New Orleans Road Home, the famously slow to get started mess of a program whose ineptness cost Governor Kathleen Blanco any hope of re-election, now finds yet another pothole in the path of the recovery of the city. There is $800,000,000 of unspent funds in Road Home and given the national budgetary disaster, the [...]
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New Orleans The fireworks starting going off during the last minute of play. It was clear. The impossible was now possible. Hell had frozen over. Snow was certain for July. The Saints had won the Super Bowl! Driving down the streets in the neighborhoods was hard. There was too much dancing in the streets. Second [...] New Orleans The first year of the Saints I was on one of my listless tours of college life. I was on a streak with a couple of buddies in which the daily highlights were playing pool and watching the 8 PM movie of the night, and of course arguing about the Vietnam War. [...] New Orleans Sometimes it’s worth returning to our old themes and seeing what has happened to issues we have raised consistently in the past. We did so yesterday with Sheriff Arpaio who should serve as a rally cry for all who seek justice. There are some other issues worth remembering briefly: ◦ Remember Tim DeChristopher [...] New Orleans The Louisiana Recovery Authority has not been able to track compliance on Road Home recovery grants to homeowners to rebuild, but fortunately a non-profit, Beacon of Hope, did so though at least in the affluent area of Lakeview, but it’s not good news. Seems of 1800 homes they surveyed nothing has been done [...] Delhi I can’t be everywhere, but I wish I were going to be home in New Orleans when President Obama finally makes good on his promise to visit and step up his role in rebuilding. Of course from halfway around the world, it’s hard to understand most of what’s happening on the home front. There seems [...] |
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