Any time you have a Fortune 500 company opening, it sends a message that New Orleans is open for business.

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The city is broke and I'm sure some of you businesses are feeling the same angst.

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A lot of smaller companies, and even a lot of medium-sized ones, cannot afford the costs of getting up and back in business.

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He's gonna be there until this thing turns around. He's showing the leadership a mayor should show.

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[The city government has identified space for 3,000 FEMA trailers and is looking for space for up to 2,000 more.] The mayor has made it clear that first priority will go to people who are here looking for work, ... We need to stimulate the economy now.

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