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Meet the ONLY New Bank to Open in US in 2010 (Plus: Tiny House Trend & Other News)
The New York Times reports that the only new federally regulated bank to open in the United States this year “operates out of a secondhand double-wide trailer, on a bare lot in front of the cavernous Trinity Baptist Church. A blue awning covers the makeshift drive-through window.” Tiny Lakeside Bank opened in July among the oil refineries and casinos of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Former Louisiana State football tackle Hartie Spence… Continue reading
Free Health Care for Gulf Residents This Month
In New Orleans on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, armies of extraordinary volunteer doctors, nurses, dentists, radiologists, opthalmologists and lab technicians will offer free exams and medical care to uninsured Americans. Just go to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center at 900 Convention Center Blvd in New Orleans. Walk-in patients are seen on a first come, first served basis.
Patient hours are from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. on… Continue reading
Posted in Oil Crisis
Tagged Gulf Coast, health care, Louisiana, New Orleans, oil crisis
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Oil Spills onto Louisiana Property Values and Sales
The entire nation continues to watch Louisiana, the Pelican State, as it deals with the disaster off the gulf coast.
While many discuss the impact to the gulf coast, no one will be able to effectively predict the true impact on Louisiana housing prices or the housing market for quite some time.
Part of evaluating impact would be to evaluate the housing market prior to the gulf oil crisis. If… Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf Coast, home prices, housing market, Louisiana, oil crisis
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BP $20 Billion Fund Will Start Paying Claims in Early August
Ken Feinberg, the White House appointee who oversees the $20 billion BP set aside for claims of lost income and damages, said today money will be paid beginning in early August. So far, the fund has been untouched. He said BP promised to pay all eligible claims even if the price tag blows past $20 billion.
Feinberg hosted a series of town hall meetings in Louisiana to answer questions… Continue reading
