A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
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Duval awarded the plaintiffs $720,000, or about $170,000 each, but the decision could eventually make the government vulnerable to a much larger payout. The ruling should' [...]
Government aid was denied for arsenic cleanup after the levees broke because the arsenic levels were deemed a pre-existing condition, to borrow a phrase in vogue today. But a scientist's diligent research shows that the high rates of arsenic in New Orleanian soil were indeed brought about by Katrina. Now [...]
And it’s likely to be as well managed as, say… Wait! Let’s put this together, okay?
Remember that Federal government that the Left says couldn’t get their stuff together to take care of those poor Katrina victims in four years?
The same Federal government that the Left says is so [...]
I'm sure you remember Charles Evans from an famous piece of post-Katrina/flood footage:
Charles was taking care of his whole family...searching for water and food. He knew he needed help, so he approached an NBC cameraman and said he had a story to tell. He took me by the hand' [...]
Help get the New Orleans Veteran’s Day Parade back up to pre-Katrina attendance!
When: Friday November 13th
Where: Superdome Plaza Level by Vietnam Memorial Statue
Time: 9:30 ceremony followed by a street parade
Route: Veterans_Day_Parade_2009
The Veteran’s Day National Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs selected New Orleans as a Regional [...]
Help get the New Orleans Veteran’s Day Parade back up to pre-Katrina attendance!
When: Friday November 13th
Where: Superdome Plaza Level by Vietnam Memorial Statue
Time: 9:30 ceremony followed by a street parade
Route: Veterans_Day_Parade_2009
The Veteran’s Day National Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs selected New Orleans as a Regional [...]
US News has a profile of their choice of a couple of dozen of "America's Best Leaders" which is an eclectic group including everyone from Senator Orrin Hatch to choreographer Twyla Tharp. Xavier President Norman Francis also made the cut:
As New Orleans's governmental services collapsed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, [...]
Stop Katrina Shorthand MediaRay Nagin and a host of New Orleans area officials have been on a fact finding mission in Cuba since Friday. After getting a closer look at Cuba's disaster-response system, Nagin liked what he saw:
"...one of the biggest weaknesses we had during Hurricane Katrina is it wasn't clear" [...]Rethink 1: Obama Doesn’t Get Katrina? – The Atlantic Politics Channel: Enjoy the comments!
I understand they also have a clown, plus the waiters will do that CLAP CLAP HAPPY ANNIVERSARY thing on request. ANd there’s a soft-serve bar for desert! David Vitter runs away. Bullies, cowards: all share [...]
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is on a field trip to Cuba, on a State Department sanctioned expedition, in order to learn about disaster preparedness.
The Yes Men have been very busy of late. (Mike Bonnano was just in town for the New Orleans Film Fest screening of their latest film, The Yes Men Fix the World, which includes footage of their post-Katrina prank, in which they posed as HUD [...]
