Duncan Hunter had a hard time following John Edwards and Hillary Clinton, but he did his best to put across his views. Continue reading ‘LiveBlogging: Duncan Hunter at Senator Landrieu’s LA Hope & Recovery Summit’
Steven Preston, the head of the Small Business Administration gave an passionate address on the state of small businesses in South Louisiana. Continue reading ‘LiveBlogging: Steven Preston at Senator Landrieu’s LA Hope & Recovery Summit’
Harry Alford - President/CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce
Ernest Broussard - Executive Director of Planning & Development, Cameron Parish Recovery
Eugene Cornelius - Louisiana District Director, US Small Business Administration
Mark Drennen - President & CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Darlene Kattan - Executive Director, Louisiana Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Andy Kopplin - Executive Director, Louisiana Recovery Authority
Ronald Langston - National Director, Minority Business Development Agency
Tiny Nguyen Owen - Chair, Asian Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
Roop Raj - WDSU (Moderator) Continue reading ‘LiveBlogging: Business Recovery Panel at Senator Landrieu’s LA Hope & Recovery Summit’
Don Powell, President Bush’s Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding, gave a fairly uninspiring address. Hardly surprising, given he is an employee of the Bush Administration, but in sharp contrast to the tone of the day so far. Continue reading ‘LiveBlogging: Donald Powell’s Address to Senator Landrieu’s LA Hope & Recovery Summit’
Gov. Huckabee was as lively and humorous as ever, focusing on the strong connection between Arkansas and Louisiana and what Arkansas did under his leadership to help the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Continue reading ‘LiveBlogging: Governor Huckabee at Senator Landrieu’s LA Hope & Recovery Summit (Cont.)’
Here’s the rough and ready version of my notes from this morning’s first panel at Senator Landrieu’s Louisiana Hope & Recovery Summit. I’ll post a more polished version later.
Governor Mike Huckabee, the surprise second place finisher in the Iowa Ames Straw Poll, is up next… Continue reading ‘LiveBlogging: Senator Landrieu’s LA Hope & Recovery Summit’
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