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  • August 2008

    • Gustav Now a Cat 3 Hurricane

      Associated Press  |  Aug 30, 08 8:02 AM CDT

      Gustav Now a Cat 3 Hurricane

      (AP) - Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph as it neared Cuba early today, the AP reports. The storm, which killed 71 people in the Caribbean, rolled over the Cayman Islands last night, with fierce winds that tore down trees and power lines, but there was little flooding. Gustav could strike the Gulf Coast anywhere from the Florida Panhandle to Texas, but forecasters said there is a better-than-even chance that New Orleans will get slammed. More »

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      Cuba  • New Orleans  • Hurricane Gustav  • hurricane  • severe weather  • Gulf Coast  • Cayman Islands

    • New Orleans: No Shelter if You Stay

      Associated Press  |  Aug 29, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      New Orleans: No Shelter if You Stay

      (AP) - Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort. New Orleans authorities issued a warning today as new forecasts made it increasingly clear that the city will get some kind of hit—direct or indirect—as early as Monday. Evacuations began today but the official order is expected tomorrow. More »

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    • New Orleans Honors Katrina Victims, Keeps Eye on Gustav

      Reuters  |  Aug 29, 08 2:14 PM CDT

      New Orleans Honors Katrina Victims, Keeps Eye on Gustav

      (Newser) - New Orleans didn’t have long to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina today as it kept a wary eye on another deadly storm. The city could get an evacuation order as early as this evening, Reuters reports, as Tropical Storm Gustav—nearing hurricane strength—churns in the Caribbean. Today, President Bush declared a state emergency to clear the way for federal support. But residents still took a break from preparations to hold an abbreviated memorial service for unidentified Katrina victims. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Hurricane Gustav  • hurricane season

    • Evacuation May Come Saturday, La. Gov. Warns

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Aug 28, 08 5:21 PM CDT

      Evacuation May Come Saturday, La. Gov. Warns

      (Newser) - Some Louisiana residents could be evacuated Saturday ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to make landfall in the state Tuesday, Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. The storm, which could affect New Orleans, might produce damaging winds as early as Sunday, prompting the stepped-up preparations, the Times-Picayune reports. The Louisiana National Guard has been ordered to ready itself. More »

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      New Orleans  • Louisiana  • Hurricane Gustav  • evacuation  • tropical storms  • Bobby Jindal

    • New Orleans Braces for Gustav With Still-Weak Shield

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Aug 28, 08 4:08 AM CDT

      New Orleans Braces for Gustav With Still-Weak Shield

      (Newser) - A nervous New Orleans is bracing for Gustav, well aware that weak spots in the city's hurricane barrier could lead to catastrophic flooding if the storm strikes, reports the Times-Picayune . Some $13 billion in work remains to be done before the city can be considered relatively well-protected. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has already declared a state of emergency and said evacuations could begin as early as tomorrow, Reuters reports. More »

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      New Orleans  • Louisiana  • flood  • Hurricane Gustav  • levees

    • New Orleans Eyes Gustav, Readies Evacuation Plans

      Shreveport Times  |  Aug 27, 08 5:22 PM CDT

      New Orleans Eyes Gustav, Readies Evacuation Plans

      (Newser) - New Orleans has a wary eye on Tropical Storm Gustav and may begin evacuations as early as Friday—the third anniversary of Katrina. The storm's path could yet spare the city, but if it hits this weekend, Gov. Bobby Jindal said he wants to be ready, the Shreveport Times reports. He's put Louisiana's National Guard on alert and declared a state of emergency that would make 700 buses available for the most needy. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Hurricane Gustav  • Caribbean  • Jamaica  • Gulf of Mexico  • Bobby Jindal

    • Trouble the Water Vividly Mixes Katrina, Race

      Salon  |  Aug 21, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Trouble the Water Vividly Mixes Katrina, Race

      (Newser) - Trouble the Water , a new documentary, is ostensibly about Hurricane Katrina, centered around home-video footage shot during the disaster by a resident of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. But the film, which frames Kimberly Roberts’ footage within a larger context, transcends that one event to put forth a peerless discussion of race in America, Andrew O’Hehir writes in Salon. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • race  • New Orleans  • racism  • African Americans  • America  • African-Americans

    • Judge Clears New Orleans Cops in Katrina Shootings

      Associated Press  |  Aug 13, 08 9:48 PM CDT

      Judge Clears New Orleans Cops in Katrina Shootings

      (AP) - A judge threw out murder and attempted murder charges today against seven New Orleans police officers accused of gunning down two men on a bridge in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In quashing the indictments, District Judge Raymond Bigelow agreed with defense arguments that prosecutors violated state law by divulging secret grand jury testimony to a police officer who was a witness in the case. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • police  • New Orleans  • Katrina aftermath

    • Lover Joined Edwards on Tour to Announce Prez Race

      Washington Post  |  Aug 12, 08 4:59 AM CDT

      Lover Joined Edwards on Tour to Announce Prez Race

      (Newser) - John Edwards brought former mistress Rielle Hunter on his campaign plane during his four-day presidential announcement tour, reports the Washington Post. Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, did not accompany her husband. A technology blogger invited along on the 2006 trip has published photographs of Hunter, who was working as a videographer for the campaign. Another photo in the National Enquirer shows Edwards and Hunter exchanging enthusiastic smiles on the trip. More »

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      John Edwards  • presidential campaign  • Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Elizabeth Edwards  • Rielle Hunter  • Flickr

  • July 2008

    • Oil Spill Snarls Mississippi

      Associated Press  |  Jul 25, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      Oil Spill Snarls Mississippi

      (Newser) - 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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      New Orleans  • pollution  • Mississippi River  • oil spill  • shipping  • cargo ships

    • Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

      New York Times  |  Jul 25, 08 7:09 AM CDT

      Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

      (Newser) - 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

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

      New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City

      (Newser) - 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
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  • February 2008

    • Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 29, 08 11:27 AM CST

      Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

      (Newser) - Feb. 29 still comes once every four years, but celebratory cocktails marking the bissextile have gone out of fashion—along with a leap-year tradition that requires plenty of liquid courage, Eric Felten notes in the Wall Street Journal . Women who proposed marriage during the leap year could not be denied; little wonder desperate lasses were expected to sport scarlet petticoats. More »

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      New York City  • London  • marriage  • New Orleans  • Washington DC  • Dublin  • cocktails  • leap year  • James Joyce

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