New Orleans board backs millage hike ahead of $40 million bond sale sought for street projects The city plans to hold its first ...
Landmark court ruling on Katrina could bring new deluge: billions in legal action A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' ...
$5M plan to help homeowners fix Chinese drywall problems approved by LRA; needs legislative OK Some homeowners would get help fixing problems caused by trouble-plagued Chinese drywall under a $5 million plan that is being sent to state lawmakers after winning the ...
New Orleans amusement park revival plans hit new stumbling block The revival of an amusement park flooded by Hurricane Katrina has suffered a setback after the cable television network Nickelodeon said it has ended its relationship with a Louisiana company trying to ...
Corps starts $1B barrier for New Orleans' West Bank, another vulnerable, bowl-shaped area Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 ...
The appreciation of wine is a fast growing hobby in the United States. It is common knowledge in the wine world that older, mature wines, have a more complex flavor and disposition than newer wines that have not had time to settle. ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Chef John Besh speaks with unbridled enthusiasm about New Orleans cuisine, whose uniqueness he says stems from the blending of local ingredients and various traditions in the region. Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, led ...
'Coloring book' satire skewers controversial comments from New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin New Orleans' controversial mayor is now officially a character. The scathingly satirical "Ray Nagin Coloring Book" pairs the mayor's at-times baffling comments with illustrations. Creator Karen Ocker says she hopes ...
Mississippi coastal town hopes post-Katrina tax base will recover as an unlikely hero emerges On the morning the Walmart reopened this week in Pass Christian, rain canceled a small parade Mayor Chipper McDermott had planned, so folks stood inside the store and ...
A day after an enthusiastic, almost-gushing crowd met President Barack Obama on his first visit to New Orleans since taking office, some in this still-suffering, hurricane-struck city wondered when platitudes and political speech would give way to greater progress. Among them was ...
An empty slab from a home destroyed by Hurricane Katrina is seen across the street from a new Walmart store in Pass Christian, Miss. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. Recovery from Hurricane Katrina has been slow in Pass Christian, a picturesque coastal town ...
Barack Obama, in hurricane-torn New Orleans for the first time as president, vowed not to forget the wounded jazz city, but faced some skeptics wearied by broken government promises. Obama on Thursday toured a rebuilt school in the impoverished ninth ward, which ...
