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A&M’s Smith finds new home after Hurricane Katrina

Houston Chronicle - Wed Nov 25, 2:08 am ET

The more Hurricane Katrina zeroed in on his hometown in late August four years ago, the wider Lionel Smith’s eyes grew in a Houston hotel room.

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Poll: Hurricanes pose a greater threat now
WPTV West Palm Beach - Mon Nov 23, 2:49 pm ET
Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University polled 1,001 adults and found that 56 percent believe that "hurricanes are becoming more dangerous to human life than they used to be."
U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 7:54 am ET
A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
In New Orleans, Elation Over Katrina Liability Ruling
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Fri Nov 20, 2:27 am ET
NEW ORLEANS -- Since the first days after Hurricane Katrina, when the streets were still under water, many residents of New Orleans and its surroundings have maintained that the flood that wrecked their lives was the government's fault, and that the government should pay for it.
Corps Responsible for Katrina Flooding, Court Rules
Jackson Free Press - Thu Nov 19, 10:57 am ET
The Corps failure to maintain the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet canal, "was not policy, but insouciance, myopia and short-sightedness," U.S. District Court Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. wrote in the ruling.
Close to home
Berkshire Eagle - 1 hour 29 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD -- Eric Reddy hasn't worked this close to home, ever. As the cliché goes, "When one door closes, another opens." And that's how the Hoosac Valley High School graduate became the Director of Sales for the Springfield Armor of the National Basketball Association Development League.
Chinese drywall linked to irritation
Washington Post - Tue Nov 24, 12:00 am ET
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has some unsettling advice for people who live in homes built with Chinese-made drywall: "Spend as much time outdoors in fresh air as possible."
Ruling on Katrina flooding could leave federal government vulnerable to billions in claims
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Nov 18, 9:07 pm ET
Finally, we've discovered who caused all the wetlands that used to surround and protect New Orleans and the Gulf for eons to disappear! … read more Naughty engineers!
Judge: Army Corps 'Monumental Negligence' to Blame for Katrina Flooding
Black Voices - Fri Nov 20, 7:30 am ET
Filed under: News In a ruling that vindicates New Orleans residents long-ignored complaints, and opens the door to lawsuits and settlements that could amount to billions of dollars, a federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to maintain the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), a navigation channel, makes it liable for the worst flooding of Katrina. Flooding caused by ...
Casinos, golf, beaches and low prices
USA Today - Thu Nov 19, 8:48 pm ET
As a vacation destination, coastal Mississippi has had its share of ups and down. The low point came in 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit.
Hurricane Katrina Victims Win $719,698 From U.S. in First Trial
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 6:25 am ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Katrina victims were awarded $719,698 in damages by a judge in a lawsuit claiming a canal dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico destroyed a natural barrier to a storm surge.
Utilities sued for Katrina damage
The Clarion-Ledger - Sat Nov 21, 3:40 am ET
A group of 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast homeowners is using an unusual legal strategy to try to recoup losses suffered during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Katrina Victims Win $719,698 From U.S. in First Trial (Update3)
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 10:56 pm ET
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Katrina victims were awarded $719,698 in damages by a judge in a lawsuit claiming a canal dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico destroyed a natural barrier to a storm surge.
Judge: Negligence Caused Katrina Flooding
CBS4 Miami - Wed Nov 18, 11:04 pm ET
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to Hurricane Katrina's massive flooding of the Gulf Coast in 2005. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval sided with five residents and one business who argued the Army Corps' shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward ...
Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 1:28 pm ET
The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 6:06 pm ET
A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.