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  • New Orleans officials head to New York to pitch city

    08/30/2006 12:51:22 PM PDT · by Ellesu · 46 replies · 628+ views
    nola.com ^ | 08/30/06 | alan sayre
    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...
  • Nagin: Comments may have been tough, but comparison was accurate

    08/25/2006 4:08:59 PM PDT · by Ellesu · 38 replies · 829+ views
    wwltv.com ^ | 08/25/06 | wwl
    New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, speaking to reporters in New Orleans on Friday, acknowledged that some people might consider his comments about the recovery of New York's World Trade Center area to be insensitive. But he said it was the only comparison he could make to the devastation that was seen in New Orleans and the progress that's been made since. Nagin said some people may take issue with words he uses, but said he doesn't know of cases in which the overall context of his comments have been disputed.