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  • July 2008

    • Oil Spill Snarls Mississippi

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  6 hours, 1 minute ago

      Oil Spill Snarls Mississippi

      An oil spill stretching nearly 100 miles along the Mississippi is causing river traffic to pile up, AP reports. Dozens of vessels are stuck in New Orleans waiting to head upriver. Others are waiting to carry cargos of grain downriver from the heartland. Officials say it will be days before traffic is moving again, and weeks before the huge spill is cleaned up. More »

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      pollution  • New Orleans  • Mississippi River  • oil spill  • shipping  • cargo ships

    • Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

      newser  |  New York Times  |  6 hours, 19 minutes ago

      Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

      Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Big Easy finally has its restaurant reviews back, the New York Times reports. Judging that the city's famed eateries can now take the heat, the Times-Picayune has revived a ratings scale of 1-5 beans along with reviews. Many see the move as another sign the city is getting back on its feet. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • restaurant  • Katrina aftermath  • restaurant criticism

    • New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City

      newser  |  Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Jul 10, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City

      New Orleans is the fastest-growing city in the US, the Census Bureau reports, but not fast enough to regain more than half of its size before Hurricane Katrina. Between July 2006 and July 2007, the Big Easy’s population jumped 13.8%, more than any other major city, the Times Picayune explains. But that still left it down 50% from its April 2000 levels. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • population  • cities  • Census Bureau  • Census data

  • June 2008

    • Big Easy's Streetcars Finally Full Speed

      newser  |  Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Jun 23, 08 12:53 PM CDT

      Big Easy's Streetcars Finally Full Speed

      Streetcars clang-clanged their way down South Carrollton Ave. yesterday, and for many, the sound was as sweet as New Orleans jazz, the Times-Picayune reports. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the whole St. Charles Ave. streetcar line is running, and it should bring both tourism and a sense of normalcy back to the end-of-the-line neighborhood. More »

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  • January 2008

    • Katrina Victims Can't Sue Army Corps

      newser  |  Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Jan 30, 08 10:19 PM CST

      Katrina Victims Can't Sue Army Corps

       A federal judge ruled yesterday that thousands of New Orleans homeowners affected by devastating levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina can't sue the Army Corps of Engineers, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Judge Stanwood Duval called the case "heart-wrenching" but said a 1928 law gives the Corps immunity from such suits. The failures of three levees caused 80% of the flooding after Katrina. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • levees  • Army Corps of Engineers

    • John Edwards Drops White House Bid

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 30, 08 12:40 PM CST

      John Edwards Drops White House Bid

      John Edwards ended his presidential bid today in front of a Habitat for Humanity site in New Orleans. Edwards reiterated his confidence that "a proud progressive will occupy the White House" in 2008, but “It’s time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its path.” The third-place Dem had failed to capture a silver or gold in any primary since his second-place finish in Iowa. More »

    • Deep Freeze Settles in South

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 19, 08 7:55 PM CST

      Deep Freeze Settles in South

      Snow and rain fell on surprised Southerners today, slickening roads and forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights, the AP reports. Some Mississippians saw snow for the first time in 6 years as 5 inches fell in Alabama and experts warned drivers in Georgia to watch for icy roads. Freezing temperatures also hit parts of Louisiana, including New Orleans, which set in motion its freeze plan to shelter the homeless. More »

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      Georgia  • weather  • New Orleans  • Louisiana  • Mississippi  • Alabama  • rain  • snow  • sleet

    • Nation's First Indian Gov. Vows to Clean Up Louisiana

      newser  |  Shreveport Times  |  Jan 15, 08 3:50 AM CST

      Nation's First Indian Gov. Vows to Clean Up Louisiana

      Louisiana's first non-white chief executive since Reconstruction—and the first elected Indian-American governor in US history—vowed yesterday in his inauguration speech to clean up the corruption-plagued state. The charismatic Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, a Roman-Catholic convert from Hinduism, is a conservative Republican who also becomes, at age 36, the nation's youngest governor in office. More »

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      corruption  • Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Louisiana  • Bobby Jindal  • Kathleen Blanco  • Baton Rouge

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