DALLAS - Home Solutions of America Inc. said its Louisiana subsidiary, Home Solutions Restoration of Louisiana Inc., has been selected to build $12 million in New Orleans-area infrastructure projects.
The projects, awarded in July and August:
- Four kitchen renovations for the New Orleans Public School System;
- Renovations at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport;
- Construction of a new Veterans Administration pharmacy;
- Renovations on the Saulet Apartments;
- A Canal Street condominium build-out;
- Repairs to St. Paul the Apostle Elementary School;
- Renovations to the Slidell Housing Authority building; and
- Renovations to the Salvador Liberto Jefferson Parish office building.
“These new contract awards and the significant increase in work this year in New Orleans reflect the increasing activity surrounding the rebuilding of Louisiana and the surrounding areas,” said Scott Sewell, company chairman.
The company has diversified its business "so that it is no longer reliant on money flowing to the Gulf Coast for rebuilding efforts," he said.
But, "Louisiana and the nearby areas still represent significant long-term potential for growth. Construction and renovations in the region are still just ramping up and should represent continued growth opportunities," he said.
At RT2 this weekend, Sarah Elise Lewis spoke about putting together a searchable online database of power relationships that would allow one to plug in a name like.. say... Scott Sewell and discover what businesses or organizations he had ties to as well as what governmental boards he might sit on or what government contracts he might hold. I am blown away by this idea. As it is, Home Solutions is a Dallas company.. and we know that Nagin spends a great deal of time there..but this is mere conjecture on my part. As it is, Opensecrets lists a Scott Sewell of Delta Energy (probably a different Scott Sewell) who is a Vitter contributor. But that's about all I've got without Sarah's supertool.
Update: In the comment thread below the prior post, Carmen points out that a power database might help examine the City Council's assessment processing contract
The reason this stinks like a mother****** is because the assessors wouldn't see everyone who waited in line, didn't hire on extra staffers, and essentially set the pegs on the board for this contract. I want to know who's behind it. Let's get them out of here, too.
Also... AZ has a bunch on this already. Apparently Sewell is also tied to Bennetech.
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