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Ruth Frierson Guest
Ruth Frierson

Chairwoman, Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans

Chairwoman of Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans, a nonpartisan grassroots group advocating for reform and renewal for New Orleans

FROM Ruth Frierson

Life in New Orleans One Year Later
To the Point

Life in New Orleans One Year Later Mayor Ray Nagin wants half of New Orleans to come back home, and today President Bush got a look at what they would find when they got there. A year after Katrina, there's no central plan, and some neighborhoods are as full of debris as they were when the waters receded.

50 min Aug 29, 2006

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