New Orleans To Receive Millions In Government Aid -- From Qatar

Several prominent institutions in New Orleans are to benefit from the generosity of Qatar and other Persian Gulf States.

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May 4, 2006, 7:00 AM PDT

By Michael Dudley

"The nation of Qatar plans to announce today roughly $60 million in grants to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina, including $17.5 million to Xavier University of Louisiana, the only historically black Catholic university in the United States.

Other beneficiaries are Tulane University, Children's Hospital in New Orleans, Habitat for Humanity, Louisiana State University and the March of Dimes.

Qatar was one of several Persian Gulf nations to donate tens of millions of dollars. Saudi Arabia, for instance, gave more than $100 million, and the United Arab Emirates pledged $100 million."

FULL STORY: Qatar Grants Millions in Aid to New Orleans

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 in The New York Times

Government / Politics Louisiana

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