Posted on 08/30/2006 12:51:22 PM PDT by Ellesu
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina behind him and the task of rebuilding New Orleans' shattered economy just beginning, Mayor Ray Nagin will lead a two-day pitch to New York's investment community designed to bring much-needed business to the storm-devastated city.
The delegation of business and public sector leaders will spend Friday and Saturday at a theater in lower west side Manhattan, touting city and federal tax breaks for investment, encouraging filmmakers to return to the city and seeking commercial sponsors for next year's Mardi Gras, an idea that didn't take off in 2006 as the city struggled through a scaled-back Carnival season.
With images of the devastation dominating national news media this week, New Orleans is struggling to market itself.
According to the state Labor Department, the metropolitan area had 173,000 fewer non-storm related jobs in July 2006 than in July 2005.
Nagin's trip, dubbed the New Orleans Economic Development Tour, will begin in a city that experienced its own disaster nearly five years ago — the 911 terrorist attacks. Nagin, faced with questions from a CBS "60 Minutes" crew about the slow pace of New Orleans recovery, created a controversy when he quipped, "You guys in New York can't get a hole in the ground fixed, and it's five years later. So let's be fair."
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No beef.
Good. Can I still have the link? I thought many NOLA residents were actually pleased. I heard one man drove his van to the White House to thank the POTUS. And W gave him an audience. But, of course, hubs must have seen it no Fox. No other news would report it.
I sent two links to you already via private response. I guess it shows up in your freepmail.
Got 'em right after I posted to you. Disappointing, but given the links they had read, can you blame them for responsding as they did?
No.
That is my whole point.
If conservatives want to lead they should show leadership, not kindergarten name calling. It doesn't solve anything and it chases people away from conservative thought that have already been told Republicans don't care about them. Thoughtless remarks drives that point home quite well for the libs and helps them stay in power.
I would be less inclined to listen to people that take cheap shots at my home and don't know all the facts myself.
I'd like to see conservatives seek the higher ground. No pun intended.
I'll be pinging you in a minute to a thread re: the fraccas in Houston attributed to Katrina evacs. I'm in San Antonio and we've had our share, too.
But, we've also got some great people who decided to stay with us and have a lot to offer...mostly great food! I think anyone who lumps 'all' evacs together is ignorant of the facts. Happens in every situation. Rather too bad, too.
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