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Costa Rican Consulate May Pull
Up Stakes in New Orleans
Costa Rica has had a diplomatic
presence in New Orleans for a
100 years, but that may be
coming to an end.
The Costa Rican government is
considering to close its New
Orleans consulate, and that move
is spurring Louisiana's senators
and congressmen to urge Costa
Rican President Oscar Arias to
keep a foot in New Orleans.
Louisiana's political leaders
say in a letter to Arias that
closing the consulate would be
"a serious detriment" to trade.
U-S Senator Mary Landrieu
hand-delivered the letter to
Costa Rican Ambassador H-E-F
Tomas Duenas.
Louisiana's exports to Costa
Rica were valued at over us$252
million dollars in 2005.
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