Citizens Speak Out on New Orleans
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Two years after Katrina, prominent New Orleanians give their thoughts on rebuilding and recovery
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On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, anger over the stalled rebuilding was palpable throughout a city where the mourning for the dead and feeling of loss for flooded homes, schools, snowball stands, old-time hairstylists and hardware stores doesn't seem to subside.
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Tens of thousands of people converged yesterday on this small city in the Veneto region of northern Italy for a peaceful protest against the planned expansion of a U.S. military base here.Comment
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Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco went to New Orleans last August to oversee the opening of the city's first housing-assistance center aimed at people whose homes were destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Katrina. "This is not just a real estate transaction, but an emotional transaction as...
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Colorful parades rolled through New Orleans on Tuesday as thousands of revelers turned out to celebrate Mardi Gras in the city still scarred by Hurricane Katrina.
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In pubs, over telephone lines and on the Web, basketball fans and non-fans are voicing their opinions on the chaos that broke out at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday night.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7 -- Public housing officials decided Thursday to proceed with the demolition of more than 3,500 government apartments here, brushing aside an outcry from residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina who said the move was intended to reduce the ability of poor black people to...
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By TOM GALLAGHER  For the record, I will insist that formal discussions about allegations made against me by Mayor Lionel Rivera occur in public and be open to public participation. The issues bear on matters of ethics and values of your elected officials; the people have a right to know.
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By FELICIA THOMAS-LYNN  The Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. is on a crusade.  Standing amid the rubble and the thick stench permeating the air of New Orleans' lower ninth ward a year after Hurricane Katrina, the Milwaukee central city minister made a vow.
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As rock bands blasted and tailgate parties served up barbecue and brew, thousands of people poured into the streets Monday night, hoping to forget about Hurricane Katrina during a Mardi Gras-like celebration of the Saints' first home game since the storm.
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President Bush is marking Hurricane Katrina's devastating blow two years ago by celebrating those he says have "dedicated their lives to the renewal of New Orleans" even as he and others are criticized for not doing more to get the city and Gulf Coast back to their former selves.
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Louisiana has distributed less than $2 billion in federal aid to communities hit by Hurricane Katrina, drawing complaints from some New Orleans officials that the state is slowing their recovery.
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Determined former residents who are bringing the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans back to life say government help has been minimal.
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Travel: Local governor urges residents to demonstrate against a military takeover.
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The citizens of Washington came to the DC city council on Thursday to express a variety of opinions about the proposed new stadium deal that would bring the Expos to the city.
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Residents of the southeastern US city of New Orleans, Louisiana, are fleeing their historic hometown in anticipation of Hurricane Ivan&#39;s approach, knowing the city has been vulnerable over the years to the destructive power of the storms.
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Civil rights groups hope to see tens of thousands of demonstrators descend on a small Louisiana town on Thursday to support six black teenagers charged over a high school fight in a case that activists say reeks of lingering racism in the U.S. South.