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New Orleans News

• New Orleans eyes December sale for $40M bond sale
  The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push it back again. […]
• FBI Takes New Look At Old Racial Killings (OfficialWire)
  An FBI agent dealing with racial killings in the U.S. South half a century ago has asked for public help in tracking the relatives of 36 victims. Cynthia Deitle, the head of the Civil Rights unit, reported on the progress of the cold case effort, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune said. […]
• New Rentals Could Worsen New Orleans Housing Crisis 1hr
  New Orleans is seeing a surge of new rental units, but some people wonder if the massive new complexes are really solving the affordable housing crisis in the city. […]
• Artist Tells How Street Name Tile Mural Is Made
  New Orleans artist JK Schwehm describes how he makes replica Street Name Tile murals like the ones found in the French Quarter. […]
• Sen. Landrieu to host New Orleans fundraiser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
  Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., will host a fundraiser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in New Orleans next month, an event that comes on the heels of Reid's assistance getting Louisiana a windfall of Medicaid money in the health care reform bill. […]
• New Orleans Woman Admits Theft Of Disaster Funds (ABC 26 New Orleans)
  A 47-year-old New Orleans woman has admitted filing a fraudulent claim for disaster help after Hurricane Katrina. […]
• New Orleans Bank Donates To Schools (ABC 26 New Orleans)
  A New Orleans bank is giving $405,000 to the New Beginnings Schools Foundation and the Capital One-University of New Orleans Charter School Network. […]