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Release Date: November 10, 2007
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New Orleans, LA. -- Donald E. Powell, the President's top official for Gulf Coast rebuilding, today released a statement congratulating the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) on the re-opening of the St. Charles line service to Napoleon Avenue:
"Today marks another milestone of progress in federal, state and local efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast. It's another demonstration of the determination of the people of New Orleans to not only revive their city, but make it even better.
New Orleanians have waited two years for the return of the St. Charles Streetcar to the Uptown Area, a goal that was set and accomplished.
I congratulate NORTA and the citizens of New Orleans as they cut the ribbon on one of the city’s historic jewels, re-opening an integral part of a region on its way back to renewal."
For the last two years, the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding has been engaged in facilitating and streamlining various components of the recovery effort, providing key federal support and resources to local leaders, and reinforcing the federal government's commitment to the people of the Gulf Coast.
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