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NEWS ABOUT: Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina stories: 120 news summaries

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Crime Rocks New Orleans

Two years after Katrina, criminals flood city

Aug 29, 07 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Only two-thirds of the population of New Orleans has returned since Hurricane Katrina destroyed large parts of the city two years ago—but crime has returned full force. The murder rate in the Big Easy is rocketing, crime is a constant fear among citizens and many are arming themselves for... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • drugs • New Orleans • crime • murder • Louisiana

Edwards Vows to Ax Hacks

Dem posits
‘Brownie’s Law’ as
cure for cronyism

Aug 28, 07 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards added a little stand-up to his routine yesterday, drawing laughter from a New Orleans university crowd as he proposed a law against political hacks running amok in Washington. He called it “Brownie’s Law,” referring to FEMA’s Michael Brown—and Bush’s back-slapping remark: "... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Mike Huckabee • FEMA • Michael Brown • George W. Bush

Consumer Confidence Plunges

Vital index hits level not seen since post-Katrina unrest

Aug 28, 07 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer confidence dived in August to its lowest level since right after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Though not as steep as expected, the drop reflects the squeeze stock market uncertainty and lower home values are putting on Americans' wallets and peace of mind, Bloomberg reports. "The things that are... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • stock market • housing market • home sales • consumer confidence • US economy • home equity

Musicians March Silently Through New Orleans

Post-Katrina hard times in the Big Easy threaten legendary jazz scene

Aug 27, 07 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The battered post-Katrina economy drove jazz musicians into the streets of New Orleans yesterday, holding instruments silent at their sides in what they termed a “solidarity march.” Ninety percent of city musicians were living at or below the poverty line even before the hurricane, the Times-Picayune reports, and... More »

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music • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • jazz • musician • solidarity march • Katrina aftermath

New Flood Gates Protect
the Few, Not the Many

Charges surface of preferential treatment for rich neighborhoods

Aug 17, 07 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Orleans is still at severe risk from a serious flood, even though the Army Corps of Engineers has spent 2 years and $1 billion on the city's hurricane protection system. What's more, much of what's been done will benefit only wealthier neighborhoods. “We’re still with this damned... More »

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weather • Hurricane Katrina • wealth • New Orleans • storm • flood • hurricane

Edwards Linked to Katrina Foreclosures

Populist candidate
has $16M invested
in subprime lender

Aug 17, 07 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards, who has railed against "shameful" subprime lenders on the campaign trail, has $16 million invested in a fund that has foreclosed on Katrina victims. A Wall Street Journal investigation has identified 34 New Orleans homeowners facing foreclosure suits from an arm of Fortress Investment Group, which Edwards... More »

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John Edwards • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • subprime mortgages • foreclosure • Fortress Investment Group

Katrina Tax Breaks Pay for Luxury Condos

Incentives for rebuilding are buying $1M units in Tuscaloosa, 200 miles from coast

Aug 13, 07 9:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investors are using federal tax breaks designed to stimulate rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina to buy luxury condos being built near the University of Alabama’s football stadium, 200 miles from the coast, the AP reports. The Tuscaloosa developments, where units go for up to $1 million, are flourishing while much... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • taxes • Louisiana • homes • natural disaster • Tuscaloosa • University of Alabama • GO Zone • rebuild • house • condominium

New Orleans Hits 60% of Pre-Katrina
Population

Residents trickling
back at 1% a month

Aug 9, 07 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The population of New Orleans has rebounded to 60% of its pre-Katrina level nearly two years after the storm, the AP reports, based on the lastest survey. The city had 273,600 residents last month, up 50,200 from a year ago; 455,000 called the Big Easy home in... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Big Easy • population • natural disaster

Hillary & Barack 'Barely Speak'

Tensions tell on the campaign trail

Aug 7, 07 5:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - White House hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are no longer on speaking terms after months of increasingly glacial rivalry on the campaign trail, the Times reports. With another half a year until the first primary, the public tension—the pair carefully avoid contact whenever possible—may bode ill for... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Hurricane Katrina • Democrats • presidential campaign • Democratic debate • Election 2008

Nagin to Feds: Cut Red Tape

New Orleans mayor tells Congress
of dire need for docs,
mental health workers

Aug 2, 07 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ray Nagin delivered an unscripted plea to Congress yesterday, asking for a more urgent response to the health-care crisis that has plagued New Orleans since Katrina hit in 2005. Both Republicans and Democrats echoed the mayor's frustrations at the federal government's inaction on the city's pronounced shortage of physicians and... More »

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health care • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • aid • insurance • mayor • Ray Nagin • disaster

Look for Stormy Weather

Despite slow start, hurricane season expected to be busy

Jul 25, 07 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heavy storms are on the way, weather forecasters warn, despite a typically quiet beginning to the hurricane season. In fact, the government's top forecasting agency predicts an above-average number of storms this year—13 to 17, with 3 to 5 becoming intense hurricanes, Reuters reports. More »

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weather • Hurricane Katrina • Atlantic Ocean • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration • hurricane season • Caribbean • Gerry Bell • Hurricane Alex • Hurricane Ivan • Hurricane Andrew • El Nino • Colorado State University • WSI Corp. • sea surface temperatures

Doc Won't Face Katrina Murder Charge

New Orleans grand jury declines
to indict accused physician

Jul 25, 07 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A grand jury yesterday refused to indict a doctor accused in the deaths of nine patients who died while trapped in a hospital in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Prosecutors alleged Anna Pou injected patients with lethal amounts of painkillers and sedatives; her lawyer says the Louisiana AG was attempting... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Dr. Anna Pou • Charles Foti • Katrina aftermath

Feds Hid Toxic Trailer Danger

Refused to conduct tests even after a death

Jul 20, 07 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 120,000 Hurricane Katrina victims lived in emergency trailers for months, even though FEMA knew they were toxic, with formaldehyde levels 75 times the safety threshold, the Washington Post reports. Officials suppressed the the information and failed to order tests, emails show, because they didn't want to do anything... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Henry Waxman • oversight • FEMA • trailers • toxic • FEMA trailers

The Big Easy Wants Jews

Cash incentives offered to Jews who come to New Orleans

Jul 19, 07 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jewish leaders are recruiting members of the faith to pull up stakes and move to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans. They've hired an Israeli ad agency to get the message out, and they're appealing to Jews' sense of social responsibility to help heal the shattered city. And there are aliyah-inspired cash incentives... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Jews

Bush's Failures Are Kristol Clear

Corn fires back at neocon columnist's revisionist view of
the last seven years

Jul 18, 07 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nation editor David Corn does a double take in today's WaPo at neocon infantryman Bill Kristol's Sunday column there, which predicted the Bush presidency would go down as a success. In a blazing review of the scandals, misadventures and outright failures that have plagued the White House for the last... More »

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Iraq • Hurricane Katrina • David Corn • Weekly Standard • Bush legacy • US economy • George W. Bush • William Kristol

Nurses, Prosecutors Joust Over Post-Katrina Testimony

Caregivers accused in deaths of elderly patients

Jun 20, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina continues to unfold in the courts, where prosecutors have offered to drop second-degree murder charges against two nurses in exchange for their testimony about the deaths of four patients. The motions may be a sign that the case against the nurses is weak, the Times-Picayune ... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • nurses • New Orleans • hospitals • murder • euthanasia • Katrina aftermath

Cop in Katrina Brutality Case
Kills Himself

Trial for beating of unarmed man was set for next month

Jun 12, 07 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former New Orleans police officer Lance Schilling, set to be tried next month for the caught-on-camera beating of an unarmed man just after Hurricane Katrina, died yesterday of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face. He and his partner were charged with beating a 64-year-old retired schoolteacher who had... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • suicide • New Orleans • police • battery • Lance Schilling

Feds Beef Up Presence in New Orleans

Surge in violent crime endangers post-Katrina rebound

Jun 4, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Violent crime is such a pressing problem in New Orleans that the federal government is shoring up the local criminal justice system, USA Today reports. Crime was up 107% in the first quarter of 2007 over the previous year, a jump the NOPD attributes to population growth—but the increased... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • FBI • New Orleans • crime • law enforcement • Eddie Jordan • ATF • DEA • homicide • Katrina aftermath

NRA Targets Post-Katrina Gun Seizures

13 states pass laws barring cops from confiscating firearms in emergencies

Apr 16, 07 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - After New Orleans cops confiscated guns in the wake of Katrina, 13 states have barred officials from seizing firearms in emergencies. NRA types were livid over the post-hurricane gun grab, which they vowed would not be repeated. “You don't go and abuse good citizens because of a concern for... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • NRA • weapon • emergencies • Katrina aftermath

New Fad in New Orleans: Guns

Citizens arm themselves against crime wave

Apr 5, 07 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Violent crime is storming post-Katrina New Orleans with almost the force of the 2005 hurricane, Time reports. The city has America's highest murder rate, and weapons sales are skyrocketing as citizens take to arming themselves.  "They're not gun aficionados," a gun shop owner says of the recent... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • crime • Louisiana • violence • concealed weapon • weapon • Big Easy • Katrina aftermath • guns

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