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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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Ruling scapegoats corps for flooding: A guest column by Rob Young and Andrew Coburn
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Wed Nov 25, 6:57 am ET
Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was found guilty of gross negligence in its failure to protect Chalmette and the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans from floodwaters during Hurricane Katrina.
N.O. Man Pleads Guilty In Katrina Fraud Case
ABC 26 New Orleans - Wed Nov 25, 7:15 am ET
A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to a charge he fraudulently received more than $87,000 in federal grant money after Hurricane Katrina.
Court: Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina flooding
CNN - Thu Nov 19, 5:39 pm ET
The Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a shipping channel linking New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal court ruled Wednesday.
US Army Corps Found Negligent in Katrina Floods
Environmental News Network - Mon Nov 23, 7:16 am ET
A US judge has ruled that negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers led to massive floods in parts of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. It was the first time a US court has found the federal government directly responsible for some of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding
USA Today - Wed Nov 18, 9:46 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.
Lawsuits put global warming on more dockets
USA Today - Mon Nov 23, 3:26 am ET
A group of 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast homeowners is using a novel legal strategy to try to recoup losses suffered during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Lawsuits place global warming on more dockets
USA Today - Sun Nov 22, 11:09 pm ET
A group of 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast homeowners is using a novel legal strategy to try to recoup losses after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Judge: Hurricane Katrina Flooding Was Caused By Army Corps Of Engineers' Negligence
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 18, 11:27 pm ET
What's Your Reaction? NEW ORLEANS — 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, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.
Utilities sued for Katrina damage
The Clarion-Ledger - Sat Nov 21, 3:55 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.
Judge: Negligence Caused Katrina Flooding
CBS 13 Sacramento - 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 ...
POLL: Americans say hurricanes more dangerous than ever
ABC Action News Tampa Bay - Mon Nov 23, 3:22 pm ET
More than four years after Hurricane Katrina , most Americans remain convinced that hurricanes pose a greater threat to human life than in the past.
In landmark ruling, judge says Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans - Wed Nov 18, 8:59 pm ET
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal court judge has ruled in favor of several plaintiffs in a case deciding whether the Mississippi River Gulf Coast Outlet is in part to blame for the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr awarded over $719,000 to four different sets of plaintiffs who alleged that the MRGO, a 76-mile manmade waterway that allowed vessels to quickly get from ...
Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits
AP via Yahoo! News - 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.
Prepare your vehicle for a hurricane evacuation
Today's News-Herald - Tue Nov 24, 12:28 pm ET
(ARA) - Ana, Bill, Claudette - the first three Atlantic Ocean hurricanes of the season made headlines, but not to the extent of Katrina or Ike of recent years. And while these three hurricanes have come and gone, who knows if - or when - Grace or Henry might pay a visit to your town?
Hurricane Katrina victims win case against US government
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 19, 2:29 am ET
Washington - A federal judge has awarded 720,000 dollars in damages to several victims of Hurricane Katrina, in an apparent precedent-setting ruling against the US Army Corps of Engineers. US District Judge Stanwood R Duval Jrfound in favour of four ...