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That worked until last week when the winds from hurricane alex pushed tar balls past the barrier. the city is asking bp for $75 million for a marketing campaign to help lure back tourists, but new orleans was in trouble long before oil began gushing up from the ocean floor. >> just as dramatic as the consequences of the bp oil spill are and continue to grow, so too are the dramatic consequences of this city's budget deficit. like the spill, it's worse than we thought. >> he entered office with a $67 million budget deficit, almost twice the amount landrieu said he was led to expect by the previ...

Million budget deficit, almost twice the amount landrieu said he was led to expect by the previous administration. a series of budget cuts is under way. the police department, struggling to right itself after decades of scandal and corruption, faces the brunt of the cuts. that means layoffs and overtime reductions. other city departments have also seen overtime cut and projects cancelled. it's not over. landrieu is expected to announce additional cuts this week. plugging the oil leak is welcome news to new orleans, but there are so many other things to do in a city that could use a little chan...

The catastrophe. mayor landrieu deployed booms and barges to keep the oil out of lake pontchartrain. that worked until last week when the winds from hurricane alex pushed tar balls past the barrier. the city is asking bp for $75 million for a marketing campaign to help lure back tourists, but new orleans was in trouble long before oil began gushing up from the ocean floor. >> just as dramatic as the consequences of the bp oil spill are and continue to grow, so too are the dramatic consequences of this city's budget deficit. like the spill, it's worse than we thought. >> he entered office with ...