Post by Free State of New Market on Jul 13, 2014 18:08:12 GMT -5
Basic Summary
The Free State of New Market is a small area, formed of the four parishes/counties surrounding the city of New Orleans. After a hurricane ten times more powerful than Katrina hit the area, the president and Congress agreed to not rebuild New Orleans. Businessman David Luven Lightfinger announced he would rebuild the area if the government was not going to do it. Unfortunately, instead of the government allowing Mr. Lightfinger to do so, they attempted to bar him from the area despite knowledge of the fact somehow Lightfinger Enterprises' headquarters was one of the few buildings to survive the assault.
Lightfinger Enterprises found itself under assault, but events were against the government. Lightfinger's 'Legion', an elite unit formed from those who worked for Mr. Lightfinger, caught everyone by surprise and beat back the government's forces. Congress, realizing the prevailing winds within the rest of the country, turned on the president.
The four parishes became its own region. To help rebuild the area, Lightfinger Enterprises recruited six other megacorporations to help rebuild the area. It took seven years, but the city was relaunched with technology not seen before to protect it from another disaster.
Unfortunately, the government got jealous again at the sudden success of the city. Greed overwhelmed those who wanted the tax revenue denied to them by the agreement between Lightfinger Enterprises and the government. So, the government shifted again to try and take back over the region and annul the agreement.
The seven corporations, who had formed themselves into an advisory board to the newly elected council in charge of the New Market region, decided enough was enough.
The four parishes vanished, quite literally, overnight. Now, those four have appeared as an island, sitting in the 10000 Island region of the world of NationStates, and ready to resume its philosophy of freedom, leadership, and opportunity.
--Excerpt from 'Free State of New Market Factbook'
The Free State of New Market is a small area, formed of the four parishes/counties surrounding the city of New Orleans. After a hurricane ten times more powerful than Katrina hit the area, the president and Congress agreed to not rebuild New Orleans. Businessman David Luven Lightfinger announced he would rebuild the area if the government was not going to do it. Unfortunately, instead of the government allowing Mr. Lightfinger to do so, they attempted to bar him from the area despite knowledge of the fact somehow Lightfinger Enterprises' headquarters was one of the few buildings to survive the assault.
Lightfinger Enterprises found itself under assault, but events were against the government. Lightfinger's 'Legion', an elite unit formed from those who worked for Mr. Lightfinger, caught everyone by surprise and beat back the government's forces. Congress, realizing the prevailing winds within the rest of the country, turned on the president.
The four parishes became its own region. To help rebuild the area, Lightfinger Enterprises recruited six other megacorporations to help rebuild the area. It took seven years, but the city was relaunched with technology not seen before to protect it from another disaster.
Unfortunately, the government got jealous again at the sudden success of the city. Greed overwhelmed those who wanted the tax revenue denied to them by the agreement between Lightfinger Enterprises and the government. So, the government shifted again to try and take back over the region and annul the agreement.
The seven corporations, who had formed themselves into an advisory board to the newly elected council in charge of the New Market region, decided enough was enough.
The four parishes vanished, quite literally, overnight. Now, those four have appeared as an island, sitting in the 10000 Island region of the world of NationStates, and ready to resume its philosophy of freedom, leadership, and opportunity.
--Excerpt from 'Free State of New Market Factbook'