The Removal of Shushan's Name: A $100,000 Undertaking
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Shushan's name and initials covered the airport despite criticism that it could be a problem. Upon Shushan's conviction, the Levee Board removed his name. This expensive project probably led to the state law prohibiting the naming of state buildings after living people.
Abe L. Shushan Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
This file appears in: The Works Progress Administration Renovations and the Fall of Abe Shushan
The Works Progress Administration Renovations and the Fall of Abe Shushan
In 1936, a $250,000 Works Progress Administration beautification project took place at the airport and included extensive landscaping, paving roads and runways, and this fountain. Enrique Alférez…