Summer Tour Hotel Information
July 26-29, 2010
Holiday Inn Atlanta-Airport South
4669 Airport Blvd.
College Park Georgia 30337
(404) 763-8800
Southern University Ag Center Small Farmer Agricultural Leadership Institute Participant of Class III, Jenga Mwendo
Jenga Mwendo gave up a career in computer animation in New York, where she had been living for 10 years, to return to her hometown of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to help in the rebuilding of the city. . . . . (To read more, click on the link below)
Landrieu wants funds approved for black farmers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is calling on Congress to approve a $1.15 billion deal with black farmers that could end a years-long stalemate over alleged racial discrimination by the Agriculture Department.
Landrieu says the settlement isn't "just about correcting past wrongs — it is about ensuring future prosperity."
She said black farmers need the money to help them weather the economic downturn.
If approved by Congress, the deal would be the second round of damages stemming from a class-action lawsuit the government originally settled in 1999. The new money is intended for people who were denied earlier payments because they missed deadlines for filing.
Landrieu, on Wednesday, said that 985 farmers in Louisiana have filed eligible claims.
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