The Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup hosted its third annual awards luncheon on April 19, 2024, at ULM’s Bayou Pointe Event Center. The luncheon was the culmination of the entrepreneurship competition, with $96,000 in prize money awarded to the three top teams, including their faculty advisors, and the winner of the live elevator pitch competition, voted on by attendees of the luncheon.
Universal Oil, Gas and Mining Company was the first black-owned oil company in the United States. Its headquarters was located at 1051 ½ Texas Avenue in Shreveport. UOGMC got its start at the very beginning of the Great Depression, when the company had only $20 left in its entire treasury after paperwork was filed for the charter.
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is being investigated for delays in rolling out the new and improved financial aid forms that must be filled out by college applicants and