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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Listen to Gulf Watch on "The New Voice of New Orleans" -- next week

Today next week* I'll be doing an interview at noon (Central Time) on 99.5 FM "The New Voice of New Orleans" -- a leading talk radio station in the Big Easy -- to talk about the Institute's Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch project.

August will mark the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. President Bush points to over $100 billion allocated in recovery money -- but some estimates put the amount actually spent at only 20%, and New Orleans is still about half its pre-Katrina population. Lack of affordable housing, troubles with healthcare and schools, toxic health threats and dozens of other barriers are keeping much of the Gulf from coming back.

Why isn't the recovery going better? What can be done to turn it around? Come listen today to find out! And for more information about what's happening in the Gulf, make sure and visit the Gulf Watch blog and read our special Gulf Watch reports.

*UPDATE: The producers called, Louisiana Sen. Vitter's apparent fondness for brothels has overtaken the local news cycle. We're scheduled for next week, same time. Stay tuned!

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