The question isn't whether New Orleans is going to take a huge hit in terms of job loss. The real question is where we'll have to rebuild from once we know where we've bottomed out.
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Fragmented boards can't have the expertise needed to review the Army Corps of Engineers plans for the levee system nor the clout to hold them accountable. Multiple boards cannot be part of a cohesive solution for the region. It is also reasonable to expect that a single board is going to be more efficient and cost effective yielding greater results everywhere for everyone.Jay Lapeyre
If it's politics as usual driving their choice, they will choose to fragment the levee board in another patronage politics smokescreen.
Jay Lapeyre
No business is going to come here unless we create the right kind of environment.
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Now, the attitude is you have to do what's good for this city and not just what's good for my business or deal.
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It demonstrates the politically elite will fight to obstruct reform in order to protect their backroom property tax deals.
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It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
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