FEMA Sticks to Its Guns on Temporary Housing

FEMA Sticks to Its Guns on Temporary Housing
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Suemedha Sood, writing for The Washington Independent, reports: "Earlier this month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Center for Disease Control confirmed a health problem that New Orleans residents have been talking about for almost two years. Studies in 2006 revealed that many government-issued trailers that city residents have lived in since Hurricane Katrina were toxic."

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02/23/2008 NOLA News

Father and son duo help hurricane victims
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... 34, a stockbroker in Campbell spent their leisure time during the recent holiday season rebuilding homes in New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina ...
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America’s Most Wanted Goes To New Orleans
Reality TV Magazine - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
The show and the organization will offer one deserving New Orleans officer a chance to rebuild a life left in ruin after Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Clinton comes to New Orleans, where blacks may lose their majority
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
A September 2007 study by The Brookings Institution, which used census figures, found that post-Katrina New Orleans was not just whiter, but older, ...
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Donations needed as Montanans head to New Orleans
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
By ROB CHANEY of the Missoulian Hurricane Katrina made landfall three years ago, but many displaced families are just now receiving compensation for the ...
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02/21/2008 NOLA News

New Orleans tourism on the rise
MSNBC - USA
The city hopes the message is finally taking root that the recovery from Hurricane Katrina is getting into gear. "Each event is spreading the word that New ...
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New Orleans Continues To Experience Shortage of Psychiatric Beds
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
New Orleans continues to struggle to meet the needs of mentally ill residents more than two years after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged the city's ...
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Allstate, Louisiana agree to settle
BusinessWeek - USA
Scioneaux, whose home is in the New Orleans suburb of Gretna, said he didn't know that increasing his policy limits in 2004 would shift him from one ...
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Cops Helping Cops Rebuild New Orleans, One Home At A Time
America's Most Wanted - Washington,DC,USA
When Hurricane Katrina first hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in August 2005, law enforcement agents descended on the Crescent City to help out. ...
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Sheriffs help New Orleans officer rebuild
Sentinel-Standard - Ionia,MI,USA
... from around Michigan on a trip to Louisiana where he helped a New Orleans police officer rebuild his home that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. ...
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9/11 Victims' Children Help NO Recover
The Associated Press -
... hanging siding on a house in New Orleans — their way of helping a city and its residents recover from the loss inflicted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. ...
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02/19/2008 NOLA News

NO Police Struggle With Mental Patients
The Associated Press -
In post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, where hospitals are still not operating at capacity, the prison's 60 psychiatric beds make it the largest acute-care ...
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John Brunious - New Orleans jazz trumpeter
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
He was 67 and had lived in Casselberry, outside Orlando, since being displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The cause was still being determined, ...
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New Orleans: Where's the Love? Part Three
Bleacher Report - Menlo Park,CA,USA
I'll tell ya: New Orleans is not a large city. Before Hurricane Katrina, the city had a population of slightly over 600000 residents. ...
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FEMA-funded demolitions making way for new Orleans jail buildings
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
AP NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Demolition has begun on three jail buildings damaged by Hurricane Katrina, making way for a new facility that Orleans Parish Criminal ...
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New Orleans woman a beacon of hope
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
A foot and a half of water stood in her home for two weeks after the flooding of Hurricane Katrina. Few items escaped the mold that filled her house. ...
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How Qatar Helped Katrina Victims
New California Media - San Francisco,CA,USA
... of New Orleans, Mississippi, and other areas destroyed by the hurricane. One month later, in September of 2005, the Qatar Katrina Fund was formed. ...
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Officer complained that Katrina trips left NJ city short-handed
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The other trip, to aid New Orleans suburb of Kenner, La., was from Sept. 27 to 29, 2005. Competello has since been demoted to sergeant. ...
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The real all-star winner: New Orleans
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
No place had taken more recent hits than New Orleans did after the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. This is a city on the rebound but ...
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02/15/2008 NOLA News

Paul's biggest assist goes to New Orleans
MSNBC - USA
... for a place that is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. The New Orleans Hornets' all-star point guard spent Thursday afternoon with Michael Jordan, ...
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MIT Sloan students offer green tech to New Orleans Mass High Tech ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
One of the Sloan students making the trip, Phillip Stephenson, is a New Orleans native who was in the city during the 2005 hurricane. ...
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FEMA Plans Trailer Exodus Over Chemical
The Associated Press -
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After downplaying the risks for months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will rush to move Gulf Coast hurricane ...
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State funds more inpatient psychiatric beds in New Orleans
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USA
... increase its capacity to serve New Orleans area residents to combat the area's shortage of mental health care services. While before Hurricane Katrina, ...
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Business Student Competition Tackles New Orleans Schools
Daily Californian - Berkeley,CA,USA
"We realized this issue of New Orleans is huge, not only because of Hurricane Katrina but because even before then, the educational system was challenged," ...
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Hornets facing uncertain future in New Orleans
Yahoo! Sports - USA
More than two years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans and unleashed deadly floodwaters, a city still struggling to recover has yet to prove ...
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CDC: Gulf Coast Trailers Have Toxic Air

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Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press: "US health officials are urging that Gulf Coast hurricane victims be moved out of their government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes."

2/14/2008 NOLA News

FEMA to Step Up Trailer Relocations
The Associated Press -
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say they will step up efforts to move hurricane victims out of more than 35000 trailers now that tests indicate possibly high ...
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New Orleans not sweating security for this weekend's NBA all-star game
The Canadian Press -
... played in New Orleans, some questioned whether the city, still in the throes of a shaky recovery from hurricane Katrina, was ready for such a big event. ...
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What's New in New Orleans
Washington Post - United States
Katrina's assault on New Orleans and the failure of government at all levels to cope with its damage have been cited by critics the past two years as proof ...
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TNT's Smith still assisting with New Orleans charity efforts
USA Today - USA
When is the last time you visited New Orleans, and what's your impression of the city 2½ years after Hurricane Katrina? Last summer. ...
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Links: The Battle of New Orleans
SLAM Online - Palm Coast,FL,USA
Like the rest of the world, I watched in amazement when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans back in August/September. I was supposed to be heading to Florida ...
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Maine group assisting in New Orleans
York County Coast Star - Kennebunk,ME,USA
By Hannah Hussey When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, the stories made the front pages for months. Now, however, news about the continuing ...
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Official: Recovery Chief Still Neeeded
Houston Chronicle - United States
In New Orleans, affordable housing is a major concern in attracting residents and jobs; derelict properties liberally dot some hard-hit neighborhoods; ...
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Nike plans to dedicate courts in New Orleans
StarNewsOnline.com - Wilmington,NC,USA
AP NEW ORLEANS | Nike Inc. has announced plans to formally dedicate five basketball courts it used recycled shoes to help build in this hurricane-scarred ...
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Hornets playmaker Paul has New Orleans on the rebound
USA Today - USA
By Jon Saraceno, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS — In a towering forest of elite pro basketball players, where twin concepts of unselfishness and altruism appear to ...
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Shell and federal agency to join forces on storm forecasts
Houston Chronicle - United States
... that will be outfitted with a sensor is Mars, Shell's platform 130 miles southeast of New Orleans that was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Learning "The Empty Hand."

Just a quick note, I've started a journal about learning the art of Karate called "The Empty Hand." (Karate literally translates to "Empty Hand" in Japanese.) You can find a bit of humor and also insiders' notes on what it's like to be learning a martial art. Stop on by The Empty Hand at http://karateemptyhand.blogspot.com/ any time.

Regards,

Dan

02/13/2008 NOLA News

New Orleans airport traffic grew 21 percent in 2007
USA Today - USA
By Alan Sayre, AP Business Writer NEW ORLEANS — Annual passenger traffic at Louisiana's largest airport jumped nearly 21% in 2007 and reached about ...
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Hill hopes NBA All-Stars will shine light on New Orleans' woes
CBSSports.com - USA
If his soul never left, neither has his wallet, as Hill has donated significant monies pre- and post-Katrina to various New Orleans charities. ...
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"Trouble" offers fresh view of Katrina chaos
Reuters - USA
As Katrina prepares to slam into New Orleans in August 2005, black Ninth Ward residents Kimberly and Scott Roberts search for a way out of the city before ...
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OK Go lets Katrina victims know "You're Not Alone"
Quinnipiac Chronicle (subscription) - Hamden,CT,USA
... organization that helps musical and cultural communities within New Orleans access resources and obtain affordable housing after Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Campus groups sponsor trip to New Orleans
Daily O'Collegian - Stillwater,OK,USA
“Ever since Katrina happened, I’ve been wanting to go do something to help,” Walton said. “A lot of people are actually forgetting about New Orleans, ...
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Editorial: Necessary hurricane relief hits home
The Orion - Chico,CA,USA
And yet we continue to watch our future dry rot away in the still-damaged vacant districts of New Orleans, a reflection of how our government treats its own ...
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Irma Thomas’ ‘Rain’ washes away past injustice
Boston Herald - United States
I know your music club in New Orleans, the Lion’s Den, was hit hard by Katrina. Is it back up and running? It’s over. It was just too much. ...
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Katrina Response Head: Preparation Can Mean Disaster Survival
Springdale Morning News - Springdale,AR,USA
Assigned to direct the evacuation and recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Army general quickly found himself wishing for a ...
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02/12/2008 NOLA News

New Song, Ode to New Orleans, About Hurricane Katrina, by ...
PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna,Bulgaria
The stunning music video, which was shot on location and directed by Timms, also serves to urge the rebuilding and restoration of New Orleans, ...
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Passengers Up at New Orleans Airport
CNNMoney.com - USA
... Hurricane Katrina hit, the airport reported Tuesday. Just over 7.5 million passengers either embarked or disembarked at Louis Armstrong New Orleans ...
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Shipbuilding company back in New Orleans
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
AP NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A shipbuilding company forced to leave New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina destroyed its shipyard has returned to the city. ...
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FEMA Looks at Trains for Evacautions
The Associated Press -
... in New Orleans on Monday that his agency is looking at passenger trains as a method of getting people out of harm's way. After Hurricane Katrina hit in ...
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Students forge friendships, plan futures two years after Katrina
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
(Jim Hudelson/The Times) By Melody Brumble Teenager Dante' Johnson recalled "shutting down" after Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans area two ...
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Despite Empty Seats at Home, Hornets are Thriving
New York Times - United States
If so, the All-Star Game could serve as a kind of anchor, mooring the team to its home community after it was windblown by Hurricane Katrina to Oklahoma ...
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NBA All-Star to Reach Record Televesion Audience
NBA.com - USA
"Hosting the All-Star Game in New Orleans was a great choice by the NBA after the tragedies caused by Hurricane Katrina,” said Alfredo Garcia Bustamante, ...
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Volunteers Gear Up for ASB Trip
Howard University The Hilltop (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA
Spring break will serve as another opportunity to volunteer in rebuilding and repairing Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans for Gabriele Ward and hundreds ...
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Cape Coral couple to Katrina disaster relief
Winknews.com - Fort Myers,Florida,USA
By Sarah Augusthy, WINK News We all watched in horror as Hurricane Katrina stormed ashore in New Orleans. But were you moved enough to do something about it ...
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02/11/2008 NOLA News

New Orleans native, Katrina survivor Renard Allen turns ...
Russellville Courier - Russellville,AR,USA
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, he was pretty much on every team I played on.” The two became friends, and Allen told Downey about his background one day. ...
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What others say
New Orleans CityBusiness - New Orleans,LA,USA
... Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005; during the previous season, the franchise, just three years removed from its arrival in New Orleans, ...
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Group's leader starts dealing with housing woes by stopping evictions
Houston Chronicle - United States
By MIKE SNYDER NEW ORLEANS — Guy Rankin and his entourage, just off the plane from Houston, gather in the airport lobby at 7:30 am They've been awake for ...
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Dr. John Performs @ NBA All Star Game Feb. 17 in New Orleans
Earthtimes - London,UK
LOS ANGELES, CA -- 02/11/08 -- Iconic American musician and unofficial ambassador to New Orleans, the legendary Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennack, Jr.), ...
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Hockey more than a fad in one American Gulf Coast town
The Canadian Press -
The Griffioens learned last Valentine's Day that the Sea Wolves, dormant for two years after hurricane Katrina, had opened their sales office and planned to ...
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Sickle Cell Hospital Offers Options in New Orleans
Nurse.com - Falls Church,VA,USA
In post-Katrina New Orleans, a lack of primary care physicians means that it can often take up to a month to get a doctor’s appointment. ...
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Clandestine mistress of Bogart dies
Guardian Unlimited - UK
She later moved to Natchez, Mississippi, in the late 1980s, before opening a piano bar in New Orleans called Bogie and Me. Following Hurricane Katrina ...
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Rising rents
New Orleans CityBusiness - New Orleans,LA,USA
“It’s tough to return rents to pre-Katrina levels until our costs come down.” In 2007, the average New Orleans apartment rented for $844, ...
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02/10/2008 NOLA News

Basketball team works to help hurricane victims rebound
Boston Globe - United States
METHUEN - While driving last March from New Orleans to Biloxi, Miss., Karen McLaughlin of Methuen said, she was astonished by the "unbelievable devastation" ...
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With `video ethnography,' a revealing window into a city's ...
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Shrum intends to keep chronicling the rebirth of New Orleans until Aug. 29, 2015, exactly a decade after Katrina. Those tapes will stay locked away for a ...
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Students help rebuild New Orleans
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
While traveling to their work site in Chalmette, a New Orleans suburb, students visually surveyed the damage left by the 2005 hurricane. ...
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02/09/2008 NOLA News

Sea lions evacuated after Katrina back in New Orleans
Houston Chronicle - United States
AP NEW ORLEANS — Five California sea lions evacuated to Texas after Hurricane Katrina are back at the Audubon Zoo, and their admirers will be able to see ...
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Obama Goes After New Orleans Vote
New York Times - United States
In the days after Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, Mr. Obama lent his hand to New Orleans evacuees in Houston. He didn’t assess the damages to New ...
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Katrina Nursing Home Case Costly for La.
The Associated Press -
Foti, now in private practice with a New Orleans law firm, did not immediately return a call for comment Friday. Foti's office drew heavy criticism for ...
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African American Ministers Return to New Orleans to Keep Focus on ...
FOXBusiness - USA
The Proctor Conference is returning, in part, to demonstrate to the greater New Orleans community that the nation has not forgotten the region's plight. ...
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Jonathan Yardley
Washington Post - United States
Better than many others who have written about Hurricane Katrina, she gets across a clear sense of how the "New Orleans citizenry, in the city and in the ...
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Replanting roots in New Orleans
The Herald-Times (subscription) - Bloomington,IN,USA
He was overcome with the reality that was post-Katrina New Orleans. “I knew it was going to be years. You had to put it in your head right then and there, ...
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Empty Office Tower an All-Star Draw
Forbes - NY,USA
Hurricane Katrina damaged the structure in August 2005 and it has gone largely unused since then. Cincinnati-based Macy's announced it would not reopen its ...
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Clinton describes wife as Katrina crusader
Natchez Democrat - Natchez,MS,USA
By AP | The Natchez Democrat NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a state where the suffering of Hurricane Katrina is still fresh, former President Bill Clinton on Friday ...
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02/08/2008 NOLA News

Obama speaks on New Orleans recovery
MSNBC - USA
... Obama took the stage at Tulane with a sober introduction and sobering message on the state of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. ...
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In New Orleans, Obama talks joy after Katrina's pain
Baltimore Sun - United States
by Mike Dorning NEW ORLEANS—Campaigning a few days before the Louisiana primary, Barack Obama offered residents of hurricane-damaged New Orleans promises of ...
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Trouble the Water
Hollywood Reporter - United States
By Justine Lowe Adds a notable chapter to the narrative of Hurricane Katrina's devastation by foregrounding the experiences of some of New Orleans' most ...
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OK Go Releases EP to Benefit Hurricane Katrina Victims
MIX - Emeryville,CA,USA
... of New Orleans’ music community who continue to struggle to rebuild their homes and lives after the levy failures that followed Hurricane Katrina's ...
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NBA announces details for day of community service in New Orleans
The Canadian Press -
Stern announced New Orleans would host all-star weekend in May 2006, just nine months after hurricane Katrina had devastated the region. ...
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TCATA CEO Says New Orleans 'Vibrant City' Once Again
American Laundry News - Chicago,IL,USA
Understandably, there has been some concern expressed by a few TCATA members about the condition of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Katrina-damaged office tower doubles as All-Star billboard
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
New Orleans Centre was built in the late 1980s and once was home to retailer Macy's as well as offices and a shopping mall. Hurricane Katrina damaged the ...
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02/07/2008 NOLA News

Crime wave has grip on New Orleans
USA Today - USA
By Rick Jervis and Brad Heath, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS — The crime wave that hit New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina shows little sign of abating, ...
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Key Club travels to New Orleans, works with families
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
"It (Hurricane Katrina) really touches close to home because we live in Florida. There are so many hurricanes that hit here." McCarthy said. New Orleans has ...
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Recruiting Voters and a Quarterback, Obama Touches Down in New Orleans
Washington Post - United States
... Obama pledged to rebuild New Orleans and tackle the poverty and social problems that have riven this city since long before Hurricane Katrina hit. ...
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Little Caesars(R) Pizza Targets New Orleans for Major Growth
Earthtimes - London,UK
"Despite the significant damage caused by Katrina, we were determined to become Little Caesars franchisees in New Orleans," said Robin. ...
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Katrina impact left lasting impression
Catonsville Times - MD, United States
By Scott Weybright Ashley Robinson knew the damage to New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina, and the ensuing floods, happened in 2005. ...
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Another side of Mardi Gras in 'Tootie's Last Suit'
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Katzman said her film was shot in 2005 before Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Tootie Montana died during the filming, she noted.
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LeBron James helping to build new playgrounds for needy kids
SI.com - USA
The first one will be installed next week at the St. Bernard Recreation Center in New Orleans, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Houston-based agency to provide hurricane housing help
Houston Chronicle - United States
The Harris County Housing Authority will also build and operate a 33000-square-foot facility in New Orleans to assist eligible families in that region. ...
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How Green Is Artificial Turf?
FOXNews - USA
2006: Workers install new FieldTurf in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina flooding. Sept. 2006: Workers install new ...
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02/06/2008 NOLA News

Mardi Gras revelers party in scarred New Orleans
Reuters - USA
Many flooded-out homes and businesses are still abandoned, but experts say New Orleans now has about 70 percent of its pre-Katrina population of nearly half ...
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More Than Super: Fat Tuesday in New Orleans
NPR - USA
And as for any lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina, he said things have gotten better. "We're back to where we were — even stronger," Roy said. ...
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SJSU leads push for bill to rebuild New Orleans
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Dana Hull San Jose State University is 2200 miles from New Orleans. But on Tuesday the spirit of Mardi Gras filled the campus, which is leading a growing ...
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New Orleans deserves the All-Star weekend spotlight
SI.com - USA
AP NEW ORLEANS -- When David Stern announced, in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, that All-Star weekend would remain in New Orleans, ...
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Hurricane opened larger questions of race, class
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA
Dlugos moved to Colorado years ago, but she said she lived in New Orleans until age 30. She said some Mardi Gras parades after Katrina reflect residents’ ...
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OK Go Have A Bonerama For New Orleans
CMJ.com - USA
... Home New Orleans, an organization that provides support to musicians still struggling to rebuild their homes and lives in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Friday is Gumbo Day in New Orleans
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
One of NOLA's best gumbo haunts, Dunbar's Creole Cooking, flooded badly following Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and has since relocated to the cafeteria ...
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Luling author's house-cleaning crime-solver tidies up New Orleans
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
I loved taking her down into the Quarter, into the places that most people identify with New Orleans." Colley weaves Hurricane Katrina's impact into the ...
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02/05/2008 NOLA News

In the Music of New Orleans, Katrina Leaves Angry Edge
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
A house he had just built was destroyed in the hurricane. There has always been more to New Orleans music than its nonchalant facade. ...
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Mardi Gras beat stronger post-Katrina
USA Today - USA
By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS — As New Orleans rebuilds more than two years after Hurricane Katrina, its annual Mardi Gras celebrations, ...
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Harry Connick Jr. Releases New Orleans Tribute CD
Voice of America - USA
Connick says, "Well, I remember right after Hurricane Katrina, Branford Marsalis, who's a dear friend for many years, we would drive into Houston to go see ...
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Comeback for black Mardi Gras traditions
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Then, in 2005 the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina scattered the black community of downtown New Orleans across the country. But the celebration of Mardi ...
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Fat Tuesday Kicks Off New Orleans Partying
NBC6.net - Miami,FL,USA
For the third time since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras with all the colors, costumes and cocktails. ...
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Vanishing City: Post-Katrina Redevelopment Excludes “poor and ...
The Women's International Perspective - Monterey,CA,USA
by Michelle Chen It took Kawana Jasper over a year, and all the stubborn will she could muster, to get back to New Orleans. Broke and exhausted, she arrived ...
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Recent CD releases replicate magic of Mardis Gras
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Chief among these is the stunning box set by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Made in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions, a collection of tracks by the ...
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Revelers usher in Mardi Gras in New Orleans
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
It appears to have bounced back strongly since Hurricane Katrina flooded more than 80 percent of the city in August 2005. On Monday, unseasonably warm ...
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