Obama New Orleans

Jindal Booed Loudly At Obama Town Hall (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


When President Obama mentioned Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal at his New Orleans town hall Thursday, the name was met with a resounding chorus of boos. ...

Obama New Orleans Trip: President's First Visit

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


NEW ORLEANS — Insisting he's "just getting started," President Barack Obama defended his administration Thursday against complaints from some re...

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

Harry Shearer | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


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.

Obama In New Orleans: Rebuilding Still In Progress

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact


President Obama visited New Orleans Thursday morning for the first time in his presidency. His appearance focuses attention on a city that's still reb...

Obama New Orleans Visit: Post-Katrina Survey

McClatchy | Margaret Talev | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


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...

Obama's Plate is Not Too Full After All

Harry Shearer | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Harry Shearer

I found Obama's Olympics lobbying to be the ultimate rebuke to the people of New Orleans regarding his torpor when it comes to remedying the aftermath of the failure of the federal levees four years ago.

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

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


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.

Playing the Inside Game -- A Cautionary Tale

Harry Shearer | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics


Harry Shearer

New Orleans is watching a second consecutive president trash his promises to "rebuild it better." Obama won't even do the obligatory photo-op in the city on Saturday's anniversary. It's more of the same.

The First 100 Days in New Orleans

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


Harry Shearer

What has Barack Obama meant to the city almost destroyed by federal malfeasance in 2005? The best, and the worst, one can say is that he's lived up to his campaign promises.

How to Come Down From Euphoria

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Harry Shearer

President-Elect Obama is clearly a very smart guy and a very good politician. Unlike the last Dem with those credentials, he's also exceedingly disciplined. Those qualities will come up against a couple of very major problems.

Sam Stein

How McCain's Katrina Record Undermines Criticism Of Obama On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign has done its best this week to get the media world to focus on the lapse in time since Sen. Barack Obama last visited Iraq. Two ye...