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Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations, Schools

"Economic development" grants leave empty storefronts

A taxpayer-financed program to stimulate economic development in New Orleans continues to back dubious business ventures, throwing into question the city’s stewardship of some $2.5 million in annual grants, an investigation by The Lens and Fox 8 News has found. Since December 2008, more than $200,000 has been funneled to the owners of a sorely […]