added 2006 Mon Aug 28 8:37:05 by Scott-O-Rama
Despite the challenges ahead, social worker Mike Miller believes he will keep living in New Orleans.
Despite the challenges ahead, social worker Mike Miller believes he will keep living in New Orleans.
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 20:19:22 by zepequeno
The head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conceded Saturday that despite aggressive efforts to repair the levee system in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, it was unclear whether the it could hold up to a sizable hurricane this year.
The head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conceded Saturday that despite aggressive efforts to repair the levee system in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, it was unclear whether the it could hold up to a sizable hurricane this year.
added 2006 Sat Aug 26 1:26:48 by schleifnet
The Press Club of New Orleans is gathering a bunch of major Katrina book authors together this weekend and I have written up a quick preview of each book so you'll know what you're missing.
The Press Club of New Orleans is gathering a bunch of major Katrina book authors together this weekend and I have written up a quick preview of each book so you'll know what you're missing.
added 2006 Fri Aug 25 6:22:28 by Blargg
Confronted by accusations that he’s taking too long to clean up his city after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin defended himself by remarking on New York City’s failure to rebuild Ground Zero.
Confronted by accusations that he’s taking too long to clean up his city after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin defended himself by remarking on New York City’s failure to rebuild Ground Zero.
added 2006 Wed Aug 23 7:43:08 by Scott-O-Rama
For one New Orleans native, piquant green tomatoes are the food inextricably linked to her hometown.
For one New Orleans native, piquant green tomatoes are the food inextricably linked to her hometown.
added 2006 Tue Aug 22 14:07:55 by okitech
Bureaucracy and a lack of money are slowing the rebuilding of New Orleans nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina hit, Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday. As the one-year anniversary of the storm approaches on Aug. 29, the city still is struggling financially, despite billions of dollars in congressional appropriations, he said. "The misperc
Bureaucracy and a lack of money are slowing the rebuilding of New Orleans nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina hit, Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday. As the one-year anniversary of the storm approaches on Aug. 29, the city still is struggling financially, despite billions of dollars in congressional appropriations, he said. "The misperc
Spike Lee's Katrina Doc Premieres Tonight on HBO
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added 2006 Tue Aug 22 0:51:05 by Karina
"What breaks your heart is the film’s accumulated firsthand stories of New Orleans residents who lost everything in the flood after Hurricane Katrina, and the dismaying conclusion that a year after the disaster, the broken city has been largely abandoned to fend for itself."
"What breaks your heart is the film’s accumulated firsthand stories of New Orleans residents who lost everything in the flood after Hurricane Katrina, and the dismaying conclusion that a year after the disaster, the broken city has been largely abandoned to fend for itself."
added 2006 Sat Aug 19 0:29:48 by Neophile
Two members of the Louisiana National Guard sent in to help fight rising crime in storm-ravaged New Orleans have been charged with armed robbery.
Two members of the Louisiana National Guard sent in to help fight rising crime in storm-ravaged New Orleans have been charged with armed robbery.
added 2006 Tue Aug 15 23:56:11 by Karina
"A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an insurance company’s policies do not cover damage from flood waters or storm surge in a decision that could affect hundreds of upcoming cases related to property damage from Hurricane Katrina."
"A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an insurance company’s policies do not cover damage from flood waters or storm surge in a decision that could affect hundreds of upcoming cases related to property damage from Hurricane Katrina."
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added 2006 Tue Aug 15 18:20:06 by dirtyfratboy
"Yet New Orleans' best chance for recovery may lie in its reawakened sense of community, born of shared disaster - because government, it is now clear, will not act unless pushed hard."
"Yet New Orleans' best chance for recovery may lie in its reawakened sense of community, born of shared disaster - because government, it is now clear, will not act unless pushed hard."
added 2006 Tue Aug 15 4:37:20 by JimEspo
Aug. 29 might be the first anniversary of the worst hurricane to hit this city and the Gulf Coast, but it is also D-Day for owners of flood-damaged homes to stop the city from possibly declaring eminent domain on their damaged property.
Aug. 29 might be the first anniversary of the worst hurricane to hit this city and the Gulf Coast, but it is also D-Day for owners of flood-damaged homes to stop the city from possibly declaring eminent domain on their damaged property.
added 2006 Fri Aug 11 23:35:00 by Ousama
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, while thousands fled New Orleans, the city's prisoners were trapped. Fresh eye-witness accounts reveal what really happened to those left behind, and how crucial forensic evidence was simply washed away.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, while thousands fled New Orleans, the city's prisoners were trapped. Fresh eye-witness accounts reveal what really happened to those left behind, and how crucial forensic evidence was simply washed away.
