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...Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, FEMA doled out over 120,000 mobile homes to residents of the Gulf Coast. Many of those trailers have walls and cabinets made up of particleboard, which contains formaldehyde that can sometimes emit gas in hot, humid weather such as that found in Louisiana and Mississippi. The effect on humans (especially children) range from "burning sensations in the eyes, nose, and throat; nausea; coughing; chest tightness; wheezing; skin rashes and allergic reactions." As early as March 2006, FEMA began to receive complaints about formaldehyde odors. After one trailer was tested, an April 2006 e-mail...
When Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana confessed to "a very serious sin" on Monday night, Debra Jean Palfrey was not about to forgive him. Sin is one thing; but Palfrey believes Vitter - a proponent of the "sanctity of marriage" - should fess up if that sin was a crime as well. After all, she notes, prostitution is a legal offense for both purveyor and consumer. And as the so-called "D.C. Madam" whose escort service Vitter says he used, Palfrey says the agency she ran was merely one-half of the alleged equation. "Why am I the only person being prosecuted...
Donna Addkison, Nagin's chief economic advisor, disagrees. The administration "very actively pursues opportunities to attract, retain and grow businesses that are already located in Louisiana," she says. "There are over 16,000 businesses in the city, and I can tell you that this calendar year we have made 16,079 contacts with businesses. Sometimes our efforts may not be successful, because there are overwhelming business reasons that will lead them to make that decision [to leave]. But we do try very hard to make sure that businesses are aware of the federal, state and local incentives that...
...locations. Adding insult to injury - an estimated $327 million in spending and 4,600 jobs - 12 of the films had Texas story lines, according to the state's film commisison. Professional crews who had settled in Austin, Dallas and Houston now found themselves working in Shreveport, where a generous Louisiana tax credit increased film industry projects by 300% in three years. "Ten years ago, we were in the top five, now we are down the list - still in the top 20," Hudgins said. "We haven't lost it yet, but this could be a make or break year...
...ample reason to want Kennedy out of the way. As early as 1957, he sat on the Senate Rackets Committee chaired by Arkansas' John McClellan; Robert Kennedy was its chief counsel. The Kennedys joined in the committee's stiff grilling of such gangsters as Los Angeles' Mickey Cohen, Louisiana's Marcello and Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, whose underworld ties presumably led to his murder...