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  • September 2008

    • Gustav Histrionics Were Irresponsible

      Spiked  |  Sep 3, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Gustav Histrionics Were Irresponsible

      (Newser) - The way media and the state reacted to Gustav wasn't responsible behavior, but rather "responsibility avoidance ... motivated by a desire to avoid blame," Frank Furedi writes in Spiked. He says official overreaction diminishes a sense of community and individual resilience, rendering people passive to the whims of politicians who tell them, “You need to be scared,” and “Get your butts moving out of New Orleans right now.” More »

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      New Orleans  • Louisiana  • disaster  • Hurricane Gustav  • Ray Nagin

    • New Orleans Residents Cleared to Return Tonight

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Sep 3, 08 3:36 AM CDT

      New Orleans Residents Cleared to Return Tonight

      (Newser) - People are returning to their southern Louisiana homes in the wake of a weaker-than-expected Hurricane Gustav, but New Orleans residents will need to wait until one minute before midnight, reports the Times-Picayune , running on an emergency generator. Mayor Ray Nagin warned the city is still "vulnerable" due to lack of power and medical personnel, but is allowing residents back in. More »

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      New Orleans  • Louisiana  • hurricane  • Hurricane Gustav  • evacuation  • Ray Nagin

    • Gustav Remains Dangerous, Jindal Warns

      USA Today  |  Sep 2, 08 12:29 PM CDT

      Gustav Remains Dangerous, Jindal Warns

      (Newser) - Hurricane Gustav is a tropical depression once more but it is still a “very serious storm,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. “We're not quite at halftime,” he cautioned, noting the massive power outages, tornadoes, and heavy rains plaguing the state. “There is a lot, lot more work ahead of us.” Evacuees will have to wait to return home, USA Today reports. More »

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      New Orleans  • Hurricane Gustav  • Bobby Jindal  • Ray Nagin  • Lousiana

    • Gustav Floods Upper 9th Ward

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Sep 1, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      Gustav Floods Upper 9th Ward

      (Newser) - Six inches of water from Hurricane Gustav is flooding the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans, but the Army Corps of Engineers says the situation is not a major danger, the Times-Picayune reports. The Lower Ninth Ward’s levees, which were reinforced after Hurricane Katrina, have not given way. "There are no breaches," said a spokesman for Mayor Ray Nagin. More »

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      New Orleans  • disaster  • Hurricane Gustav  • storm  • Ray Nagin

    • 'Ghost Town' New Orleans Steels for Gustav

      Houston Chronicle  |  Sep 1, 08 2:29 AM CDT

      'Ghost Town' New Orleans Steels for Gustav

      (Newser) - The last bus out of New Orleans drove off at 3pm yesterday, leaving behind a virtual ghost town, reports the Houston Chronicle. An estimated 10,000 residents are left in the hurricane-threatened city, now subject to a strict dusk-to-dawn curfew. Some 1.9 million Louisianans have fled Hurricane Gustav—the biggest evacuation in state history. Three hospital patients died during the operation. More »

  • May 2008

    • Obama Pockets 5 More Delegates

      Huffington Post  |  May 13, 08 12:55 PM CDT

      Obama Pockets 5 More Delegates

      (Newser) - Barack Obama won the support of five more delegates today, putting him within 145 total of clinching the nomination, by Huffington Post’s count. Obama's new backers include New Orleans' mayor, a former Democratic National Committee chair and the chairperson of DC’s Democrats. Obama also gained the support of an elected Hillary Clinton delegate from Maryland, a markedly rare switch of a pledged nominator. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • superdelegates  • Ray Nagin  • Tom Allen

  • December 2007

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

      Associated Press  |  Dec 25, 07 6:21 AM CST

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

      (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 a major city," urban planners conclude. The new numbers bring the Big Easy to the size of a Pittsburgh or a Tampa. More »

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

  • August 2007

    • Nagin to Feds: Cut Red Tape

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Aug 2, 07 3:40 PM CDT

      Nagin to Feds: Cut Red Tape

      (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 mental health professionals, the Times-Picayune reports. More »

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

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