04/08/2008 NOLA News

OPINION: The hurricane of coverage is no more, but New Orleans remains

Whitworthian - Spokane,WA,USA
"I am from Texas and so we got a lot of refugees after Katrina, so the storm was more of a real thing to me than maybe others. [In New Orleans] we saw a lot ...
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15 firefighters off to help New Orleans rebuild
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay,WI,USA
Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 30, 2005, and flooded 80 percent of New Orleans. It was the fifth-deadliest recorded hurricane, killing 1836 people ...
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Students Plan a Trip to New Orleans to Aid in Recovery Efforts
Monroe Street Journal - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
Though Hurricane Katrina may seem like a thing of the past for most Americans, as the third anniversary approaches, much of New Orleans remains in ruins. ...
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Man gets probation for Hurricane Katrina fraud
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA
WATERLOO — A former New Orleans man was sentenced to probation for allegedly taking more than $18000 in assistance following Hurricane Katrina. ...
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New Orleans Jazz Fest coming up
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
For Neville, New Orleans hasn't been the same since Hurricane Katrina roared through in August 2005, flooding 80 percent of the city—including his house. ...
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US appeals court vacates $1 million award in Hurricane Katrina ...
International Herald Tribune - France
... insurance company over Hurricane Katrina damage. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans also ordered a new trial for the lawsuit that Norman ...
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In New Orleans, joy abounds as congregation returns home
BP News - Nashville,TN,USA
Everybody has foes, and Hurricane Katrina was a formidable foe, Luter preached. "What can be said about the worst natural disaster in the history of our ...
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Cedar Falls man sentenced for posing as Katrina victim
WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USA
Authorities say Ballier received government aid after claiming his home in New Orleans was damaged by the hurricane in 2005. ...
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Music Preview: Preservation Hall Band seeks to preserve old jazz
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
The band, out of the Dixieland tradition, is touring behind a unique box set, "Made in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions," released last year. ...
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Katrina victims face foreclosure
USA Today - USA
... NEW ORLEANS — Letitia Youngblood struggled through repairs, government paperwork and shady contractors to rebuild her home after Hurricane Katrina. ...
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