12.03.2008

News from CADDO Parish

Back in July, LEJCOC board members took a party bus to a ADR workshop hosted by Residents for Air Neutralization (R.A.N) in Shreveport, LA. During that workshop, Dr. Warren delivered his proposal for the “Healthy Helping Hands lead to Healthy Helping Minds” Campaign. The workshop attendants listened and eagerly embraced Dr. Warren’s program. Later, R.A.N. along with LEJCOC backing them for support hosted a community meeting, which industry, nor the local politician were a “no-show“. However , this did not stop the meeting. The community discussed the issues and came up with ways to begin to correct their current problems. Meanwhile a group of Caddo Parish youth came into the afternoon meeting singing and dancing to “Everybody Get Your Roll on. Everybody, Everybody Get Your Roll on”. This was a great treat for the attendants and the kids were asked for an encore. Congratulations R.A.N. on your unity and willingness to continue your fight, despite your adversities.
October 2008
LEJCOC is continuing its diligent work of getting the “WORD OUT” about the environmental injustices that are constantly plaguing our community today. In doing so, the members of LEJCOC will be traveling to Atlanta, Georgia to a conference hosted by the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC). The dates of the conference are Tuesday October 21, 2008 - Thursday October 23, 2008. Persons that will be attending the trip to Atlanta should meet in Tanger Outlet Mall’s parking lot in Gonzales, Louisiana no later that 11:30pm on Monday October 20, 2008. We will be traveling via charter bus. The bus will depart Tanger Outlet Mall’s parking lot at 12:00midnight sharp.
Upon arrival in Atlanta, we will check in to our hotels and obtain our designated room assignments.
In preparation for our return home, we will again board the bus at 11:30pm on Thursday October 23, 2008 and depart for Louisiana at 12:00midnight sharp.
For more information about this trip, feel free to contact Albertha Hasten at (225)545-5520 or LEJCOC@yahoo.com


EPA's 2007 Collaborative Problem-Solving Workshop Participants


President of LEJCOC, ALbertha Hasten along with Yolanda Laws accepts a $100,000.00 Collabrative Problem Solving Grant from EPA Environmental Justice.