Northern Valley Beacon
Information, observations, and analysis from the James River valley on the Northern Plains----- E-Mail: Enter 'Beacon' in subject box. Send to: Minnekota@Referencedesk.orgSunday, October 30, 2005
While Halliburton prospers, Louisiana firms can't get contracts
With almost 300,000 workers thrown out of jobs by hurricane Katrina, Louisiana contractors are complaining that the federal government will not give them contracts for the clean-up work.
According to them, the major contracts are going to Halliburton, the company formerly headed by Dick Cheney. Halliurton has billions of dollars of contracts in Iraq and has been awarded the major reconstruction contracts in Louisiana.
The complaints were made at a rally in support of giving Louisiana workers opportunity to be major participants in the rebuilding. Read the whole story in the Washington Post by clicking on the headline above.
According to them, the major contracts are going to Halliburton, the company formerly headed by Dick Cheney. Halliurton has billions of dollars of contracts in Iraq and has been awarded the major reconstruction contracts in Louisiana.
The complaints were made at a rally in support of giving Louisiana workers opportunity to be major participants in the rebuilding. Read the whole story in the Washington Post by clicking on the headline above.
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