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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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DMR sinks ship to create artificial reef habitat
The Biloxi Sun Herald - Thu Nov 26, 11:10 pm ET
BILOXI — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, in partnership with Mississippi Gulf Fishing Banks, this week sunk a retired fishing vessel donated by Omega Protein Inc. to be used as an artificial reef habitat.
Katrina Ruling Could Lead To Class-Action Lawsuit
NPR - Thu Nov 19, 4:24 pm ET
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for some of the flooding during Hurricane Katrina, and ordered the government to pay more than $700,000 to five plaintiffs. Mark Schleifstein, a reporter at the New Orleans Times-Picayune , says of the 470,000 people who filed claims, about 100,000 are in the two areas where this lawsuit appears to have set a precedent ...
Hurricane Katrina Victims Compensated, Court Indicts US Army
INO News - Thu Nov 19, 5:10 am ET
(RTTNews) - A US federal court has held the US Army Corps of Engineers responsible for massive flooding in an area of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
Court blames Army Corps for Katrina floods
The Washington Times - Fri Nov 20, 6:08 am ET
NEW ORLEANS (AP) | 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. The federal judge's harshly worded decision also served as vindication for residents of St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward in New ...
Attorney Joe Bruno can practice in state court again
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Sat Nov 21, 5:12 pm ET
High-profile attorney Joe Bruno made headlines as far away as Italy and Germany on Wednesday when a federal judge ruled in favor of a claim he filed on behalf of three New Orleans-area plaintiffs blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement of maintenance at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet for directly causing flood damage after Hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th ...
Pascagoula man sentenced for Katrina fraud
The Picayune Item - Tue Nov 24, 9:22 am ET
A Pascagoula man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for claiming Hurricane Katrina assistance on a house he owned, but did not live in.
Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits
KTUU Anchorage - Fri Nov 20, 6:40 am 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...
Katrina ruling could spur deluge of new lawsuits
The Shreveport Times - Fri Nov 20, 3:11 am ET
NEW ORLEANS — A landmark court ruling blaming the U.S. 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.
WEEK AHEAD. . . Nov.27-Dec.3
Playbill - Thu Nov 26, 10:50 pm ET
This Black Friday edition of The WEEK AHEAD is all about spreading the holiday cheer (and good will). Start off with the seminal holiday classic The Nutcracker…join Liza and the Lion King in Vegas…and get entertained and give back at the same time.
At a park in Cocoa, hope's on the menu
Florida Today - Thu Nov 26, 1:35 am ET
The man who fled Hurricane Katrina. The veteran who lost his job at the tire shop. The woman who volunteers her time, despite having been laid off earlier this year.
New Orleans better protected today, but enormous flood protection needs remain
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Mon Nov 23, 4:57 pm ET
The record level of money spent since Hurricane Katrina means that more than 1 million residents are better protected from hurricane-driven flooding today than ever before.
Far more than 10 blessings: An editorial
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Thu Nov 26, 7:12 am ET
South Louisiana folks don't need to be convinced to eat and celebrate heartily -- it's one of the things we do best, and that makes Thanksgiving a perfect holiday.
Katrina Damage Due to "Monumental" Neglect, Judge Rules
National Geographic - Thu Nov 19, 12:37 pm ET
Shoddy oversight by the Army Corps of Engineers led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a judge ruled Wednesday. The decision could cost the federal government up to two trillion dollars, one expert predicted before the ruling.
Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits from victims
The Daily Reveille - Fri Nov 20, 12:04 am ET
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 thou...
No-nonsense general eyes warmer Cuba ties
The Shreveport Times - Mon Nov 23, 3:11 am ET
Retired Army general Russel Honoré, hero of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath in New Orleans, thinks this nation could learn a lot about handling hurricanes from Cuba. He's part of a conference in the Big Easy today seeking answers to stormy questions.