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New Orleanians' Spending Impacts Region

By Eve Abrams

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wwno/local-wwno-953842.mp3

New Orleans, Louisiana – The economy of Southeast Louisiana was rattled by last year's oil disaster, and it's not just the fishing and oil industries feeling the economic pinch. As money stops flowing into the businesses most directly impacted by the spill, economic hardship filters into some unexpected places. Eve Abrams learned that how New Orleanians spend -- or don't spend -- their money has a big effect on the regional economy.

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