New Orleans      Yesterday was a big day for a small reason here on Elysian Fields at the ACORN office. Five months after the storm, finally two FEMA trailers ordered for our staff arrived. They were slightly different, but both were essentially big, white boxes on wheels. One had a couple of windows more than …

New Orleans    The ACORN Executive Board meets in New Orleans every January and was adamant that they were going to be meeting in the city this year to re-open the office and try to snub their nose at Katrina. The office looked good physically. The construction and rehab on the building had come in well and …