Hurricane Katrina

FILE - In this June 21, 2009, file photo, temporary housing trailers are seen at the FEMA storage facility in Hope, Ark. Richard Skinner, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's inspector general, said at a House Homeland Security hearing Wednesday, July 8, 2009, that the agency still relies far too heavily on temporary mobile homes and it doesn't have a coordinated plan for more quickly getting people into permanent housing. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Watchdog: FEMA still lacks housing plan

AP - Wed Jul 8, 7:49 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The government could end up repeating mistakes seen after Hurricane Katrina without a better plan for housing people after a catastrophe, the Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog told lawmakers Wednesday.

  • Report: FEMA misspent $7 million on warehouses AP - Wed Jun 24, 7:24 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency ignored the law and misused millions of dollars to build two warehouses after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to government investigators.

  • Allen Toussaint rediscovers New Orleans on new album Reuters - Fri Jun 19, 3:33 PM ET

    CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - R&B legend Allen Toussaint has done with his music what America has been forced to do since Hurricane Katrina laid waste to his hometown -- take a new look at what is in danger of fading away.

  • New Orleans mayor out of quarantine in China AP - Wed Jun 10, 11:55 PM ET

    NEW ORLEANS - After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin figured he could get through just about anything. But being held in quarantine in China amid swine flu concerns on what was supposed to be a simple economic development trip?