Guest Commentary: The Dark Side of “Economic Development” in New Orleans

By Editor

03/11/2011

The multi-billion dollar LSU and Veterans Affairs Hospitals project, seen by many as harmless economic development, has important implications for property rights and fiscal responsibility.

TAGS: Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA, Hurricane Katrina, Road Home, University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs

Commentary: Road Home Grant Money Going to Waste

By Jamison Beuerman

03/28/2010

The latest example of astonishing wasteful government spending in Post-Katrina New Orleans was described in a recent report by the Times-Picayune. In this example of progress impeded by bureaucratic incompetence, a study by a federal inspector general found that 80% of sampled recipients of Road Home elevation grants in 2006 and 2007 failed to use...

TAGS: Hurricane Katrina, Road Home, Transparency

Louisiana’s Comeback Agenda

Louisiana’s Comeback Agenda is a bold vision for policy change in Louisiana. Given our economic and cultural assets, Louisiana should be an economic powerhouse. This agenda is the roadmap for how we get there. It’s intended to serve as a guide for lawmakers, candidates, and community leaders to spark discussion and debate toward proven policies that will...

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