Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Google Alert - new orleans, katrina, hurricane

Google News Alert for: new orleans, katrina, hurricane

Murder, neglect are at core of tale set in New Orleans
Boston Globe - United States
... taking one human life is nearly overshadowed by a larger crime: the systematic neglect of New Orleans that culminated in the Hurricane Katrina tragedy. ...
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Fats Domino receives reproductions of awards lost in Katrina
International Herald Tribune - France
AP NEW ORLEANS: Twenty of Fats Domino's gold records lost or destroyed during Hurricane Katrina have been reproduced and were presented to the 79-year-old ...
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New Orleans politician pleads guilty to bribery
Reuters - USA
Thomas, a councilman for 13 years and a leading voice for the recovery of the city from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, had been expected to ...
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Tyler Technologies Signs $12 Million Property Reappraisal ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
The City of New Orleans and the Parish of Orleans operate as a single merged government. Orleans parish is home to numerous smaller communities and ...
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New Orleans Oliver Thomas Fall Could Change Council Racial Balance
Bayou Buzz - Metairie,LA,USA
Her political base, which is located in Algiers was largely unaffected by Hurricane Katrina and has always voted at a high turnout rate. Couhig is a New ...
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Defense Can Call Gov. at Katrina Trial
Forbes - NY,USA
The one-story, suburban New Orleans building was flooded almost to the ceiling in about 20 minutes after Katrina roared ashore almost two years ago. ...
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Katrina Aid Goes Toward Football Condos
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Tens of millions in tax-free bonds have gone for affordable housing for hurricane victims, officials say. In hard-hit Slidell, La., not far from New Orleans ...
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New Orleans schools slow to recover
Earthtimes.org - USA
New Orleans has regained 66 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina population, due to an influx of Hispanics and former residents moving back, said the New ...
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House Delegation Begins Katrina Tour
Guardian Unlimited - UK
From AP By BECKY BOHRER AP Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Democratic congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday began touring areas ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: new orleans, katrina, hurricane

New Orleans Tourism Running At Healthy Pace
Two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau is reporting that tourism levels are steadily inching back to pre-Katrina decibels.
Travel Agent Magazine - http://www.travelagentcentral.com/travelagentcentral

In Media Res, August 13-17, 2007 Katrina/NOLA-themed week
By Avi Santo
All the pieces this week focus on the after effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and the varied roles that media has played in shaping our understanding and feelings about the city's future. A special thank you to Michele White ...
MediaCommons - http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org

WaPo: Hurricane test for levees
A $3 million experiment by the Army Corps of Engineers this week will simulate the conditions that caused critical levee failures during Hurricane Katrina, leading to disastrous flooding. In the test, engineers will gradually pump water ...
Voices of New Orleans - http://www.chinmusicpress.com/books/doyouknow/voices/

I always knew he was a dirty rat bastard
By Schroeder
I don't think Nagin would have won his re-election if it religious leaders throughout New Orleans and the Katrina diaspora were preaching to black parishioners on behalf of the white candidate for mayor. ...
People Get Ready - http://peoplegetready.jockamofeenanay.com

Nursing home owners face trial in 35 Katrina deaths
By Jennifer Miller
At least 34 people died at Memorial Medical Center in Uptown New Orleans after the hurricane, but three women arrested by the attorney general's office will not stand trial. A grand jury refused to indict Dr. ...
Bioethics International, Inc. - http://www.bioethicsinternational.org


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