"It's like shooting a business that doesn't need to be shot"

Marshall Gerson, longtime owner of Ellgee's Uniform Shop at 1831 Tulane Avenue, describes the ironic folly of the UMC disrupting and displacing his business in the name of economic development.

Mayor Landrieu clearly didn't care, choosing instead to double down on a rotten deal:

"It's taken too long and it's been too hard and I'm calling on everybody now to redouble their efforts," said Landrieu.