopped up nose and swollen eyes and mucus running down your lip and dried tears on your face, but you’ll feel better after emptying yourself of those things which had been heavy on your heart.

Sometimes we go for weeks or months trying to take matters into our hands and try to solve our own problems. We are not super humans; we can’t handle every-thing alone. We need God’s help. We have to let go of those situ-ations and let God handle them. there are some things we can’t humanly do anything about.

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(NAPSi)-here’s an alert worth paying attention to: According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), learning your risk for type 2 diabetes could save your life.

Diabetes is a serious disease that strikes nearly 21 million children and adults in the U.S. it is named the “silent killer” because one-third of those with the disease--more than 6 million--do not know they have it.

For many, diagnosis may come seven to 10 years after the onset of type 2 diabetes. early diagnosis is critical for successful treatment and can delay or prevent some of the complications such as heart diseases, blindness, kidney disease, stroke and amputation.

that’s one reason the ADA holds the American Diabetes Alert® Day, a one-day wake-up call to inform the American public about the serious-

ness of diabetes, particularly when it is left undiagnosed and untreated. the day is held on the fourth tuesday of every March.

on that day, people are encour-aged to take the Diabetes risk test, either with paper and pencil or online. the risk test requires users to answer seven simple questions about age, weight, lifestyle and family history--all potential risk factors for diabetes. People scoring 10 points or more are at a high risk for type 2 diabetes and are encouraged to talk with a health care professional.

An estimated 54 million Ameri-cans have pre-diabetes. those with pre-diabetes have blood glucose lev-els higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

early intervention via lifestyle changes such as weight loss and

increased physical activity can help delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Among the primary risk factors for type 2 diabetes are being over-weight, sedentary, over the age of 45 and having a family history of diabetes. African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asians and Pacific islanders are at an increased risk, as are women who have babies weighing more than 9 pounds at birth.

the Diabetes risk test is avail-

able in english and Spanish by call-ing the ADA at 1-800-DiABeteS (1-800-342-2383) or online at www.diabetes.org/alert.

though the Alert is a one-day call to action, awareness about type 2 diabetes is important anytime of the year, so free Diabetes risk tests are available online and by calling ADA all year long.

A free Diabetes risk test is avail-able all year long to determine the risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

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If you do not have a doctor and have not been screened in the last 12 months, these cancer screenings are available to you for free.

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made possible by donor gifts.

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Breast Cancer ScreeningTuesday, March 1110am – 12pm & 1pm – 4pm

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Have You Been Screened?

tory when the nation actually had a budget SURPLUS.

Can this shutdown result in a budget surplus? Or at least a balanced budget? Or to get real about this, maybe just a reduced deficit that may actually return America to an AAA credit rat-ing? Who knows at this point, but dream we must.

With Congress operating like this, a person must wonder why their job approval rating is as high as 7%. According to re-alclearpolitics.com

But the big question is - has John Boehner finally decided to stop the nice-guy junk and get mean with the Democrats, and so is using the same methods as Newit Gingrich with the govern-ment shutdown? Well, as they say; if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. To me this all looks the same, except that Monica Lewinsky is nowhere to be seen.

Where is Monica anyway?Jose Lugo, founder www.

ddtv.org [email protected]

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crease utilization of mental health care services.

Dr. Sarah Vinson, who created website BlackMental-HealthNet.com, said mental ill-ness takes a high toll on African Americans.

In an Emory University posting, she said: “Untreated, mental illness can cause strained relationships, social dysfunction, and numerous other problems that can end up in divorce, un-employment, and suicide.”

(In addition to Dr. Vinson’s website, further information on mental illness can be obtained from the U.S. Department of

Health & Human Services’ Office of Minority Health and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.)

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge mag-azine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publish-ers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.

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telephone message sent to eli-gible taxpayers whose phone numbers are in LDR’s database.

“The phone numbers and addresses we are using for these calls and letters are information taxpayers have provided LDR in records they have submit-ted,” Secretary of Revenue Tim Barfield said. “We’re making every effort to make eligible taxpayers aware of this oppor-tunity for a fresh start.”

The recorded amnesty phone message states:

“Are you ready for a fresh start? You may be eligible for the Louisiana Department of Revenue’s 2013 Tax Amnesty program. The tax amnesty period began on September 23rd and runs through November 22nd,

2013. To find out more and to see if you qualify for the Fresh Start program, visit www.ldrtax-amnesty.com or call our amnesty hotline at: 866-782-9241. To hear this message again press pound otherwise simply hang up.”

The calls do not identify tax-payers by name. In some cases, there may be multiple taxpay-ers living at one location. If any taxpayer has questions about a call believed to be intended for someone else, LDR encourages them to call the amnesty hotline at 866-782-9241.

For more information please contact Byron Hen-derson the Press Secretary at 225.219.2691 or by email at

[email protected].

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In the past 20 years the medical community has come to recognize the importance of our connection to the world of companion animals. The human animal bond is the relationship that exists between people and the animals that share this earth. It has been proven over the years that there is a mutually benefi-cial and dynamic relationship between people and animals. In 1980, a team of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania reported that human to animal contact was found to reduce the physiological characteristics of stress. Their study specifically showed lowered levels of blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, anxiety, and tension were all positively correlated with human animal bonding.

There is a growing body of research showing that not only do our pets make us happy, they also make us healthy. Because of this, dogs, cats, birds, fish and even horses are being used for therapy in settings ranging from hospitals and nursing homes to schools, jails and mental institu-tions. A good example is guide dogs that direct blind persons where to walk. Many hospitals and nursing homes allow small domestic animals such as dogs, cats and bunnies to help to pa-

tients relax and distract them from their health problems. A growing number of psychothera-pists are using therapy animals to facilitate treatment, especially treatment of children with emo-tional, social and even physical problems. Some of these disor-ders include autism, irritability, and hyperactivity.

The concept of the human animal bond is designed to fa-cilitate communication, healing, and motivation by sharing the love of companion animals with those facing mental, physical or educational challenges. So whether you are young, old, healthy or unhealthy, we can all benefit from the love and com-passion that a pet has to offer.

Suggested Domestic Ani-mals For Companionship: Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Parakeets and Fish.

Authored by Renita Mar-shall, DVM - Associate Profes-sor, Animal Science Southern University Ag Center for more information contact 225-771-2262.

Human Animal Bond: A Companionship that Promotes Healthy Living

Perkins Road Community Park Extreme Sports Complex

Golf courses with restau-rant facilities will be allowed to serve alcohol during the times permitted by the ordinance. Dumas and Beaver Creek Golf Courses will join Santa Maria Golf Course in the selling of beer daily starting Friday, September 20, 2013. All other designated BREC facilities will only allow alcohol to be served or sold during special events or

adult tournaments. For more information

about BREC’s alcohol policy, please check our website at http://www.brec.org/alcohol-policy and search for the page regarding rentals and frequently asked questions regarding this new ordinance and the rental of BREC facilities.

It is the BREC mission to provide parks and recreational opportunities for all residents of East Baton Rouge Parish.

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Remington College is again holding its “Cuts for Cause” event to collect food for needy families.

Here’s how it works: any-one who brings in a can of food or other non-perishable food donation in November gets a complimentary haircut, mani-cure, or pedicure.

Students and instructors in the Remington College Baton Rouge Campus Cosmetology Program will provide the salon services.

To schedule an appoint-ment: call the Remington Col-lege School of Cosmetology at 225-291-4660. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm.

The Remington College Cosmetology Diploma Program teaches students the art of hair, skin and nail care through tra-ditional classroom instruction and hands-on training. Students have the opportunity to work with real clients in a salon-like setting. For more information, visit remingtoncosmo.com.

Remington College School of Cosmetology is located at 4520 Sherwood Forest Blvd., Unit 001 in Baton Rouge.

Non-profit Remington College, headquartered in Heathrow, FL operates 19 col-

lege campuses throughout the United States offering career-focused diploma, bachelor and associate degree programs in a variety of career fields. For more information, please visit remingtoncollege.edu. For the latest news about Remington College, visit today.reming-

toncollege.edu. Remington College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, na-tional and ethnic origin in ad-ministration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and other school-administered programs.

Remington College Baton Rouge Campus Offers Haircut, Manicure, or Pedicure for Food Drive Donation“Cuts for Cause” goal is to help feed the hungry during the holidays

BATON ROUGE, LA - Rep-resentatives from the Louisiana De-partment of Children and Family Services (DCFS) are spreading the word about child abuse to schools across the state.

Child Welfare workers began visits to public school systems and individual schools in August, as part of an outreach program to train teachers and administrators, who are mandated reporters of child abuse, on how to report suspected abuse, explain how DCFS handles abuse reports through its centralized intake system and bring school per-sonnel up to date on a new training requirement for mandated reporters.

“Teachers and school adminis-trators are on the front lines of child abuse awareness,” said DCFS Sec-retary Suzy Sonnier. “They see the children in their classrooms every school day and are one of our best resources in alerting DCFS to a situation where a child may be in danger at home.”

Each of DCFS’ nine regions, which encompass each of the state’s largest cities and surrounding par-ishes, developed their own plans best tailored to their communities. Child Welfare workers will meet with or have meetings scheduled with local school boards, principals, school nurses, teachers and Head Start programs.

In Orleans region, Child Welfare workers will make pre-sentations over the course of the school years to staff members at

the region’s 214 public and charter schools. Additionally, child wel-fare workers will target specific schools to meet personally with school administrators.

In Baton Rouge, the region’s public and private school admin-istrators were invited to a meeting this month to learn about mandatory reporting. Child Welfare workers are already reaching out to Head Start programs. In Covington and Thibodaux regions, all public schools are invited to schedule presentations with child welfare workers.

In Lafayette, presentations to school personnel will include information on fostering and adop-tion, as well as mandatory report-ing. Lake Charles staff members participated in an annual parish-wide teacher in-service and are making visits to targeted schools. In Alexandria, staff met or will meet with school principals and school systems, as well as Head Start programs.

In Shreveport, three teams will present information to all schools in Caddo, Bossier and Bienville par-ishes over the course of the school year, while visits to schools in other parishes have been completed. In Monroe, three teams are working with individual parishes to meet with school boards, principals and individual schools.

For some DCFS regions, reaching out to school systems continues previous years’ work,

while for others an organized outreach program is new. Any school that was not contacted as part of this effort, but would like to take part, can call (225) 342-9141. The school will be put in touch with the appropri-ate DCFS region.

Teachers and school ad-ministrators are just one type of mandated reporters. Oth-ers include health practitioners and school nurses, members of the clergy, police officers and law enforcement officials, organizational or youth activity providers and coaches. A new Louisiana state law took effect on August 1, 2013, requiring mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect to undergo training. An online training can be found at www.dcfs.la.gov/mandatedreporters.

Anyone can report child abuse or neglect by calling the statewide, toll-free hotline 1-855-4LA-KIDS (1-855-452-5437). For more information about reporting child abuse or neglect in Louisiana and man-dated reporters, visit www.dcfs.la.gov/ReportChildAbuse.

Child Welfare Staff Train Educators On Reporting Suspected Child Abuse

BATON ROUGE - Sisters Supporting Sisters-Baton Rouge is hosting their 2nd Annual Jazzy in Pink event to benefit breast cancer survivors and breast cancer education. Jazzy in Pink will be held Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Hemingbough, located at 10101 Highway 965 in St. Francisville from 4pm to 7pm.

Jazzy in Pink will be an af-ternoon of jazz, a silent auction, gourmet food, and a good time for all. Survivors will be there in abundance wearing pink.

Sisters Supporting Sisters is a non-profit breast cancer survivorship organization of African American women that was founded in 1996 by 10 breast cancer survivors. Their mission is to provide a safe haven not only for African American women, but all breast cancer survivors, and to educate women about good breast health in East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes.

To fulfill their mission, Sis-ter Supporting Sisters created and utilize their program R.O.S.E., which stands for:

• RESOURCES – to provide assistance to women in need of obtaining free mammogram, sec-ond medical opinions, transpor-tation to medical appointments, medical services co-pay, partici-pation in local activities of Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society and Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge;

• OUTREACH- to network with other community organiza-tions and identify organizations where breast cancer survivors and others can volunteer or serve as advocates;

• SUPPORT – to have monthly support meetings where survivors can share their breast journey; provide pink LOVE blankets to women in treatment to let them know they are not on the journey alone; visit women undergoing surgery and provide other acts of kindness to those affected by breast cancer;

• EDUCATION – to partici-pate in health fairs, teach indi-viduals to identify cancer risk factors; make healthy life style changes; and participate in local, state and national conferences pertaining to breast cancer.

For more information, con-tact Wanda Washington at 225-802-3093.

Sisters Supporting Sisters – 2nd Annual Jazzy in Pink

Additionally, in the future the hosts will be doing community spotlight news and bringing you the people on to tell your stories. We are excited to be partnering with WLFT and Soul of the South for yet another opportunity to bring you the city of Baton Rouge and surrounding areas “your news”.

The Peoples Impact News is your news, told your way about the things that are impacting your life, your community, and your world. This is an exciting opportunity for everyone involved. However, we will not be able to see it fully manifest without your help. We need each of you, our weekly press readers to make a call to your cable provider saying that you want Soul of the South of-

fered as a part of your cable line up. This will assist us in seeing to it that The Weekly Press and other local programming will get the coverage needed to provide you with the shows that are of interest to you like the Peoples Impact News. We are doing all that we can to build a stronger and more credible publication and now news broadcast for you because you deserve nothing less than this. So please make the call and stay tuned. Also, be sure to watch and let us know what you think by calling in or emailing us at [email protected].

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might look like considering that statistics tell us that the most segregated place in the world is in the local church on a Sunday morning. Our congratulations go out to you Bethany Church and also our prayers that in the years to come God will continue to give vision and cause Bethany to become more and more the place where people come to meet Jesus.

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SPORTS

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2013

AUG . 30,7:30PM AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

SEPTEMBER 7, 6:00PM AT NORTHWESTERN STATE (NATCHITOCHES)SEPTEMBER 14, 6:00PM AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (HOME)SEPTEMBER 21, 1:00PM AT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (ITTA BENA, MS)SEPTEMBER 28, 6:00PM JACKSON STATE (HOME)

OCTOBER 12,6:00PM ALABAMA A&M (HOME) OCTOBER 19, 2:30PM AT ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (PINE BLUFF, AR)OCTOBER 26, 5:30PM ALCORN STATE (HOMECOMING 2013)

NOVEMBER 2, 6:00PM AT TEXAS SOUTHERN (HOUSTON, TEXAS)NOVEMBER 9, 1:00PM AT ALABAMA STATE (MONTGOMERY, ALA .)NOVEMBER 16, 6:00PM CLARK ATLANTA (HOME) NOVEMBER 30, 1:30PM GRAMBLING STATE (BAYOU CLASSIC AT MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME)

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2013

AUG . 31, TCU HORNED FROGS AT TEXAS STADIUM

SEPTEMBER 7,UAB BLAZERS (HOME)SEPTEMBER 14, KENT STATE GOLEN FLASHERS (HOME)SEPTEMBER 21, AUBURN TIGERS (HOME)SEPTEMBER 28, GEORGIA BULLDOGS

OCTOBER 5, MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGSOCTOBER 12, FLORIDA GATORS (HOME)OCTOBER 19, OLE MISSISSIPPI REBELSOCTOBER 26, FURMAN PALADINS (HOME)

NOVEMBER 2, OPEN DATENOVEMBER 9, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDENOVEMBER 16, OPEN DATENOVEMBER 23,T EXAS A&M AGGIESNOVEMBER 29, ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

DECEMBER 7, SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

METAIRIE, La. -- For Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints, time of possession is of the essence.

‘’It’s an important statistic,’’ Payton said Monday, acknowledg-ing the role that his team’s ability to control the clock has played in its 5-0 start.

The Saints’ fourth-ranked of-fense has had the ball for an av-erage of 34:37 per game, which led the NFL heading into Monday night’s game. The ability New Or-leans’ 11th-ranked defense to force some quick punts or turnovers has had something to do with that as well.

‘’Time of possession is re-ally a team stat,’’ safety Malcolm Jenkins said. ‘’It’s everybody. It’s special teams, it’s defense, it’s of-fense, and that’s showing you that we’re winning as a team in all of our games.’’

Indeed, it was Jenkins’ sack and strip of Jay Cutler - recovered by defensive end Cameron Jordan - that limited Chicago to a single play on its second drive Sunday, and helped New Orleans take an early 6-0 lead en route to a 26-18 victory.

The Saints, who play next at New England, had the ball for 36 minutes in Chicago - 12 minutes more than the Bears. New Orleans managed that despite rushing for only 66 yards.

New Orleans Saints head

coach Sean Payton reacts to a play during the second half of an NFL football …

The Saints entered Monday ranked 26th in rushing, averaging 78.2 yards.

Conventional football wis-

dom says teams must run well to control the clock. Apparently, that goes out the window in the case of Payton’s innovative and prolific offense, which is built around the concept of isolating play-makers in mismatches and letting record-

setting quarterback Drew Brees throw as often as needed.

‘’That’s definitely unique - not doing it with a consistent run game,’’ right guard Jarhi Evans said. ‘’But coach Payton and Drew have those timing routes where he gets the ball out quick and those short throws actually go for big gains. We just try to stay on the field and keep converting, and that’s what happens when you are converting on third downs, fourth-and-1, like we did.’’

Payton still sees himself as more of an aggressive than me-thodical play-caller. Late in the first half, he thought a 36-yard pass attempt intended for Robert Meachem in the end zone was well set up, and that the incompletion could have been ruled pass interfer-ence when defensive back Chris Conte pulled Meachem’s jersey. Because of the Saints’ ability to continue moving the ball after that - even converting a fourth-and-short on Pierre Thomas’ run - the Saints kept the ball for an addi-tional minute-and-a-half and still got in the end zone when Thomas scored on a 25-yard screen.

‘’It’s just being productive with your down and distances,’’ Payton said. ‘’It meant taking advantage of a check-down as opposed to an incomplete down the field.

New Orleans Saints quarter-back Drew Brees (9) talks to head coach Sean Payton during the first half …

‘’You want to score every time you have it, so we’re not purposely trying to create long drives. But be efficient with your plays, and

if you’re winning on third down, for instance, you’re staying on the field. If you’re turning the ball over, conversely, all of a sudden the drive ends,’’ Payton continued. ‘’There’s a lot of things that factor into it.’’

For Payton, time of pos-session figures prominently in ‘’complementary football,’’ a concept stressed by coaches and often repeated by players at Saints headquarters. In other words, of-fenses must keep in mind the vari-ous things they can do to make the game easier on their defense, and vice versa, with special teams also playing its part to create favorable field position.

That is why Jenkins is quick to credit Brees & Co. for helping keep the Saints defense fresh.

‘’We’re not very tired at all,’’ Jenkins said. ‘’It’s not like our of-fense is going three-and-out and we’re back on the field. They’re sustaining drives. We’re getting a good rest, being able to adjust on the sideline and then coming back out and playing fast.’’

Notes: Jenkins said the Saints are ignoring a statistic, distributed this week by the NFL, which shows that 90 percent of teams, which have opened 5-0, have advanced to the post season under the current playoff format. ‘’You’d be an idiot to listen to that stat and think that you’re automatically going to the playoffs,’’ Jenkins said. ‘’Winning five games literally gets you noth-ing but five games. So people are going to throw that around and look forward, but right now we’re just trying to get six.’’

Saints’ Clock Control A Factor In 5-0 Start

Courtesy Southern U. Athletic Media Relations

Senior Simone Beasley and freshman Phalen Clark recorded 14 kills apiece and the Lady Jag-uars defense stiffened in the fifth set as Southern defeated Prairie View A&M in its SWAC opener Wednesday.

Southern, which sprinted out to an early 2-0 lead, found them-selves in a tightly contested fifth set after collapsing in Game 3 and 4. The Lady Panthers fought back from a 7-2 deficit in the deciding set to tie the match at 9 on Charae Caldwell’s kill. Southern regained the lead after Clark posted her 14th kill of the night and the two teams traded points the rest of the way before Prairie View knotted the game at 13.

The freshman tandem of Clark and Deyshia Burden connected to give SU a 14-13 lead before the two rejected Magda Zietek’s attempt to tie the game, propelling SU to the division in win and sending the 145 fans into a frenzy.

The win is first-year head coach Venessa Jacobs, who was an All-SEC athlete at LSU, first career SWAC win.

Clark, who has been named to two All-Tournament team this season, added 33 assists and posted four block assists for the Lady Jaguars. As a team, Southern was

credited with 11.0 blocks.Beasley added 15 digs to her

14 kills and .243 attack percentage while freshman Diamond Williams posted a game high 25 digs.

Southern will battle Gram-bling Friday at noon as it hosts the 29th annual SU Volleyball Invitational in Cliford Seymour Gym Oct. 4-5.

Jaguars Avoid Collapse, Score 3-2 Win Over PVAMU

Matt BoudreauxSports Reporter

BATON ROUGE, LA — It will be strength versus strength Saturday when the LSU offense takes the field against the Florida defense.

The Tigers lead the SEC in passing efficiency. The Gators lead the conference in total defense and are allowing 217 yards a game. The LSU offense is averaging 488 yards a contest.

The No. 17 ranked Gators will come to Baton Rouge hop-ing to slow down Mettenberger and company who are on pace to break several of the school’s of-fensive records.

Through six games Metten-berger has toasted the opposition for 15 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

“He’s the leader. He’s in charge of communication, and he’s doing it extremely well,” LSU head coach Les Miles said Monday. “I can’t imagine that he won’t be motivated right on through this season with the idea that there are opportunities for this team to achieve and achieve greatly.”

Gator Defense to Test LSU Offense

Many student athletes who excel on the field also score points in their personal lives by successfully balancing athletics, schoolwork and giving back to their communities.

The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), along with sponsorship partner Allstate, recognizes college/university football players of exemplary character with their an-nual Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® award, one of the most prestigious off-the-field honors in college sports.

These young men are nom-inated by their schools’ sports directors, and are selected based on factors, which include service to the community and academic achievement.

The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel se-lects 11 award winners from the Football Bowl Subdivision I-A and 11 from the Football Cham-pionship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA. All members of the Good Works Team® will receive special recognition at the Allstate® Sugar Bowl® game in January, and have the opportunity to participate in community ser-vice activities in the New Orleans area.

This year, four African-American student athletes from the Football Bowl Subdivision have earned a spot on the Good Works Team®:

Stephen Morris is a senior quarterback for the University of Miami Hurricanes. His commu-nity service includes serving as a project manager for the University of Miami’s Bone Marrow Donor Drive, feeding the homeless with the Miami Rescue Mission, coaching youth sports, visiting with families at the Ronald Mc-Donald House, and volunteering for the Run For Your Lives 5K event. Morris’ selection marks the second year in a row that a University of Miami player has made the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®.

Fred Lee is a senior wide receiver for the University at Buffalo Bulls, and has the distinc-tion of being the first UB football player in history to win the Good Works Team® award. His com-munity service activities include volunteering in schools, day care centers, veteran’s hospitals, the Ronald McDonald House, the Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Tim Horton’s Camp Day.

Nick Forbes is a junior line-backer for the University of Cali-

fornia, Berkeley Golden Bears. He is the vice president of the Golden Bear Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and has represented UC at both the Pac-12 Student-Athlete Advisory Conference and the NCAA APPLE Conference. Forbes has been a motivational speaker at schools and youth groups, and has volunteered with organizations such as Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oak-land, City of Berkeley and Read Across America.

Asa Watson is a senior tight end for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack. On campus, he serves as a representative for the Society of Afrikan American Culture, an organization promot-ing cultural awareness and com-munity service. Off campus, he has volunteered on multiple trips with Athletes In Action’s “Urban Project L.A.” where he helped on projects in inner-city communi-ties. Watson has gone on mission trips as well, and recently spent the entire summer with his pastor father on a mission trip to Jamaica.

Black PR Wire salutes these fine student athletes for being such extraordinary role models to the younger generation, both on and off the football field.

African-American College Football Players Earn Top Honors for Community Service

Weekly Press Week of October 10, 2013

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