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During a speech yesterday, Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez seemed to compare the team's troubles with Hurricane Katrina. While speaking he addressed reports that led to an NCAA investigation of possible rule violations:
NOAA officially deactivated its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-10 today after 12 years of service. GOES-10 tracked some of the most memorable tropical cyclones in history, including Hurricane Mitch, which devastated parts of Central America in 1998; and Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005.
NEW ORLEANS -- A new project aimed at helping the homeless has some Esplanade Ridge residents up in arms, but UNITY, the collaborative building it, insists it will be an apartment complex aimed at filling a big need for permanent supportive housing in New Orleans. The Bethany Home, a large, brick building on Esplanade Avenue, housed senior citizens before Hurricane Katrina flooded the Esplanade ...
Mississippi's largest insurer is getting nearly a 20 percent wind insurance rate increase for Gulf Coast policyholders, state Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said Monday. Chaney said he had approved a 19.5 percent increase for the wind portion of State... Mississippi - Gulf Coast of the United States - Gulf Coast - United States - Insurance
They ain't the Ain'ts anymore. And ain't that grand for New Orleans.
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, on Aug. 29, 2005, leaving many residents without homes, grocery stores and hospitals. Floodwaters from the broken levees poured into New Orleans' 9th Ward, causing massive damage to the area.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers are negotiating a possible settlement of thousands of claims against a trailer manufacturer accused of supplying the federal government with shelters that exposed Gulf Coast hurricane victims to hazardous fumes.
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., began a hearing Wednesday on case management miscues after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita noting a litany of the problems experienced by the storms' victims.
Park is taking an entire year off from his day job to help others across the country. So far, Sebastian has helped repair trails in the Teton National Forest in Wyoming, put in a stone staircase in a national park in Utah, fixed a trail in Kane Gulch primitive area in Utah and, most recently, traveled to Lucedale, Miss., to repair homes damaged in Hurricane Katrina. And he's just getting started
--Two zones awarded to Stratos cover wide swath of GoM region-- BETHESDA, MD, Dec.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The Hattiesburg home of a National Guard soldier, now serving in his second tour in Iraq, has been of chosen for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
Not a single hurricane came ashore in the United States during the hurricane season that ended Monday.
Broadway shows are finally back in New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina four years ago, and at least one — "The Color Purple" — is giving something back to the recovering city. The Associated PressKenita R....
About a handful of students and staff from Job Corps' Shreveport center joined Habitat for Humanity volunteers, AmeriCorps members and students from Job Corps centers across the country to construct three homes for Hurricane Katrina survivors. A total of 19 homes will have been constructed by years end.
Houston Mayor Bill White abandoned his campaign for U.S. Senate on Friday in favor of a run for Texas governor.
By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press writer Broadway shows are finally back in New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina four years ago, and at least one - "The Color Purple" - is giving something back to the recovering city.
