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Junior Rodriguez, Hanging On in St. Bernard Parish

By Scott Simon
Published June 10, 2006 at 5:00 AM PDT
This story was published more than 19 years ago.
Henry "Junior" Rodriguez, says he does not regret paying overtime to parish employees who worked through Katrina.
Henry "Junior" Rodriguez, says he does not regret paying overtime to parish employees who worked through Katrina.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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