Remember that collapsed hotel in downtown New Orleans with two dead bodies laying inside?
It turns out it's still there and it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Why can't Democrat Mayor Latoya Cantrell get this thing cleaned up?
Probably the same reason why she can't pay her taxes: she's a Democrat.
Demolition plans for the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in downtown New Orleans could change, with developers claiming the company initially hired to bring down the structure can’t find insurance for the job.
A statement from 1031 Canal Development, the team financing the hotel project, said Monday they have struck a deal with Kolb Grading to demolish the 18-story building. Permits have been filed with the city, according to developers.
If approved, it would mean plans to have D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. Inc. implode the structure have been scuttled. Three workers died in the October collapse, and the remains of two have yet to be recovered.
The hotel collapsed in October.
Griffin and Canal Development reached terms in January that included Griffin acquiring $50 million in liability insurance coverage for any possible damages from the implosion.
TOPSHOT - The Hard Rock Hotel partially collapsed onto Canal Street downtown New Orleans, Louisiana on October 12, 2019. - One person died and at least 18 others were injured Saturday when the top floors of a New Orleans hotel that was under construction collapsed, officials said. The New Orleans fire department received reports at 9:12am local time that the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown New Orleans had collapsed. (Photo by Emily Kask / 30238387A / AFP) (Photo by EMILY KASK/30238387A /AFP via Getty Images)