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Manning to open restaurant in New Orleans

by Associated Press Published: October 8,2010

Tags: Coast, hospitality, Manning, restaurant, tourism

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning will open a restaurant in association with the Harrah’s Hotel and Casino complex in downtown New Orleans. The Times-Picayune reports the restaurant, called Manning’s, will have a bar and courtyard. It is scheduled to open in fall 2011. Manning, a Mississippi native, starred at Ole Miss [...] [...]

Life on the Coast: Five years of the new normal (access required)

by Lynn Lofton Published: August 22,2010

Tags: Coast, five years, Katrina, Lynn Lofton

Has it really been five years since Hurricane Katrina roared across Mississippi?  It’s easy to think it was just yesterday but at the same time feel it’s been 50 years since life for so many people changed. On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, things changed radically. Even a casual observer who doesn’t live here can drive [...] [...]

Travelers executive presents Coast plan

by Wally Northway Published: April 9,2010

Tags: Coast, hurricanes, insurance, natural disasters, real estate

GULFPORT — Greg Toczydlowski, president of personal insurance for The Travelers Companies Inc., participated April 8 on behalf of The Travelers Institute in a roundtable discussion in Gulfport hosted by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). The session convened insurance industry experts, business scholars and elected officials at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to explore long-term solutions [...] [...]

Interest spikes in new Coast casinos

by Associated Press Published: March 31,2010

Tags: casinos, Coast, gaming, hospitality

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — As Gulf Coast casinos continue to rebound from Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi Gaming Commission is seeing more developers wanting to enter the game. “We have had more interest in the past 30 days for new operators than in the past 12 months,” said Gaming Commission member John Hairston, “so the future appears [...] [...]

White House unveils Coast disaster plan

by Associated Press Published: March 5,2010

Tags: Coast, disaster preparedness, hurricanes, natural disasters, Obama

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Obama administration today laid out a plan to deal with the catastrophic dangers of rising sea levels, hurricanes and erosion on the Gulf Coast, and backed efforts to invest in restoring barriers islands and wetlands in Mississippi and Louisiana. Experts hailed the policy document as the strongest sign of support for [...] [...]

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