Hearing impaired Haughton student overcomes the odds as a flag twirler November 13, 2013 By Victoria Shirley HAUGHTON, LA (KSLA) – Being hearing impaired and a part of the high school band isn't an easy combination, but one Ark-La-Tex student is…
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Pilot Radio Project Targets Alerts for the Deaf
Pilot Radio Project Targets Alerts for the Deaf October 23, 2013 The R&D arm of NPR is involved in a pilot project to deliver emergency alerts to deaf and hard-of-hearing people in several Gulf states. The Federal Emergency Management Agency…
Deaf sheriff’s deputy inspires through determination, character – Louisiana
Deaf sheriff's deputy inspires through determination, character David Lippman – Reporter September 13, 2013 HAMMOND, LA (FOX44) — Susie Cambre had a lot of people tell her she could not work in law enforcement. But fortunately for her, and southeast…
Obituary: Joan Crawford Henry Picou
Obituary: Joan Crawford Henry Picou Lovely Joan Crawford Henry Picou entered paradise on September 2, 2013 after losing her battle with cancer. She was born on November 27, 1932 in Sherman, Texas, to James Norvel (J.N.) Henry and Catherine (Odie)…
Bennie Fuller, the ‘Wilt Chamberlain of the Deaf,’ Needs Helping Hand
Bennie Fuller, the ‘Wilt Chamberlain of the Deaf,’ Needs Helping Hand BASKETBALL, HIGH SCHOOL JUNE 22, 2013 BY REX NELSON Summer has officially arrived, and no group was happier to see the spring of 2013 end than residents of the…
Jindal won’t hear of tax to aid deaf – Louisiana
Jindal won’t hear of tax to aid deaf By John Maginnis May 28, 2013 Given the steep decrease in telephone landlines and the explosion in cell phones, the legislative bill to adjust the tax to pay for telecommunications services for…