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2005-10-15 Home Front: Culture Wars

Landlords Say Blanco Order Worsens Housing Shortage

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Posted by lotp 2005-10-15 08:30|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "What am I supposed to do?" Morris said.

Maybe give up on returning to New Orleans? Outside Mississippi, I suspect any place else will be statistically better for you and your family, your future and properity. Think of it as an opportunity, not a problem. Opportunity is what drives millions of people to come here every year with just what they can carry on their backs. They obviously see something you don't.

Posted by Shereting Omager3789 2005-10-15 09:25|| 2005-10-15 09:25|| Front Page Top

#2 #1. But, dot com, it's all Bush's fault doncha know? Seriously, if this order was needed at all then it should at least be rescinded as areas are opened up by the city for reoccupation. Immediately, upon clearance to reoccupy a zone then eviction could begin. Eviction is typically a long process and I imagine protections are built into existing law for abandoned property.

Also I share your chagrin at the very thought of allowing the Louisana pols access to the US treasury. I was just reading about a proposed 2% budget cut across the board, including the Defense Department, to pay for Katrina. Can you imagine that?

Posted by GK 2005-10-15 11:24|| 2005-10-15 11:24|| Front Page Top

#3 I grew up in Louisiana, and still have family there. Most of my relatives live north of Alexandria, in the northern (and poorer) part of the state. The New Orleans/Baton Rouge areas have half the state's population, and control politics. The northern half of the state would like a change, but the only options are to either become part of an even more disfunctional state (Arkansas - which gave us the Clintons), or a minority part of Texas. Neither is palatable. Of course with all the changes taking place in the state due to Katrina, New Orleans may end up being the third largest city in the state, instead of the largest.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-10-15 11:57|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-10-15 11:57|| Front Page Top

#4 NO was a French colony. Need one say more?

Posted by Shuns Pheack8314 2005-10-15 12:10|| 2005-10-15 12:10|| Front Page Top

#5 It's all Bush's fault for blowing up the levees. Aliens from the mothership told me that.

Posted by Calypso Louie 2005-10-15 15:04|| 2005-10-15 15:04|| Front Page Top

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Posted by .com 2005-10-15 09:25|| 2005-10-15 09:25|| Front Page Top

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