Ben Ledbetter
Climate change already forcing changes for governments
The Palmetto State established an Office of Resilience after three hurricanes in four years
Port workers find shortage of housing
10/25/2020 Port workers find shortage of housing - Business - Houma Today - Houma, LA
By Ben Ledbetter / Correspondent
Posted Jul 2, 2015 at 6:03 PM
There has been a shortage of housing for employees at Port Fourchon, but the issue might be remedied with companies expecting
North Carolina announces 1,135 jobs over two weeks
Majority of jobs at a distribution center in Randolph County
Asheville starts enforcement of its updated noise ordinance
In last week’s post, I covered the noise coming from Asheville’s Mission Health hospital and its effect on the residents of the city’s Kenilworth neighborhood. This week, there’s more from the noise ordinance, but mostly from the perspective of musicians.
With Asheville’s transition from a
From the Vault: New Orleans Mission opening doors to expectant mothers
From my story in the Dec. 10, 2012 edition of The Louisiana Weekly:
By Ben Ledbetter
Contributing Writer
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The New Orleans Mission will now allow pregnant women and families
North Carolina Medicaid expansion is nearing 500,000 enrollees
Rural counties are seeing higher enrollments