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October 2008
- Big Easy Enlists Artists
  
  New York Times | Oct 29, 08 10:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new biennial meant to restore New Orleans' cultural life—and expand it—opens this weekend in the city, the New York Times reports. With 81 artists participating in Prospect.1 and 50,000 out-of-town visitors expected, the exhibition could be a pick-me-up for a city still trying to come back from Hurricane Katrina. But New Orleans is as much a collaborator as a beneficiary. More »
September 2008
- Don't Get Complacent, Big Easy: Officials
  
  New York Times | Sep 7, 08 4:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New Orleans residents may be celebrating Hurricane Gustav's near-miss this week, but that's no reason to get complacent, the New York Times reports. Officials admit that protective infrastructure still isn’t up to par, and there were several close calls when Gustav made landfall. “I want everybody to understand—we’re not there yet,” an Army Corps of Engineers colonel said. More »
- New Orleans Residents Cleared to Return Tonight
  
  Times-Picayune (New Orleans) | Sep 3, 08 3:36 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- New Orleans Levees Held — but Still Flawed
  
  Associated Press | Sep 2, 08 2:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New Orleans' levee system withstood the power punch delivered yesterday by Hurricane Gustav, but also revealed its continuing vulnerabilities, reports AP. The Industrial Canal flood wall was swamped, flooding again an area devastated by Katrina. The Industrial Canal is considered the system's Achilles' heel. The Army Corps of Engineers is spending $700 million on a canal barrier, but it won't be in place until at least 2011. More »
- 1M Lose Power as Gustav Rolls Through La.
  
  Associated Press | Sep 1, 08 7:01 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Hurricane Gustav left more than 1 million without power today as it tore roofs from homes, toppled trees, and flooded roads in the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry, the AP reports. Many of the 2 million people who left coastal Louisiana watched TV coverage from shelters and hotel rooms. "They said it's bad, real bad," said a man who had called home to Chauvin, La. "There are roofs lying all over. It's all gone." More »
- Gustav Roars to Landfall as Cat. 2
  
  CNN | Sep 1, 08 8:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hurricane Gustav was downgraded to Category 2 as it churned toward landfall this morning, causing 9-foot storm surges and widespread power outages to the southeast of New Orleans, CNN reports. A FEMA official told the AP this morning that the eye of the storm is expected to pass west of New Orleans, but its surge will likely breech levees and at least partially flood the city that was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. More »
August 2008
- Big Easy Not Ready for '100-Year Storm'
  
  Newsweek | Aug 31, 08 3:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With Hurricane Gustav set to thrash the Big Easy almost exactly 3 years after Katrina, Newsweek sits down with New Orleans Levee District executive director Stevan Spencer to find out what will change this time around. “We are better than before Katrina —we've raised the levees and strengthened or replaced the floodwalls,” he says. More »
- Some Can't, Won't Flee Gustav
  
  CNN | Aug 31, 08 10:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Gustav roars toward the Gulf Coast, and New Orleans’ mayor calls it “the storm of the century,” there are some in the city who can’t—or simply won’t—evacuate. “Most people don’t have cars to leave, don’t have money for gas. Pay for a hotel for that long? I guess I’m gonna stay and work,” a 26-year-old dishwasher tells CNN. More »
- Gustav Throws GOP Convention Up In the Air
  
  Politico | Aug 31, 08 9:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hurricane Gustav will likely remove President Bush from the Republican National Convention and see John McCain delivering his acceptance speech from amid the rubble, if the “storm of the century” hits the Gulf Coast as hard as predicted. Convention officials have created a five-state working group to update and assist delegates from the hurricane zone, reports Politico, and McCain is scheduled to be in Jackson, Miss. today. More »
- Lost Coffins Remain Part of Katrina's Legacy
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 30, 08 11:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Louisiana is still finding coffins displaced by Hurricane Katrina three years on, the Wall Street Journal reports. Katrina and Rita moved 1,500 bodies from their resting places in the state's swampy south, where floating coffins during floods have long been part of local folklore. Hundreds remain unidentified, and they are still turning up in woods and water. More »
- New Orleans Honors Katrina Victims, Keeps Eye on Gustav
  
  Reuters | Aug 29, 08 2:14 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- New Orleans Braces for Gustav With Still-Weak Shield
  
  Times-Picayune (New Orleans) | Aug 28, 08 4:08 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- New Orleans Eyes Gustav, Readies Evacuation Plans
  
  Shreveport Times | Aug 27, 08 5:22 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Trouble the Water Vividly Mixes Katrina, Race
  
  Salon | Aug 21, 08 5:50 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
July 2008
- Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans
  
  New York Times | Jul 25, 08 7:09 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City
  
  Times-Picayune (New Orleans) | Jul 10, 08 12:42 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
April 2008
- McCain Blasts Katrina Response
  
  Washington Post | Apr 24, 08 5:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain slammed the Bush response to Hurricane Katrina as “terrible and disgraceful” today after a tour of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. "Never again, never again” will a disaster be handled so poorly, s

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Big Easy Enlists Artists

Don't Get Complacent, Big Easy: Officials

New Orleans Residents Cleared to Return Tonight

New Orleans Levees Held — but Still Flawed

1M Lose Power as Gustav Rolls Through La.

Gustav Roars to Landfall as Cat. 2

Big Easy Not Ready for '100-Year Storm'

Some Can't, Won't Flee Gustav

Gustav Throws GOP Convention Up In the Air

Lost Coffins Remain Part of Katrina's Legacy

New Orleans Honors Katrina Victims, Keeps Eye on Gustav

New Orleans Braces for Gustav With Still-Weak Shield

New Orleans Eyes Gustav, Readies Evacuation Plans

Trouble the Water Vividly Mixes Katrina, Race

Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

New Orleans Is Fastest Growing City

McCain Blasts Katrina Response