Lawmaker Indictment Could Hurt State

''I don't think he should fight it,'' said Sharon A. Handy, 40, a security guard, who, like many here, was worried that the charges could hurt local efforts to obtain more aid to recover from Hurricane Katrina. ''It won't help the state at all,'' Ms....

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author ALLEN M. JOHNSON Jr. and CHRISTOPHER DREW
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 05.06.2007
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Corruption in government
Disaster recovery
Indictments
Jefferson, William J
Political representation
Public opinion
NEW ORLEANS, June 4
Louisiana
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Summary:''I don't think he should fight it,'' said Sharon A. Handy, 40, a security guard, who, like many here, was worried that the charges could hurt local efforts to obtain more aid to recover from Hurricane Katrina. ''It won't help the state at all,'' Ms. Handy said, standing in the rain outside a post office in the Central City area. ''It hurts to lose that kind of experience, if that's what it means,'' said Oliver M. Thomas Jr., the City Council president. ''It's another shot to a recovering community.'' ''I do feel relief that this is finally moving forward,'' she said. ''He has to answer for the indictment. He has never given us the 'honorable' explanation he promised us.''
ISSN:0362-4331