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National group to probe LSU’s firing of professor – Ivor van Heerden

By JORDAN BLUM Advocate Capitol News Bureau April 8, 2010   A national college faculty organization is starting an investigation into LSU’s termination last year of Ivor van Heerden, one of the leading critics of federal engineers before and after … Continue reading

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Toxic Trailors.com – Toxic Court (Louisiana) stacks deck against formaldehyde victims

TOXIC COURT rules Forest River Trailer did not cause Plaintiff’s injury The second TOXIC FEMA Trailer Trial is complete resulting in no award for the plaintiff. This trial, as was the first, was held with Federal Court Judge Kurt Engelhardt … Continue reading

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St. Bernard courthouse repairs to displace 100 workers

By Chris Kirkham, The Times-Picayune March 28, 2010 The gavel has fallen in the majestic courthouse on St. Bernard Highway since 1939, but in less than a month the entire staff of file clerks, judges, assessor’s staff and district attorneys … Continue reading

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3/12/2010 – U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security – Sale of FEMA Trailers Must Stop

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 12, 2010 March 12, 2010 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to the news that FEMA is continuing to sell … Continue reading

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Toxic Trailers – FEMA trailers still high in formaldehyde

Note – I received a phone call from a friend today who was in Mississippi. He said he was driving on highway 59 and could not believe the number of FEMA trailers lining both sides of the highway. Wonder where they are going? … Continue reading

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