NEWS : ARCHIVES

July 01, 2004
Poverty Holds City Back

Lost in the debates over the fiscal affairs of the Orleans Parish School System, the state's financial obligation to the Saints, raises for elected officials and the living wage controversy is the elephant in the room: poverty.   As the power plays over money continue, there is little, if any, attention being paid to the most glaring problem facing New Orleans and Louisiana.

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