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10 Coolest Innovators Rebuilding New Orleans

Ravaged by Katrina and accosted by Gustav, New Orleans, the city best known for its Mardi Gras and musicians (and now for its hurricanes) is gradually being reconstructed. The New Orleans 100 showcases one hundred world-changing ...READ»

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Rebuilding New Orleans: Ten Coolest Innovators

Three years after Katrina, the nation's most expensive hurricane, which cost insurers an estimated $44 billion, came Gustav. As if New Orleans needed its rebuilding project to get any harder. And yet, there’s hope. To underscore how far the city has come since 2005, alldaybuffet, a group of creative professionals focused on social innovation, created the New Orleans 100, a list of projects that are bringing new creative energy, attracting tourism, rebuilding homes, overhauling the educational system, and stimulating economic activity. Here are 10 of the most innovative ventures.READ»