Tag Archives: Mayor Ray Nagin
Katrina +5: A New Orleans Native Looks Back, And Hopes
A one-time staff member of former Mayor Nagin and campaign worker for Mayor Landrieu is unimpressed with the speed of recovery
Zara Green was working for the administration of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin when Hurricane…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Katrina +5: Jobs Lag and the Road Home Remains Uncertain
Locals hope new mayor’s recovery efforts will be more successful
If jobs and housing are the barometers by which recoveries are judged, five years after…
By Joyce Jones
Katrina +5: Billions of Dollars Later, La. Has Made Strides
Despite evidence of progress on the anniversary of Katrina, recovery is still a learning process
On August 29, 2005, the United States experienced the greatest natural disaster in the nation’s…
By Joyce Jones
Katrina +5: SBA, Taken by Surprise, Unprepared to Quickly Offer Aid
Businesses most prepared for rainy days most likely to succeed
When Katrina struck, SBA was in the middle of a transformation that included an internal…
By Joyce Jones
Backtalk with Ray Nagin
Five years after Katrina, the former New Orleans mayor weighs in on the recovery and the impact of the BP oil spill
Katrina was one of the costliest natural disasters and one of the five deadliest hurricanes…
By Joyce Jones
Do Historic Events Add Up To a Resurgence for NOLA?
Mardis Gras celebrates new mayor, Super Bowl Champion Saints and renewed hope for New Orleans
Yesterday, I attended my first ever Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. It was an…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
After the Storm
New Orleans-based bank emerging strong post--Hurricane Katrina
By Three years ago, Liberty Bank and Trust Co. (No. 8 on the be…
By Jeffrey McKinney
After the Storm
New Orleans-based bank emerging strong post--Hurricane Katrina
Three years ago, Liberty Bank and Trust Co. (No. 8 on the BE BANKS list…
By Jeffrey McKinney
Will New Orleans’ Black Businesses Bounce Back?
A year after Hurricane Katrina, black entrepreneurs are still struggling
The quick answer to the question of whether black businesses in New Orleans are…
By Iman A. Jefferson
Blown Away By Katrina
Among the devastation were more than 60,000 black-owned businesses, including 19 B.E. 100s firms. Can these companies and the jobs they provided be restored?
In mid-September the Big Easy began to show the faintest signs of life. Floodwaters…
