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New Orleans: City Park for Everyone coalition speaks out against golf course construction

by WTUL News & Views (wtulnews [at] gmail.com)
Members of the City Park for Everyone coalition speak out about the golf course construction that just began in the park. (11:11 audio)
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On a quiet day just before Mardi Gras, fences went up around a large part of City Park between Harrison and Filmore. This was the prelude to construction of a long-delayed $24 million golf course. (A small part of that construction cost will be covered by a FEMA settlement from Hurricane Katrina damage. A larger portion of funds will come from the state of Louisiana, currently under a serious budget crisis.)

Some folks were upset about being cut off from a beloved part of the park, so they started a new group just last week. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/WildGolfCourse/) They are the City Park for Everyone coalition, and they held a demonstration last Saturday just outside the fence on Harrison Avenue.

Last night the held a fundraiser at Bud Rip's bar and WTUL was there to speak to them about their perspective on the golf course project.
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