"HANO's security department, limited by financial constraints in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and already tasked with protecting residents in reopened developments, should not be forced to devote scarce resources to clearing unsafe, damaged developments of alleged violent offenders and others who have been encouraged by Mayday NOLA, Mr. Jukali and/or plaintiffs' counsel to trespass onto the site and damage property...."
Read more at Justice For New Orleans:
http://www.justiceforneworleans.org/index.php?
Many NO residents considering leaving since the Saints' defeat.
After Hurricane Katrina, the people of New Orleans had to pick themselves up, dust themselves down and try to accentuate the positive.
Now they are having to do it all over again, after the fairy-tale run of their football team, the New Orleans Saints, ended at the weekend - just one match short of the Super Bowl.
The Saints' defeat saddened the already-suffering city
The Saints' run - the best in their 40-year history - brought a real sense of focus to the city.
It dominated the local headlines and provided a welcome distraction from a crime wave which has seen nearly a murder a day in the city, since the New Year.
Time and again, I heard people say before the game: "If it wasn't for the Saints, I might have left."
So what now?
One sporting defeat won't create an exodus, but it is not hard to find people in New Orleans who are considering leaving the city.
read more here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6293083.stm
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