Moving past ‘We’re broke’: why New Orleans can’t cut its way to growth
On budget holes, dead malls, and the habit of rebuilding what we let fall apart.
Tag: Economic development
As SpaceX rumors circulate in coastal Louisiana, so do worries of losing generational land
Coastal residents are rattled by a reported effort by a major aerospace company to acquire 136,000 acres of coastal marshland in Vermilion Parish.
Gulf Coast states lag behind other states in getting contracts for oil disaster work
Council president seeks oversight for economic development loans
$800,000 to Zulu raises many questions
Click here to read the city's request for applications, which resulted in Mayor Ray Nagin presenting Zulu with a giant check for $800,000 on Lundi Gras.
