He’s only been in office for one day, but President Barack Obama is already being lobbied heavily by elected officials, church leaders, parish governments, conservationists and others to create 100,000 jobs for the Gulf Coast as part of his promised stimulus plan, reports 10/12 Weekly. Just in case Obama punts on issuing an executive order on his own, an increasingly vocal coalition known as the Gulf Coast Civic Works Campaign has also sent letters to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. To read the full story, click here.—Jeremy Alford
What will Obama do for the Cajun Coast?
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