N.O. Ambassadors On The Move

After what they described as a highly successful first year, the founders of the Fleur-de-lis Ambassadors Program said Friday that the initiative to tell the story of New Orleans' recovery to the rest of the nation will continue in 2008.

Tulane University President Scott Cowen and City Council President Arnie Fielkow, joined by Entergy New Orleans Chief Executive Officer Rod West and lawyer Kim Boyle, created the program in March 2007.

Their aim was to combat misperceptions, convey the importance of New Orleans' economic and cultural revitalization, and offer a positive view of the city's post-Katrina status to media, business, civic and political leaders in other major U.S. cities. |Read on|