Last night’s Super Bowl may do wonders for the New Orleans economy after the Saints win, and it was also a big night for some unusual businesses and advertisers.
WWNO commentator Andre Perry talks about what he calls the “most pivotal weekend in New Orleans since Katrina.”
One baseball card shop in Chicago was pretty happy [...]
Yesterday was Twelfth Night, the kick off of Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. The city has made huge strides over the past few years to come back following Hurricane Katrina, and some say the storm gave New Orleans an advantage when the economic crisis hit, as stimulus funds were already at work there.
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Four years ago, Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans and threw the economy of the Gulf Coast into a tailspin. While national coverage has largely moved on, local broadcasters in these areas are still grappling with the storm’s lingering effects.
Radio news program Mississippi Edition at Mississippi Public Broadcasting in Jackson spoke with former Mississippi Governor [...]
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