New Orleans We keep a constant hurricane watch at my house. Anyone who has ever had the eye of a hurricane pass over them, keeps their eye on every hurricane. Having just seen the impact of Harvey in Houston and Beaumont, I have been upset over some of the lessons forgotten since Katrina. I have …
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Major Lease Purchase Option Company Comes to Agreement in Campaign
New Orleans Agreements are always hard to win and in the campaign to stop predatory practices in the contract for deed, land purchase, lease and rent-to-own markets in lower income and working communities any such understandings would have seemed unlikely as the campaign began in 2017. But, now after months of actions, demands, and back-and-forth …
Silver Lining in the Rain Clouds: Talk Gets Cheap When Action Matters
New Orleans Yes, friends and neighbors, it really does often depend on whose ox is getting gored. Another case in point and providing abundant proof lies in the water brought by Harvey. Harvey was an equal opportunity disaster compared to Katrina. Rich and poor neighborhoods in Houston, whether Belaire or half-million dollar suburbs, went under …