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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.
The Louisiana Recovery Authority is urging homeowners who suspect they might have contaminated Chinese drywall in their homes to report the problems to the state. A federal consumer product safety ...
Antique car club recently held its first show since Katrina. Many who were there needed a break from rebuilding.
A burning candle caused a two-alarm fire that destroyed a North Side apartment building and displaced 20 residents early Wednesday morning.
Eliot Kamenitz/The Times-Picayune Researchers estimate that by next year, New Orleans will have a surplus of at least 6,582 market-rate apartments. The Cypress Manor apartment complex was photographed last month.
By: Michael Kennedy A brief look at the past decade....
A lot of news happens in a decade, and as we prepare to close this one, there will be plenty of lists about the top stories from the last 10 years. This is not one of those lists. These are the stories you told us you were interested in … by searching for them. From the gravely serious to the supremely silly, we present a decade of news you couldn't get enough of.
Associated Press - December 8, 2009 5:54 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Recovery Authority is urging homeowners who suspect they might have contaminated Chinese drywall in their...
Rusty Costanza / The Times-PicayuneIn John Scott's wooblock 'Dangerous,' the debris reaches from the street to stop sign level. It might seem like just another grim artistic stroll down Katrina memory lane. But, trust me; it’s not nearly that simple....
The New Orleans Saints rally from 10-point deficits twice to beat the Washington Redskins 33-30 in overtime.
Mayor Karl Dean is forming a nonprofit to help increase the number of charter schools in Nashville by finding and training new leaders and offering upstart schools support as they prepare for opening day.
GALVESTON An advocacy group for public housing residents says the state is not taking steps to further fair housing with federal grant funds.
For the Pinebelt and the rest of South Mississippi, the New Orleans Saints have basically been our home team since they came into existence. After all they are, by far, the closest NFL franchise just a couple of hours more or less down the road.
A steady flow of new immigrants is providing a late-decade population boost to major metropolitan areas such as Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles, whose states are seeking to stem declines before the 2010 census and the political redistricting to follow, according to a new study. Even with a recent dip in immigration, the addition of foreign migrants into those major cities has cushioned ...
Volunteers from across the country will continue to answer the call to rebuild communities in South Mississippi as more than 25 teams will travel to complete the Connor’s Garden neighborhood in Gulfport during the next year.
A renewed push is being made for abandoning the long-standing “10 codes” familiar to police scanner enthusiasts in favor of language everyone can understand. The change wouldn’t come as a surprise to Jacksonville Police captain Brian Coultas....
