“..I met two young guys from the Oregon National Guard... The lieutenant told me about their temporary barracks in an old neighborhood high school. He told me that he was disgusted that kids ever went to school there, and that… — Billy Sothern Copy Share Image
“According to the 2003 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 25.8 percent of [New Orleans] population lives below the poverty line... This is more… — Billy Sothern Copy Share Image
“..I began speaking.. First, I took issue with the media's characterization of the post-Katrina New Orleans as resembling the third world as its poor… — Billy Sothern Copy Share Image
“The millions of vacationers who came here every year before Katrina were mostly unaware of this poverty. French Quarter tourists were rarely exposed to… — Billy Sothern Copy Share Image
“..I met two young guys from the Oregon National Guard... The lieutenant told me about their temporary barracks in an old neighborhood high school.… — Billy Sothern Copy Share Image
“If people are troubled by their view, they ought to offer these New Orleanians, and black and poor people in the places like the… — Billy Sothern Copy Share Image