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Ex-Cops Sentenced for Killing Man After Katrina

NEW ORLEANS -- Calling the crimes inexcusable and barbaric, a judge sentenced two former New Orleans police officers to prison Thursday for their roles in the shooting death of an unarmed man whose body was later set on fire in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The 25-plus years David Warren received for...

Will Mardi Gras Revelers Feast on Gulf Seafood?

NEW ORLEANS -- As the Mardi Gras season descends over the city, the folks in the seafood business are holding their breath to see whether the tourists will, once again, dig fervently into the city's spread of fish, oysters, shrimp and crabs. "We don't know yet. ... We'll have to see what happens," said Mickey Harrison,...

Hard Census Count Helps New Orleans Move Forward

The changes to New Orleans became visible almost as soon as the floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina receded in 2005, but having a real count today from the release of 2010 census data will enable the city's leaders to know what's actually going on in the post-Katrina world for the first time. New Orleans lost 140,845...

Census: Don't Blame Katrina for Louisiana's Loss of Clout

WASHINGTON -- Conventional wisdom holds that Hurricane Katrina's destructive powers have cost Louisiana one of its seven seats in Congress in the new census because thousands of people were forced to relocate. But it turns out that Katrina may not be to blame after all. Greg Rigamer, a demographer and president of GCR &...

Ex-New Orleans Cop Gets Max for Katrina Bridge Shooting

(Dec. 2) -- The sister of an unarmed man killed by New Orleans police officers in the notorious post-Katrina Danziger Bridge shootings praised the tough sentence given to one of the officers. Justice, she said, was the only way she and her family could move on with their lives. Former New Orleans police officer Michael...

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06/02/12 Leaders: City can weather storms Â» Source: Louisiana News-Star - Monroe LA NEW ORLEANS The Army Corps of Engineers responsible for the massive rebuilding of hurricane protection after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and leaders from around the metropolitan area say they're working closely on emergency planning as the new hurricane season officially gets under way Friday.
06/01/12 Our Lady of Lourdes school makeover gets boost from... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA The extreme makeover of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School got a boost this week as the Federal Emergency Management Agency kicked in almost $1 million more than previously committed for the construction of a new cafeteria.
06/01/12 Likely casualty of any Andrew-like hurricane:... Source: Los Banos Enterprise - Los Banos CA Famed weatherman Bryan Norcross made his broadcasting bones when Hurricane Andrew was at its worst, remaining on the air for 23 hellish hours to provide storm updates and to counsel scared and stranded South Floridians whose only contact with the outside world was the sound of his steadying voice.
06/01/12 Where are the hurricanes that warming is supposed to... Source: Fredericksburg.com - Fredericksburg VA OK, officially the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season doesn't start until June 1. but weather seldom follows the human calendar, and we had our first tropical storm last week.
06/01/12 Hurricane season's arrival brings reminders for... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Though forecasters this year have predicted fewer hurricanes than normal and experts say the region's flood-protection infrastructure has never been more robust, residents across the New Orleans area are being encouraged to take stock of their provisions and review their evacuation plans in preparation for the six-month hurricane season that begins Friday.