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On Monday August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana and later became the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States. As the story goes, the most severe loss of life and property damage occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana.
A $10.5 million project is set to begin to rebuild a new Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum to replace the original destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
The Culture Project will present the post-Hurricane Katrina stage work Swimming Upstream as part of its 2010 season Off-Broadway.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - They ain't the Ain'ts anymore. And ain't that grand for New Orleans. Football's once-hapless New Orleans Saints are on a roll at 11-0, lifting spirits in this hurricane-battered city four miserable, down-in-the-dumps years after Katrina.
Louisiana's Democratic lieutenant governor says that he's going to take a third shot at becoming New Orleans' mayor.
A deadline is approaching in the Mississippi Development Authority's grant program to elevate coastal homes.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - They ain't the Ain'ts anymore. And ain't that grand for New Orleans. Football's once-hapless New Orleans Saints are on a roll at 11-0, lifting spirits in this hurricane-battered city four miserable, down-in-the-dumps years after Katrina.
The devastating test scores earned by Detroit Public Schools students on a nationally respected test signal a far-reaching problem stemming from a lack of value on education, educators, experts and observers said Tuesday.
Stumped for gift ideas? More and more, it seems, the idea of giving experiences instead of toasters and neckties is taking hold. And the Napa Valley Opera House is ready with a range of enticing entertainment to take the chill off winter.
Louisiana's Democratic lieutenant governor says that he's going to take a third shot at becoming New Orleans' mayor.
Louisiana's Democratic lieutenant governor says that he's going to take a third shot at becoming New Orleans' mayor.
Louisiana's Democratic lieutenant governor says that he's going to take a third shot at becoming New Orleans' mayor.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's Democratic lieutenant governor says that he's going to take a third shot at becoming New Orleans' mayor. Mitch Landrieu said Tuesday that he's entering the field for the Feb. 6 primary. The announcement comes five months after Landrieu said he had no plans to run.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's Democratic lieutenant governor says that he's going to take a third shot at becoming New Orleans' mayor. Mitch Landrieu said Tuesday that he's entering the field for the Feb. 6 primary. The announcement comes five months after Landrieu said he had no plans to run.
Will the third time be the charm for Mitch Landrieu?
Bertram Hayes-Davis says the $10.5 million project to rebuild the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum is another opportunity to show his great, great grandfather's legacy shouldn't be limited to a fight to preserve slavery.
