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New Orleans eyes December sale for $40M bond sale

AP News 6 days ago

New Orleans board backs millage hike ahead of $40 million bond sale sought for street projects The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push ...

Free clinics tied to health care debate

AP News 6 days ago

Free clinics staged in states where senators are targeted on health care votes A nonprofit group's campaign to hold free medical clinics for the uninsured in three states is turning into a not-so-subtle jab at moderate Democrats to support their party's efforts ...

New Orleans beats Southern-New Orleans 74-65

AP News 6 days ago

Humphrey scores 26 to lead New Orleans to 74-65 win over Southern-New Orleans Billy Humphrey, a transfer from Georgia, scored 26 points to lead New Orleans to a 74-65 win over Southern-New Orleans on Thursday night. The Privateers (1-1) led 44-30 at ...

People Sandra Bullock

AP News 6 days ago

Sandra Bullock walks the red carpet at the premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side," New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber) Copyright 2009 AP News

KATRINA LAWSUIT

AP News 7 days ago

Map compares the current state of New Orleans to before Hurricane Katrina struck in August Copyright 2009 AP News

Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits

AP News 7 days ago

Landmark court ruling on Katrina could bring new deluge: billions in legal action A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of ...

US Army Corps at fault for New Orleans levee failures: judge

AFP American Edition 7 days ago

The deadly levee failures that led to the 2005 flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina were due to negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers, a federal judge has ruled. The late Wednesday ruling could open the federal government up ...

US Army Corps at fault for hurricane levee failures: judge

AFP American Edition 7 days ago

The deadly levee failures which led to the flooding of New Orleans during 2005's Hurricane Katrina were due to negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers, a federal judge ruled. "The Corps' lassitude and failure to fulfill its duties resulted in ...

Complacency blamed for US Navy accident in Gulf: report

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

A crash between a nuclear-powered US submarine and a warship in the strategic Strait of Hormuz was an "avoidable" accident caused by complacent sailors and weak leadership, a Navy report said. The crash between the USS Hartford and USS New Orleans, an ...

US Navy blames 'complacency' for Gulf crash

AFP American Edition 7 days ago

A crash between a nuclear-powered US submarine and a warship in the strategic Strait of Hormuz was an "avoidable" accident caused by complacent sailors and weak leadership, a Navy report said. The crash between the USS Hartford and USS New Orleans, an ...

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