Louisiana
Exxon sued by U.S. after 5 nooses found at Louisiana plant
Exxon Mobil was sued by a federal company for alleged racial discrimination towards a Black worker after the employee discovered a hangman’s noose at his worksite at a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, facility. It was considered one of a number of nooses discovered on the plant over plenty of years, which the corporate did not adequately tackle, in line with the federal government.
Milferd McGhee, a Black worker who has labored on the Exxon plant since 2010, discovered a noose at his office in January 2020, in line with the lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Alternative Fee, which was filed on Thursday.
McGhee, who was conscious that three earlier nooses had been discovered on the Baton Rouge facility, reported the problem to his supervisor. Exxon wasn’t in a position to decide who left the nooses, and the corporate really helpful extra steps to treatment racial harassment within the office, the go well with states.
Nonetheless, the power large “didn’t full all of the measures really helpful in its investigative report back to treatment the harassment” — and a fifth noose was found on the identical plant in December 2020, in line with the go well with.
“Image of violence”
The grievance claims a sample of ineffectual dealings with the incidents, which spanned from 2016 to 2020, with Exxon Cellular allegedly failing to take steps to forestall racial harassment or not following via on suggestions to handle the problem. In consequence, the corporate “created a racially hostile work atmosphere,” the EEOC alleged in an announcement.
“A noose is a longstanding image of violence related to the lynching of African People,” mentioned Elizabeth Owen, a senior trial legal professional within the EEOC’s New Orleans Area Workplace, within the assertion. “Such symbols are inherently threatening and considerably alter the office atmosphere for Black People.”
Exxon did not instantly reply to a request for remark.
The EEOC’s lawsuit mentioned it’s searching for to “make Mr. McGhee complete” by offering compensation associated to previous and future nonmonetary losses, together with emotional ache and struggling. It is usually searching for punitive damages for “malicious and/or reckless conduct,” in line with the go well with.
The unfortunate reality of southeast Louisiana is that not only do we have to be prepared for hurricanes, we have to be ready for the prolonged power outages that follow. Without power, our homes reach dangerous temperatures, our small businesses lose revenue and our medically vulnerable neighbors suffer. As a public service commissioner, I am responsible for ensuring those outages are as brief and infrequent as possible. That is why I spent the days following Hurricane Francine alongside Entergy Louisiana and DEMCO in the field and at their command centers to fully understand their restoration operations and planning.
What I saw was the mobilization of 6,000 linemen to restore electricity to 409,000 Louisiana customers and estimated restoration times being communicated within 24 hours of the storm. I saw work crews working all hours to clear fallen vegetation that accounted for the majority of outages. And as always, I saw Louisianans working together to take care of their neighbors and communities.
However, we know Francine was not a one-off event, it was a stress test of our system. Because of this, I will be asking utility companies for complete post-mortem reports. I will also continue to double down on the grid performance work needed to provide better outcomes next time. For me, this means prioritizing three ongoing commission proceedings in particular: continuing to explore the best options for pole viability and attachments; keeping a close eye on reliability and maintenance standards, including the penalization of fair weather outages and long-duration outages; and fast-tracking our resilience and grid-hardening docket to ensure that companies are making appropriate investments and enhancing technologies to keep us safe.
I’m grateful for the work utility companies put in to ensure a broad and efficient recovery from Francine. I will also continue to hold them accountable to proving their commitment to reliability and resiliency in preparation for the next storm.
DAVANTE LEWIS
public service commissioner, District 3
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – The Romeos formed in Alexandria in the late 70′s and on Saturday, October 5, the group was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Through a deal with Columbia Records, The Romeos released a studio album in 1980, entitled Rock and Roll and Love and Death. The album featured hit songs like Daddy Daddy and Seriously Affected.
Dan Diefenderfer and Jerry Honigman, two of the band’s founding members, were in Alexandria for Saturday’s ceremony at Spirits Food & Friends. We asked the two how they felt about the honor.
“To be admitted to the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame is a great honor and I am just tremendously humbled,” said Dan Diefenderfer.
“It’s the nicest thing that can happen being from Louisiana and growing up in the Louisiana culture and then to be honored as being a part of it is very, very nice,” said Jerry Honigman
At the end of the induction Alexandria Mayor Jacque Roy declared October 5 to be ‘The Romeos’ Day.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You can’t find a po’boy at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, but you can find one at Mudbug Cajun Po’ Boys in Kansas City, Missouri.
“It reminds people of grandma’s cooking,” Chris Jones said.
With the Saints coming to town Monday night, Chris and Heather Jones, owners of Mudbug Cajun Po’ Boys, said they know what it feels like to miss food that reminds you of home.
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Chris and Heather grew up in the South — Heather in Mississippi and Chris in Shreveport, Louisiana.
But now that they live in the home of the Chiefs, they’re bringing traditional Cajun with a touch of Kansas City to the table.
“A lot of culinary creativeness in our menu,” Chris Jones said, referring to the pulled pork po’boy on the menu.
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Of course, Heather said they still serve the classics.
“Our jambalaya is real good, our gumbo is real good; we serve it all,” she said.
However, many would be surprised where the couple’s football loyalties lie.
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“Living in Mississippi, we didn’t have a professional team. So, of course, we were fans of the Saints,” Heather Jones said. “For him, being from Louisiana, he’s a Saints fan. But we live here in Kansas City, so we’re Chiefs fans. It’s like a dual citizenship.”
Chris said Chiefs Kingdom is one of the reasons he converted as a fan.
“Here in Kansas City, I’ve much enjoyed the community and how riled up they get about the Chiefs,” Chris Jones said.
Come Monday night, Chris and Heather said they know who they’ll be cheering for.
“We are here for the Chiefs,” Heather Jones said.
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Mudbug Cajun Po’ Boys is located at 3524 NE Vivion Rd., Kansas City, Missouri, 64119.
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