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NEWS ABOUT: Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina stories: 120 news summaries

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NRA Sues for Guns Seized After Katrina

But arms org still seeks survivors who owned the weapons

Dec 27, 07 4:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit to recover hundreds of guns seized from New Orleans residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, AP reports. The suit claims that residents were left "at the mercy of roving gangs, home invaders and other criminals" because they lost their... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • NRA • lawsuit • Katrina aftermath • guns

Near 300,000, New Orleans Hits 65% of Its Former Size

Surge in population one barometer for health of Big Easy

Dec 25, 07 6:21 AM CST
(Newser) - New Orleans is now at 65% of its pre-hurricane population and looks poised to pass the 300,000 mark at any day now. Although many neighborhoods are still in need of rebuilding and dotted with vacant lots, the growth represents a "significant indication of New Orleans' sustained viability as... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • population • Ray Nagin • urban planning

Katrina Spreads Cajun Cookin'

Displaced residents open restaurants  across America

Dec 24, 07 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Until recently many residents of Monett, Mo., couldn’t even pronounce muffaletta. “They’d say, ‘I want that big sandwich with the big name,’” says chef Darren Indovina. Thanks to the Gulf's post-Katrina diaspora, small towns like Monett are getting their first taste of real Cajun... More »

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food • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • restaurant • Mississippi • Katrina aftermath

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Big Easy Protest Turns Rough

New Orleans OK's demolition of housing despite opposition

Dec 20, 07 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Police used pepper spray and stun guns on protesters in New Orleans attempting to push their way into a City Council meeting over the impending demolition of 4,500 public housing units damaged by Katrina. Local activists oppose HUD's push to raze the houses to make room for mixed-income neighborhoods.... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • housing • Housing and Urban Development • public housing

Volunteer Efforts Revive
New Orleans Firehouses

Donations help fix 'critical safety issue'

Dec 13, 07 12:06 AM CST
(Newser) - With public money tied up, generous donations of time and funds have restored four New Orleans firehouses, the Times-Picayune reports. "This is a critical safety issue,” said the district chief. With 22 of 33 city firehouses hit hard in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina, many firefighters still work out... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • firefighters • donation • volunteer

White House Meddled With Climate Change Science: Report

House committee finds attempts to 'mislead'

Dec 12, 07 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A House committee says the Bush administration has attempted to mislead the public about global warming by editing written testimony, controlling media access to scientists, and trying to minimize the links between climate change and hurricanes, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The study, authored mainly by Democrats, accuses the White... More »

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climate change • Bush administration • Hurricane Katrina • global warming • science • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

US Race Record Is 'Abysmal'

Katrina, profiling, education—minorities still lag, study says

Dec 10, 07 9:42 PM CST
(Newser) - From racial profiling to voting discrimination and Hurricane Katrina, US race relations are "abysmal," according to a new report. The Human Rights Network, an umbrella organization of some 250 nonprofits, found that minorities aren't given the same educational resources and are disproportionately represented in prisons. The findings counter... More »

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United Nations • Hurricane Katrina • discrimination • racism • minorities • racial profiling • Human Rights Network

Storied Miss. Lawyer Indicted, Still Partying

Town rallies around high-profile Grisham pal accused of bribery

Dec 4, 07 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - As he greeted party guests, Richard “Dickie” Scruggs—the trial lawyer famous for taking down Big Tobacco and taking on Katrina insurance companies—didn’t look like someone who had just been indicted. And though prosecutors say he conspired to bribe the judge in his latest case, Oxford, Miss.... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Trent Lott • bribe • Mississippi • University of Mississippi • Dickie Scruggs • John Grisham

Rumors Roil Around Lott Resignation

Could the senator's hasty exit be tied to Dickie Scruggs?

Nov 29, 07 6:02 PM CST
(Newser) - There’s been much conjecture about why Trent Lott resigned five years before his term’s end—boredom, bitterness, eagerness to cash in on K Street—but now bloggers on both sides of the aisle are wondering whether a scandal involving his brother-in-law, Dickie Scruggs, might be behind the surprise... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Trent Lott • resignation • Dickie Scruggs

Katrina Lawyer Indicted in Bribe

Dickie Scruggs, others accused of trying to steer legal fees

Nov 29, 07 4:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Trent Lott's brother-in-law Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has been indicted on bribery charges for allegedly offering cash to a judge to steer legal fees in a Katrina insurance case, reports the New York Times. Four other attorneys, including Scruggs' son, also face charges. Scruggs is best known for winning a... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Trent Lott • bribery • bribe • lawyer • Dickie Scruggs

Red Cross Prez Forced Out for 'Relationship'

Link to female worker 'punch in stomach,'
says group official

Nov 28, 07 5:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The president and CEO of the Red Cross was forced to resign yesterday for having an inappropriate "personal relationship with a subordinate employee" just six months after he was hired. "This is a huge punch in the stomach," said an organization official. Mark Everson was the Red... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • IRS • CEO • charity • nonprofit • American Red Cross • Mark Everson • sex in the workplace • Charity Navigator

Katrina
Death Toll: 320M Trees

Hurricane's impact on forests leads to massive CO2 release

Nov 16, 07 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Hurricane Katrina killed 320 million trees in Mississippi and Louisiana, and the die-off is affecting the atmosphere as well as the landscape. Decaying trees will release about 367 million tons of carbon dioxide, equal to the amount released in a whole season of US forest fires, the LA Times reports.... More »

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climate change • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Louisiana • carbon • deforestation • Mississippi • Gulf Coast

FEMA Housing Filled With Toxic Gas, Tests Show

Mobile homes yield readings up to 70 times higher than CDC guidelines

Nov 12, 07 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The mobile homes and trailers FEMA provided for displaced New Orleans residents are brimming with toxic formaldehyde gas, according to test results obtained by MSNBC. In 95% of cases, formaldehyde levels were at least twice the CDC’s maximum recommendations. The federal government has not followed through on promises to... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • FEMA • formaldehyde • FEMA trailers

Dems, GOP Pounce on Bush Over Water Veto

Congress may unite to hand him first override of his presidency

Nov 3, 07 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush is gearing up for another battle with Congress, but his latest fray could result in the first overriding of one of his vetoes, the Washington Post reports. His rejection yesterday of the water resources bill, popular with Democrats and Republicans, is a gamble because it may endear him... More »

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Florida • Congress • Hurricane Katrina • Democrats • Republican • Louisiana • veto • Mississippi • Michael Mukasey • fiscal conservatives • Everglades • water resources bill • pork barrel spending • George W. Bush

Million Flee Fires; Feds Mobilize

Bush steps up to avoid Katrina repeat

Oct 24, 07 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Firefighters look for the wind to change late this afternoon, as more than 15 rampaging wildfires continue to turn swaths of Southern California into writhing walls of flames. In a bid to avoid a repeat of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, President Bush yesterday declared a federal emergency for seven counties... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Southern California • San Diego • wildfires • George W. Bush

Downpours Flood New Orleans Again

Pumps repaired after Katrina can't keep up with heavy rainfall

Oct 23, 07 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Parts of New Orleans flooded yesterday after pumps repaired in the wake of Katrina couldn't keep up with torrential downpours that brought more than 2 inches of rain per hour. Eight inches fell on some parts of the city, and homes and businesses in the worst-hit areas floundered in as... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • flooding

Jindal Wins La. Governor Race

First Indian-American at head of US state

Oct 21, 07 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bobby Jindal won the Louisiana gubernatorial race late yesterday, making the 36-year-old Republican congressman the first Indian-American to head a US state—and the nation's youngest governor. In a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans two to one, Jindal won 54% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Indian American • Kathleen Blanco • governor

Nursing Home Owners Acquitted in Katrina Deaths

Jury finds couple innocent of negligent homicide after 35 patients drowned

Sep 8, 07 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The owners of a Louisiana nursing home were acquitted of negligent homicide and cruelty yesterday in the deaths of 35 patients who drowned in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The charges were based on the couple's failure to evacuate the home as the storm approached; the defense argued that the... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Louisiana • homicide • patients • nursing homes • Mangano

Republican Poised to Take
Louisiana

Review catches up with Jindal, likely first post-Katrina governor

Aug 29, 07 8:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rare flash of hope for Republicans might be the man preparing to take over the nation’s biggest disaster area, the National Review writes. Bobby Jindal is running 35% ahead of any comer to be Louisiana’s first governor elected after Katrina. Jindal might seem a peculiar pick, but,... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Republican • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Rhodes scholar

Bush: 'Better Days Are Ahead' for New Orleans

Two years after Katrina, president's visit met with skepticism, anger

Aug 29, 07 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush spoke at a New Orleans charter school today, commemorating the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and promising a "strong commitment" from the federal government to rebuilding the city. But many residents viewed the president's visit with skepticism, the NY Times reports, angered by what they see as... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Mississippi • Lousiana • George W. Bush

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