New Orleans sees recovery in Mardi Gras revelry
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Dancing, drinking revelers filled the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday as parades rolled through on the final day of a Mardi Gras that locals said marked another step toward recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
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Thousands of hurricane-weary residents joined with rowdy visitors for Fat Tuesday, taking a break from rebuilding New Orleans to put on wild costumes and celebrate the second Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina.
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At this yearâs Mardi Gras in New Orleans, some of the proud high school bands are back: a rare, heartening sign for the long-term vitality of the cityâs culture.
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The route to the moon and perhaps to Mars now goes through New Orleans Â and the detour couldn't come at a better time in the city's struggle to rebuild its shattered economy after Hurricane Katrina.
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By BECKY BOHRER NEW ORLEANS - The cash-strapped city, which has borrowed heavily to continue operating after Hurricane Katrina, is turning to text-messaged donations in an effort to defray the costs of Mardi Gras, its premier cultural event.
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The tears, the joy, and the euphoria that ushered in the liberation of Paris 60 years ago Wednesday were on the agenda of a grandiose fete to help Parisians relive the day they threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.
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Two years after Katrina, prominent New Orleanians give their thoughts on rebuilding and recovery
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NEW YORK  - Two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the networks are planning a wide range of coverage to mark the anniversary and look in on the long recovery process.
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New Orleans plans a new &#36;700  million jazz district and central park, aiming to use the  devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina as an opportunity to  rebuild the damaged core of the city.
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Two recently announced projects for downtown New Orleans stand out as the first truly creative attempts to foster the cityâs resurrection.
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The city is showing signs of rebirth nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina, but a lack of health care and other services and a dearth of affordable housing could stymie a full recovery, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Newly re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin expressed confidence that political opponents and business leaders would unite to rebuild this hurricane-stricken city.
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New Orleans will host the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Monday, providing a boost to a beleaguered city still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Gaily costumed revelers shouting for beads lined the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday for the city's annual spectacle of colorful debauchery as Carnival season came to an end with the massive Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, celebration.
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Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the country cannot fail New Orleans again and that as president, he would keep the city in mind every day.
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Service was restored Monday for residents of a Louisiana city where Tropical Storm Matthew broke a water main, but residents of some coastal areas were still waiting for a wind shift to push high water back out to sea.
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Dancing, drinking revelers crowded  the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday as colorful parades  rolled through the damaged city on the final day of a Mardi  Gras that locals touted as another step in the long recovery  from Hurricane Katrina.