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| Charity Hospital Ruling Is Another Victory for Our Recovery: An Editorial |
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New Orleans Times-Picayune Louisiana will get $474.4 million for storm-related damage to Charity Hospital, and that decision by a federal arbitration panel is a gigantic step forward for New Orleans' recovery. FEMA and the state have been at a stalemate over this crucial recovery project for years, with the agency claiming that the hospital had only suffered $124 million in damage from flooding and the state insisting that the facility suffered more than 50 percent damage and was entitled to the full replacement cost of $492 million. ... |
