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June 20, 2006
The sad state of New Orleans
On the heels of this report that New Orleans has lost over 60% of its population since Hurricane Katrina last summer, this NY Times article reports that, despite billions of dollars in federal aid that is available, local New Orleans governmental officials cannot even agree on whether a government plan to faciliate the rebuilding of New Orleans is even being prepared, much less when such a plan will be issued.
Then yesterday, after a weekend of grisly violence, New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin admitted that New Orleans police could not control the city's crime problems and requested that the state send National Guard troops to help patrol the streets of New Orleans.
Meanwhile, amidst such dire problems, enormous resources are being expended on the civic largesse of supporting the city's National League Football team.
What a mess.
Posted by Tom at June 20, 2006 6:04 AM
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