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Prostate Cancer Awareness Remembering Katrina Lighting The Road To Freedom Data Zone Page 9 Data’s Big Celebration Highlights “The People’s Paper” September September 1,15, 2007 2007 41st 41st Year Year Volume Volume 3737 www.ladatanews.comwww.ladatanews.com Newsmaker Links bring Hope Sen. Landrieu Holds Historic Recovery to Lower 9th Summit Page 5 Page 4 Photos by Victor Holt Page September 15, 007 Cover Story www.ladatanews.com By Edwin Buggage Photos by Glenn Summers Katrina Two Years Later recovery is New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin who Slow Road Home Two years have passed since the devastation has seen many bouquets and brickbats thrown While the federal government has been slow in of Hurricane Katrina ripped through the city and his way since Hurricane Katrina, but has stood doling out monies to the city which have slowed the breaching levees as water spilled into the city steadfast as the leader of the crescent city in this down the recovery process, some residents are wreaking havoc on neighborhoods leaving the the city’s darkest hour . He says is excited by some also incensed by a city and state government that city resembling a set from a science fiction movie . of the activity going on in the city but admits that they see as doing a lackluster job handling the Presently, some parts of the city still lie like un- the city still has a long way to go before it is even recovery . A reality not lost on Mayor Nagin who occupied ghostowns where the eerie silence of close to what it was being a full recovery, “It is like understands some of the resident’s frustration . “I a place that once harbored the vibrant sounds a tale of two cities, many aspects of our city have understand their frustration from this standpoint of people are now hollow shells of their former recovered, I’m really encouraged by the number two years after Katrina no one could have told me selves; a façade of what was, and uncertain about of people who are back being over 300,000 have re- that we would be sitting here two years later with what it will become . turned but the recovery could be accelerated if we only 23% of people who were supposed to get road In the crosshairs in this barrage of criticism had the money and the dollars that were supposed home checks that would actually get them, and about what has been deemed by many as a slow to flow from the federal government ”. then New Orleans would have two billion dollars Continued next page. 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Not responsible for publishing or return of unsolicited manuscripts or photos. Cover Story, Continued from page 2. parish wide of infrastructure re- justice system that they see as a largest public healthcare facility fifty million to eight or nine hun- seems we’re going to have a lot of quest that have not been funded revolving door . Recently, Mayor Charity Hospital stands as a de- dred million dollar project ”. success in the Recovery School by the federal government ”. “This Nagin came out and criticized the caying boarded up building . And District with more qualified teach- has pretty much left us in a posi- D A. ’s. Office and wanted to bring as the days pass and those who ers, lower teacher to pupil ratio’s tion that we have had to stretch in additional help an office that are returning; the poor and el- Dedication to Education and better classrooms for our every dollar that we could to get in his opinion was ineffective in derly who cannot afford health in- As many of the city’s public kids ”. the city to the level that it is today, keeping the streets in the city of surance what are they to do? Can schools pre-Katrina resembled so I do understand why some peo- New Orleans safe for its citizens . they afford to be sick in this city; warehouses for many of the young ple are frustrated ”. Since that time an agreement where will they go to be cared for? people of the crescent city, rob- Race to Power: The “Home As the Louisiana Road Home was struck between the police Healthcare is at a crisis in the city bing them of the ability to dream, Ownership” Program seemingly has become and the D A. ’s. Office as well as and is such a vital part of the re- and where high achievement was The thorny issue of race has a roadblock that have many in the state and federal law enforce- covery of a city to have a healthy more the exception than the rule . reared its ugly head dividing the state wondering if they ever will ment agencies to help combat population . For some of the young people of city among racial lines . Several New Orleans the elections including the race for tumultuous wa- mayor found Nagin who previous- ters of Hurricane ly was the poster child for change Katrina may have and ethics in government and a been a watershed trusted ally in the business and moment, giving white community . But after Ka- the city a golden trina his image was transformed opportunity to as he became persona non grata, wipe the slate he soon found himself on the re- clean and replace ceiving end of negative editorials a failing school by the mainstream media, and a system with some- political and business establish- thing that provides ment who backed any number of hope, and a chance his white opponents who they felt to thrive for the could provide the leadership the next generation of city needed in this crucial time . young people of As neighborhoods that were New Orleans . once occupied by people of color Today many are hollow fixtures that resemble former school ancient ruins and other parts of buildings still are the city are thriving, there are unoccupied de- voices that see this as a second caying structures reconstruction and a plan by located all over some to reconfigure the racial the city, today re- and economic make-up of the city . forms there have Nagin who is no stranger to racial been reforms; a controversy says, “I don’t know if this idea of a racial land grab is a myth or not, receive the resources they need the crime epidemic . Mayor Nagin Nagin sees but I do know I to repair their homes Mayor Na- thinks crime is a serious problem this as a seri- have had situa- gin who has been a vocal critic of in the city and feels that making ous problem, tions with some the program since its inception the city safer is key to its recov- “Today we segments of the but has recently altered his views ery . “I think that crime is a seri- don’t have community who slightly saying, “There have been ous problem and the way we are enough beds were upset when improvement from my under- fighting it we need to improve in the metro- I would not issue standing, the company who is in several areas . We continue to politan area a moratorium handling the disbursement have work on that everyday, but un- not just New on rebuilding seemed to streamline their opera- fortunately the reality is that the Orleans, the certain sections tion and say they have projected criminal justice system was to- original Char- of the city and I threat they will have 90,000 dis- tally shut down after Katrina and ity Hospital rejected that be- bursements by year end . But I fell we have really had a tough time building is still cause I thought it still is moving way too slow ”. getting back in stride ”. “ But I’m shut down, it would hurt ho- seeing some very positive things and Univer- meowners and from the police department, their sity Hospital people who had 504 Murder Capital ranks are growing they have new is only up at a fraction of the num- new school superintendent has inherited thri property and the New Orleans has again become equipment, we have the National ber of beds it has for patients, so it arrived and a bifurcated school plan would render their properties the murder capital even with few- Guard, state troopers and the feds continues to be a challenge for us, system has been put in place with almost valueless and allow certain er residents . It was assumed that working with us in unprecedented we’re working with the state and mixed results . Nagin who has developers to take advantage of with the closing of many of the lo- ways ”. “We have some good strat- the private sector to get a hold of been concerned that their were them . And since I didn’t do that I cal public housing developments egies and we have to keep tweak- this problem under control ”.
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