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Grand jury declines to indict Katrina doctor
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
A New Orleans grand jury today declined to indict Dr. Anna Pou - accused of killing four seriously ill elderly patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Pou, an eye, ear, ...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
A New Orleans grand jury today declined to indict Dr. Anna Pou - accused of killing four seriously ill elderly patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Pou, an eye, ear, ...
Hurricane Center director quits
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza left his position Monday, just days after nearly half of the NHC staff signed a petition calling for his ouster. Proenza caused a...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza left his position Monday, just days after nearly half of the NHC staff signed a petition calling for his ouster. Proenza caused a...
New Orleans sues Army Corps of Engineers for $77 Billion
Saturday, March 03, 2007
The City of New Orleans has joined big business and thousands of local homeowners seeking compensation from the Army Corps of Engineers for damages sustained when the levves broke ...
Saturday, March 03, 2007
The City of New Orleans has joined big business and thousands of local homeowners seeking compensation from the Army Corps of Engineers for damages sustained when the levves broke ...
New Orleans wants you back
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Cars fill the lot at Deanie's Seafood Restaurant - known for plates piled high with fried catfish and oysters. French bread smothered with the creamy goodness of Crab au Gratin or ...
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Cars fill the lot at Deanie's Seafood Restaurant - known for plates piled high with fried catfish and oysters. French bread smothered with the creamy goodness of Crab au Gratin or ...
Thanksgiving - New Orleans Style
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Many readers who are not of New Orleans, or do not know about the Cajun/Creole traditions, will need to know that traditionally Thanksgiving in New Orleans is spent at the track - ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Many readers who are not of New Orleans, or do not know about the Cajun/Creole traditions, will need to know that traditionally Thanksgiving in New Orleans is spent at the track - ...
Rocket back in New Orleans
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Rocket - a Chow / Finnish Spitz mixed dog who survived Hurricane Katrina, and then ended up being adpoted in Pennsylvania, has been reunited with his owner after a custody battle t...
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Rocket - a Chow / Finnish Spitz mixed dog who survived Hurricane Katrina, and then ended up being adpoted in Pennsylvania, has been reunited with his owner after a custody battle t...
New Orleans | Rep. Jefferson expected to face runoff
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Under fire amid allegations that he hid bribe money in his freezer, U.S. Rep. William Jefferson cast his vote early Tuesday morning, then started a long day of street corner campai...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Under fire amid allegations that he hid bribe money in his freezer, U.S. Rep. William Jefferson cast his vote early Tuesday morning, then started a long day of street corner campai...
Hurricane Katrina Thriller to star 50 Cent
Friday, November 03, 2006
digg_url='http://digg.com/movies/Hurricane_Katrina_Thriller_to_star_50_Cent/who';Rapper 50 Cent and veteran silver screen star Robert De Niro are in final negotiations with produce...
Friday, November 03, 2006
digg_url='http://digg.com/movies/Hurricane_Katrina_Thriller_to_star_50_Cent/who';Rapper 50 Cent and veteran silver screen star Robert De Niro are in final negotiations with produce...
Five shot in French Quarter bar
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
A lone gunman wounded five people early Tuesday morning in a bar in New Orleans' French Quarter. This shooting is only the latest violence to take place in New Orleans, which is...
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
A lone gunman wounded five people early Tuesday morning in a bar in New Orleans' French Quarter. This shooting is only the latest violence to take place in New Orleans, which is...
IRS gives early Christmas gift to Katrina Victims
Sunday, October 29, 2006
IRS comissioner Mark W. Everson has ordered the Internal Revenue Service agency to delay collecting back taxes from Huricane Katrina victims until after the November 7 elections an...
Sunday, October 29, 2006
IRS comissioner Mark W. Everson has ordered the Internal Revenue Service agency to delay collecting back taxes from Huricane Katrina victims until after the November 7 elections an...
Prostitution is Booming Business in New Orleans
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
digg_url='http://digg.com/television/New_Orleans_hooker_levels_have_exceeded_pre_Katrina_levels';The number of prostitutes walking the streets in New Orleans, along with prostituti...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
digg_url='http://digg.com/television/New_Orleans_hooker_levels_have_exceeded_pre_Katrina_levels';The number of prostitutes walking the streets in New Orleans, along with prostituti...
Alleged Katrina thief arrested once again
Thursday, September 28, 2006
James Michael Reaves from Greenville has been arrested for the second time since the Huricane Katrina tragedy. James, 27, was initially arrested back in January for stealing proper...
Thursday, September 28, 2006
James Michael Reaves from Greenville has been arrested for the second time since the Huricane Katrina tragedy. James, 27, was initially arrested back in January for stealing proper...
Huricane Katrina | One Year After
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Tuesday was the first anniversary of Huricane Katrina - by far the largest disaster which New Orleans has ever seen, as well as one of the largest disasters the US has ever seen. ...
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Tuesday was the first anniversary of Huricane Katrina - by far the largest disaster which New Orleans has ever seen, as well as one of the largest disasters the US has ever seen. ...
Cops probe 6 fatal shootings in 1 day
Sunday, July 30, 2006
New Orleans Police are investigating six fatal shootings that took place within 24 hours, in the most recent round of killings, as the city tries to curb violence that has slowed t...
Sunday, July 30, 2006
New Orleans Police are investigating six fatal shootings that took place within 24 hours, in the most recent round of killings, as the city tries to curb violence that has slowed t...
Hurricane Katrina fraud costs FEMA $1 Billion
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
According to the results of an audit conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), people displaced by Hurricane Katrina (and Hurricane Rita) used FEMA debit cards (pre-...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
According to the results of an audit conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), people displaced by Hurricane Katrina (and Hurricane Rita) used FEMA debit cards (pre-...
Experts: Huricane Katrina had four deadly parts
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Experts reviewing the damage that Huricane Katrina caused to New Orleans last August, say that the category 5 storm actually had four deadly flooding elements. Hassan Mashriqui,...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Experts reviewing the damage that Huricane Katrina caused to New Orleans last August, say that the category 5 storm actually had four deadly flooding elements. Hassan Mashriqui,...
New Orleans re-elects Mayor Ray Nagin
Monday, May 22, 2006
The people of New Orleans have narrowly re-elected Ray Nagin as mayor with 52% of the vote, to beat fellow Democrat Mitch Landrieu in a second round run-off. Nagin's handling of...
Monday, May 22, 2006
The people of New Orleans have narrowly re-elected Ray Nagin as mayor with 52% of the vote, to beat fellow Democrat Mitch Landrieu in a second round run-off. Nagin's handling of...
FEMA to fall victim to Huricane Katrina
Friday, April 28, 2006
A push to replace the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was the top recommendation of a Senate inquiry that concluded top officials from New Orleans to Washington failed t...
Friday, April 28, 2006
A push to replace the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was the top recommendation of a Senate inquiry that concluded top officials from New Orleans to Washington failed t...
Not much known about New Orleans' future
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Almost 7 months after Hurricane Katrina - the worst disaster in modern US history - not much is known about the future of New Orleans. Typically, one of the requirements for com...
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Almost 7 months after Hurricane Katrina - the worst disaster in modern US history - not much is known about the future of New Orleans. Typically, one of the requirements for com...
Donald Trump of New Orleans
Friday, March 10, 2006
While most people see mass destruction and devastation in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, One NOLA businessman sees opportunity. For some time now, Quinn has been ...
Friday, March 10, 2006
While most people see mass destruction and devastation in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, One NOLA businessman sees opportunity. For some time now, Quinn has been ...
Body of Katrina victim found in attic
Monday, March 06, 2006
Just 3 days after inspection crews painted a "0" on the storm damaged home, indicating there are no bodies inside, cadaver dogs led searchers to the body of a Hurricane Katrina vic...
Monday, March 06, 2006
Just 3 days after inspection crews painted a "0" on the storm damaged home, indicating there are no bodies inside, cadaver dogs led searchers to the body of a Hurricane Katrina vic...
2006 Hurricane Names
Monday, February 27, 2006
Here is a list of the names of hurricanes for the 2006 hurricane season, courtesy of The National Weather Sercive's National Hurricane Center: [BQ][UL]Hurricane Alberto[/UL] ...
Monday, February 27, 2006
Here is a list of the names of hurricanes for the 2006 hurricane season, courtesy of The National Weather Sercive's National Hurricane Center: [BQ][UL]Hurricane Alberto[/UL] ...
Mardi Gras gives New Orleans' Tourism Boost
Friday, February 24, 2006
Just six months after Hurricane Katrina devistated New Orleans, the parades, floats, beads, music and celebrations of Mardi Gras are giving New Orleans tourism a much needed boost....
Friday, February 24, 2006
Just six months after Hurricane Katrina devistated New Orleans, the parades, floats, beads, music and celebrations of Mardi Gras are giving New Orleans tourism a much needed boost....
Nagin calls for rebuilding of 'chocolate' New Orleans
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin yesterday called for the rebuilding of a "chocolate New Orleans" that maintains the city's black majority, saying, "You can't have New Orleans no other ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin yesterday called for the rebuilding of a "chocolate New Orleans" that maintains the city's black majority, saying, "You can't have New Orleans no other ...
Katrina Victims' assumptions may be incorrect, data reveals
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Four months following the killer hurricane that devistated much of Louisiana and Mississippi, analyses of compiled data suggests that widely reported assumptions about the hurrican...
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Four months following the killer hurricane that devistated much of Louisiana and Mississippi, analyses of compiled data suggests that widely reported assumptions about the hurrican...
73 Subpoenaed in Louisiana hospital deaths
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti Jr. has issued 73 subpoenas in an investigation into allegations that euthanasia may have taken place at one of the hospitals flooded by Hur...
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti Jr. has issued 73 subpoenas in an investigation into allegations that euthanasia may have taken place at one of the hospitals flooded by Hur...
Mittal to rebuild Long Beach Mississippi
Sunday, October 16, 2005
NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal announced plans to spend more than 50 million pounds (88 Million Dollars USD) over the next five years rebuilding Long Beach, Mississippi, devastate...
Sunday, October 16, 2005
NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal announced plans to spend more than 50 million pounds (88 Million Dollars USD) over the next five years rebuilding Long Beach, Mississippi, devastate...
9 Charged with stealing Hurricane Katrina Relief
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Nine people in Bakersfield, California have been charged with bilking the Red Cross of more than $25,000. Four of the nine people charged, were contract workers at a Red Cross cal...
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Nine people in Bakersfield, California have been charged with bilking the Red Cross of more than $25,000. Four of the nine people charged, were contract workers at a Red Cross cal...
New Orleans bails out after 2 hurricanes
Monday, September 26, 2005
Much of New Orleans 9th Ward remains under as much as 15 feet of water, as New Orleans begins the tedious task of pumping the water out, and cleaning up what remains of The Big Eas...
Monday, September 26, 2005
Much of New Orleans 9th Ward remains under as much as 15 feet of water, as New Orleans begins the tedious task of pumping the water out, and cleaning up what remains of The Big Eas...
New Orleans Lower 9th Ward flooding again
Friday, September 23, 2005
A CNN photojournalist has reported that flood waters have broken through the already severely damaged Industrial Canal levee, in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward flooding the downtown d...
Friday, September 23, 2005
A CNN photojournalist has reported that flood waters have broken through the already severely damaged Industrial Canal levee, in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward flooding the downtown d...
Bus explosion kills elderly Katrina survivors
Friday, September 23, 2005
A bus transporting elderly evacuees from Houston, in the eve of Hurricane Rita's expected landfall, has exploded on I-45 early Friday morning, killing at least 20 of the 45 passeng...
Friday, September 23, 2005
A bus transporting elderly evacuees from Houston, in the eve of Hurricane Rita's expected landfall, has exploded on I-45 early Friday morning, killing at least 20 of the 45 passeng...
Red Tape to burn British food aid for hurricane
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Hundreds of tons of badly needed NATO ration packs, the same rations eaten by British troops in Iraq are slated to be incinerated because of US red tape! The food, which costs t...
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Hundreds of tons of badly needed NATO ration packs, the same rations eaten by British troops in Iraq are slated to be incinerated because of US red tape! The food, which costs t...
Hurricane Katrina Tax Cuts approved by Congress
Thursday, September 15, 2005
The US Congress has approved more than $5 billion dollars in tax cuts to Hurricane Katrina survivors, and those friends and families that are sheltering them. The legislation wi...
Thursday, September 15, 2005
The US Congress has approved more than $5 billion dollars in tax cuts to Hurricane Katrina survivors, and those friends and families that are sheltering them. The legislation wi...
Huricane Katrina death toll rises past 400
Monday, September 12, 2005
The official death toll from Huricane Katrina has risen more than 400, as the grim job of searching for survivors and recovering bodies continues. Louisiana officials raised the...
Monday, September 12, 2005
The official death toll from Huricane Katrina has risen more than 400, as the grim job of searching for survivors and recovering bodies continues. Louisiana officials raised the...
New Orleans gives up its dead
Thursday, September 08, 2005
As flood waters left by Hurricane Katrina begin to recede in New Orleans, the gruesome task of recovering the bodies has begun. More than 30 bodies were discovered in St. Rita's...
Thursday, September 08, 2005
As flood waters left by Hurricane Katrina begin to recede in New Orleans, the gruesome task of recovering the bodies has begun. More than 30 bodies were discovered in St. Rita's...
Huricane-Katrina.com email address is fixed
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
I am sorry for any inconveniences, but I was notified that last week the Huricane-Katrina.com mail server had issues, and some emails started bouncing back to their point of origin...
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
I am sorry for any inconveniences, but I was notified that last week the Huricane-Katrina.com mail server had issues, and some emails started bouncing back to their point of origin...
Three cruise ships to house hurricane refugees
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed that the US government has booked three of it's luxury cruise ships for the next 6 months to temporarily house some of the displaced refugees fr...
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed that the US government has booked three of it's luxury cruise ships for the next 6 months to temporarily house some of the displaced refugees fr...
CNN posts Hurricane Katrina Safelist
Saturday, September 03, 2005
CNN has posted a Hurricane Katrina Safelist -- a place where survivors of Hurricane Katrina can post their names and a brief message to loved ones who may be searching for them in ...
Saturday, September 03, 2005
CNN has posted a Hurricane Katrina Safelist -- a place where survivors of Hurricane Katrina can post their names and a brief message to loved ones who may be searching for them in ...
Vacation is Over ... Michael Moore's Open Letter t
Friday, September 02, 2005
Michael Moore, perhaps Boy George's most vocal, toughest critic, and independant filmmaker of award winning documentaries 'Fahrenheit 9/11', 'Bowling for Columbine', and 'Roger and...
Friday, September 02, 2005
Michael Moore, perhaps Boy George's most vocal, toughest critic, and independant filmmaker of award winning documentaries 'Fahrenheit 9/11', 'Bowling for Columbine', and 'Roger and...
'Renegade' Bus first to arrive at Astrodome
Friday, September 02, 2005
Houston Police confirmed that the first busload of refugees to arrive at the Houston Astrodome, was in fact a 'renegade' bus, and not part of the convoy that was due to start arriv...
Friday, September 02, 2005
Houston Police confirmed that the first busload of refugees to arrive at the Houston Astrodome, was in fact a 'renegade' bus, and not part of the convoy that was due to start arriv...
Looting and Anarchy in New Orleans
Friday, September 02, 2005
As fear turns into desparation, less than 3 days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf coast of Louisiana and Mississippi, many people who did not, or could not, escape her fury...
Friday, September 02, 2005
As fear turns into desparation, less than 3 days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf coast of Louisiana and Mississippi, many people who did not, or could not, escape her fury...
NBC Announces "A Concert for Hurricane Relief"
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - BURBANK – In response to the hurricane tragedy, NBC Universal Television Group will air a live benefit special, “A Concert For Hurricane Re...
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - BURBANK – In response to the hurricane tragedy, NBC Universal Television Group will air a live benefit special, “A Concert For Hurricane Re...
Eyewitness Report from Baton Rouge -- New Orleans
Monday, August 29, 2005
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - 11:20AM - Unfortunately Hurricane Katrina has taken the exact path they thought, on a scale of 1-5 on the scenarios this path took it at 2, 1 would have be...
Monday, August 29, 2005
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - 11:20AM - Unfortunately Hurricane Katrina has taken the exact path they thought, on a scale of 1-5 on the scenarios this path took it at 2, 1 would have be...
Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans and Gulfport
Monday, August 29, 2005
Not more than 6 hours after category 4 hurricane Katrina touched down on the Louisiana coast between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and Biloxi, Mississippi, both New Orleans and Gulfport a...
Monday, August 29, 2005
Not more than 6 hours after category 4 hurricane Katrina touched down on the Louisiana coast between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and Biloxi, Mississippi, both New Orleans and Gulfport a...
Office Depot Pledges $1M To Katrina Relief
Monday, August 29, 2005
Even before Hurricane Katrina made landfall with what promised to be devastating impact, U.S. companies were readying relief efforts. Office products retailer Office Depot pledg...
Monday, August 29, 2005
Even before Hurricane Katrina made landfall with what promised to be devastating impact, U.S. companies were readying relief efforts. Office products retailer Office Depot pledg...
Katrina batters Superdome roof
Monday, August 29, 2005
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Louisiana's southeastern shore Monday morning with sustained winds in excess of 135 mph as it moved inland, the Nationa...
Monday, August 29, 2005
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Louisiana's southeastern shore Monday morning with sustained winds in excess of 135 mph as it moved inland, the Nationa...
Hurricane Katrina could be our tsunami
Monday, August 29, 2005
Flooding expected from Hurricane Katrina could be catastrophic for New Orleans, overwhelming its water and sewage systems, damaging its structures and leaving survivors in a bowl o...
Monday, August 29, 2005
Flooding expected from Hurricane Katrina could be catastrophic for New Orleans, overwhelming its water and sewage systems, damaging its structures and leaving survivors in a bowl o...
Hurricane Katrina could leave 1 million homeless
Monday, August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana early Monday with 150-mph winds as an eastward move by the monster storm provided some hope that the worst of its wrath m...
Monday, August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana early Monday with 150-mph winds as an eastward move by the monster storm provided some hope that the worst of its wrath m...
Hurricane Katrina may hit Mississippi hardest
Monday, August 29, 2005
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA -- Hurricane Katrina, a very strong Category 4 hurricane, which made landfall around 7:15am Monday morning between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the mouth of th...
Monday, August 29, 2005
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA -- Hurricane Katrina, a very strong Category 4 hurricane, which made landfall around 7:15am Monday morning between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the mouth of th...
Hurricane Katrina heads for New Orleans
Monday, August 29, 2005
GRAND ISLE, LA - 7:16am on what should have been a quiet beginning to another work week ... But today is not any quiet ordinary Monday morning on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Hu...
Monday, August 29, 2005
GRAND ISLE, LA - 7:16am on what should have been a quiet beginning to another work week ... But today is not any quiet ordinary Monday morning on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Hu...
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