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We like Gambit Weekly’s 40 Under 40, too, but it ignores another important group in New Orleans. Therefore, we present to you: The Levee's 40 Overpaid.
The governor insists she has not decided whether to commit the troops past the New Year despite pleas from the city and residents.
Are we ready for a New Modular Orleans? All you need is a lot, a bunch of pilings driven into the ground, and a concrete foundation.
In this week’s New Orleans Levee survey residents were asked to give their assessment of the mayor’s job performance.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' current slogan, “You can’t sue us,” seems to have worn a bit thin throughout the country, the Corps said in a statement.
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco last week declared her widely criticized Road Home Program a resounding success.
New families are gobbling up properties many thought would just be left abandoned in the hurricane- and flood-devastated neighborhood of Lakeview.
The NAACP – in this case the National Association for the Advancement of Caucasian People – has named New Orleans Mayor Nagin its Man of the Year.
Much has been said about Congressman William Jefferson of New Orleans, who is the subject of a lengthy, ongoing federal bribery investigation.
"I and the Danish population have watched the disaster in New Orleans with horror – not Katrina, mind you, but the disgraceful, non-existing response from your elected officials."
After receiving complaints from local homeowners, Jesus Christ has been arrested and charged with contractor fraud.
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Three days after New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s long-awaited choice to run the mayor’s new recovery office refused to discuss his plans during his introduction to reporters, he was fired by Nagin for saying too much.
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New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley last week commented on the excessive-force killing of a black man by police in New York City. The unarmed man, who was set to be married 23 hours later, was shot 50 times by police. "Fifty shots, huh?" Riley said. "I think we could have done it in 40 - and with fewer officers. It's called experience.
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