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Contract for Landry's temporary homeless shelter went to politically connected firm • Louisiana Illuminator (lailluminator.com)

submitted 2 months ago by nyssasylvatica@sh.itjust.works to c/louisiana@sh.itjust.works

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TLDR: Landry spent $16 million to rehouse less than 200 homeless people for 2 months ahead of the Superbowl. The contract went to a company owned by one of his biggest donors which is owned by a private equity firm.

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[–] nyssasylvatica@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

This is the shelter. An old warehouse surrounded by a barbed-wire topped fence. The bathrooms aren't working at the moment and people are having to using outdoor toilets.