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New Orleans Recovery

New Orleans: What's Been Done, What's on the To-Do List

Harry Shearer | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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Harry Shearer

In New Orleans, there have been notable steps forward in arts, education and entrepreneurship since Katrina. The bad news is that the "temporary" pumps installed for future floods do not, and cannot work.

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Obama New Orleans Visit: Post-Katrina Survey

McClatchy | Margaret Talev | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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When President Barack Obama visits New Orleans next week to survey how its recovery is going four years after Hurricane Katrina, he'll have a lot to t...

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Four Years Later, Let's End the Human Rights Crisis in KatrinaRitaVille

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

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Jeffrey Buchanan

The federal government still has a long fight ahead to make good on promises to rebuild a stronger, safer and more equitable Gulf Coast.

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The Radical Choice this Katrina Anniversary: Celebrate

Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

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Stacy Parker Aab

I've learned that while no one in New Orleans or the diaspora wants to be forgotten, no one wants their lives reduced to mere victimhood either.

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Obama to New Orleans: Drop Dead?

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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Harry Shearer

The farther we get into this administration, the clearer it becomes that New Orleans is now enjoying its second consecutive federal administration with a do-nothing approach to helping the city.

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New Orleans: Where Did the Money Go?

Harry Shearer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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Harry Shearer

The State of Louisiana has just replaced the previous private contractor, ICF, in charge of the program to renovate or rebuild affordable rental housing in New Orleans.

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Winds of Change: The Rebirth of New Orleans

Mark Newberg | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

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Mark Newberg

While we haven't been watching, New Orleans has been working. And now, just as the first signs of spring have arrived, the signs of New Orleans' rebirth are there, if only we care to look.

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Navigating the Cone of Uncertainty

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 10.26.2008 | Living

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Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

Riding out the storm is one thing. Picking up the aftermath of the storm is quite another.

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Katrina's "Nigga," Three Years Later

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home

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Leonce Gaiter

It's more than obvious: large portions of New Orleans will never be rebuilt. As my mom put it, "You're nothing if you're poor and black. You're on your own." Three years after Katrina, that reality hasn't changed.

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