03/16/2008 NOLA News

Katrina Aftermath Erodes Bayou Culture

The Associated Press -
Grand Bayou's state of despair resembles that of the Lower 9th Ward, 40 miles away in New Orleans. Both are lifeless. Both are poor. ...
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ART REVIEW: Exhibit captures anguish of Katrina victims with a ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
But when Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and tore asunder the New Orleans levee system in 2005, he found himself mesmerized, unable to turn away ...
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Bill Clinton, Brad Pitt meet in storm-hit area
USA Today - USA
The Lower 9th Ward was one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in New Orleans when Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005, causing the city's levee system to fail ...
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New Orleans: Bevy of performers to descend on jazz, heritage fest
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is back in full swing with the first appearance of the Neville Brothers since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf ...
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Basketball gets Texas’ Augustin through Katrina
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Everything else, see, was washed out of his family’s home in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina plowed through. Augustin left before the storm hit; ...
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Rebuilding Biloxi
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
The Gulf Coast from Pass Christian to Biloxi suffered the brunt of Katrina. New Orleans, about 70 minutes away by car on Highway 90, tumbled as a result of ...
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President Clinton and CGI U Attendees Join Brad Pitt for the ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
"The Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund has played a vital role in New Orleans' recovery, and Make It Right is honored to be the beneficiary of over a $1 million ...
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Student of the Week: Kaitlin Taber-Miller
Wilkes Beacon (subscription) - Wilkes-Barre,PA,USA
For her work to bring the plight of the victims of Hurricane Katrina to greater attention, The Beacon has chosen Taber-Miller as this week's Student of the ...
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Crime city
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
But I learned what public service meant by covering post-Katrina New Orleans. I'd never taken myself very seriously. "This beats manual labor," I'd tell ...
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