New Orleans still awaiting hurricane aid
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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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The threat of Hurricane Ivan caused the postponement of Saturday&#39;s football game in New Orleans between No. 24 Louisville and Tulane.
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Residents of a neighborhood still cordoned off because of flood damage from Tropical Storm Gaston&#39;s remnants visited their homes to retrieve what belongings of theirs remained.
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An agreement to release $1.1 billion in federal aid to help tens of thousands of New Orleans-area homeowners elevate their homes against flooding appears near. But there's a big catch.
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Most people along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts still lack a hurricane survival plan and don't feel vulnerable to storms, despite Katrina's dramatic damage and pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a poll released Thursday.
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Charity workers were still facing an agonising wait for news of Iraq aid worker Margaret Hassan tonight after a televised plea to her kidnappers was met with silence.
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Nineteen months after Hurricane Katrina sent evacuees from New Orleans streaming into Houston, more than 5,000 heads of households among them are still unemployed despite the city's booming economy, officials say.
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New Orleans' latest plan to recover from Hurricane Katrina calls for a 10-year rebuilding program costing $14 billion that will leave some neighborhoods still sparsely populated.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Despite slow progress in rebuilding some neighborhoods, New Orleans's population is nearing 300,000, or about 65 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina size, a new report says.
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Contractors hired to clean up after Hurricane Katrina are fuming over delays in getting paid by FEMA, and some fear the red tape will discourage companies from bidding on the big rebuilding projects that lie ahead for New Orleans.
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Louisiana's grant program to help people rebuild homes damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita is estimated to be as much as $5 billion short as the six-month Atlantic storm season began Friday.
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Florida residents with roof damage caused by the four hurricanes that struck the state this year may have a very long wait before someone can start work on their property, a county official said.
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Aid workers continue to struggle to provide relief in the flood zone of northern Haiti. Massive flooding in the city of Gonaives earlier this week claimed more than 1,000 lives, and about 1,200 others are still missing.
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This Louisiana town may have dried out and cleaned up since getting flattened by Hurricane Rita, but its recovery is moving in slow motion: Nearly everyone still lives in temporary housing.
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Local residents having difficulty reaching relatives in the areas recently hit by Hurricane Charley are urged to contact the Washtenaw County Chapter of the Red Cross for assistance.
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Saturday&#39;s Conference USA game between No. 24 Louisville and Tulane has been postponed due to the possible threat of Hurricane Ivan.
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The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to offer help to Hurricane Katrina victims who want their insurance companies to pay for flood damage to their homes and businesses.