About
the "Challenge to Change"
Metro
New Orleans has many natural resources and features that keep
locals from leaving. But
it also has an economy that has lagged far behind its sister
cities in the South. That’s
why WWL-TV is launching this special “Eye on Our Future” initiative. It
began Monday September 10, with a forum of community leaders
from business, education and politics discussing what it will
take to attract more business and create new jobs to spur our
Metro area economy.
Over
the coming months you will see special “Eye on Our Future” reports
on Eyewitness News Nightwatch at 10pm on Tuesdays. These
stories will focus on what it is going to take to turn
our metro area around; what other growing cities of the South
are doing right; and what legislation and local ordinances are
needed to help attract and keep jobs in the Metro area.
We will also look at what it will take to improve schools
and instill in children the value of an education. These
“Eye on Our Future” stories will be updated as part of our continuing
coverage of major economic and education initiatives from inception
to implementation.
In
addition to the “Eye on Our Future” special reports, the Monday
Eyewtness Morning News will feature a segment
discussing the pros and cons of economic development ideas. Also
keep an eye on this website for more on the “Eye on Our Future”
effort. This is
where you will find: links that will give you more background
and contacts for our stories; a place to write us with your
own ideas for improving the economy and information about what’s
coming up in our special reports.
Creating a vibrant economy in Metro New Orleans will benefit
everyone who lives here. But it will take everyone’s help to
make it happen. Please
join us in the challenge to change.
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