Senator Mary Landrieu says she's received two letters from state and national officials supporting an extension for the GO Zone through next year. The legislation passed in December only extended these credits through this year. According to Senator Landrieu, without an additional year, nearly 5,000 Gulf Coast units would  unlikely be completed and an estimated 1 billion dollars of construction projects and related jobs would be in jeopardy.

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