Slow recovery goes on in crime-weary New Orleans
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The recovery of New Orleans slowly drags on two years after Hurricane Katrina but one thing back in full swing since the killer storm is crime, particularly murders.
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In the year since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast, the Bush administration has been sluggish in helping devastated areas recover, a prominent Mississippi Democrat said in his party's Saturday radio address.
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Death rates in New Orleans rose nearly  50 percent as the city began its recovery from Hurricane  Katrina, in part because of storm-related damage to its public  health facilities, researchers said on Thursday.
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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.
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Four men were killed in one shooting and a fifth was gunned down in a separate incident hours later, the latest round of killings as the city struggles to rein in drug- and gang-related violence that has accompanied the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, police said Saturday.
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Like New Orleans and its ravaged economy, Liberty Bank and Trust Company has a long way to go in its recovery.
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New Orleans' population is still  only 41 percent of its size before Hurricane Katrina devastated  the city 15 months ago, according to a state survey that casts  doubts on rosier predictions by the mayor.
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The French Quarter may be open for business, but not enough tourists are showing up to buy. And if New Orleans stands any chance of having a real economic recovery, that has to change
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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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A powerful storm overturned FEMA trailers and tore apart businesses early Tuesday in neighborhoods still trying to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
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City officials Thursday acknowledged 2003 crime figures were way off. What looked like a drop in crime to historic lows turned out to be a 4 percent rise.
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Even in neighborhoods replete with completed reconstruction projects, words of appreciation are often clouded with lingering suspicions.
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Two days after Hurricane Charley tore across the state, the death toll was inching up, but far slower than officials had feared.
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One person was killed and at least  19 people were injured on Tuesday when a tornado swept through  New Orleans neighborhoods still recovering from Hurricane  Katrina.
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Thousands of people took to New Orleans' streets as Mardi Gras celebrations brightened a city still struggling to rebuild from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina.
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New Orleans residents depressed by the city's slow rebound 15 months after Hurricane Katrina have a chance to pick a new voice in Washington on Saturday but their frustration is likely to keep many from the voting booth.
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After Hurricane Katrina, as many as 500 defendants have been freed because of problems with evidence.