Football Is a Refuge Where Katrina Lingers
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A still-unsettled town chooses a defiant mascot and returns to the field in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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This Louisiana town may have dried out and cleaned up since getting flattened by Hurricane Rita, but its recovery is moving in slow motion: Nearly everyone still lives in temporary housing.
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The New Orleans Saints, a team that has never won anything, has lifted people up in the worst times of their lives and embodies the hope for a city that has almost nothing else.
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The Miami Dolphins reluctantly played their exhibition game at New Orleans on Friday, not wanting to leave their families, friends and homes as Hurricane Frances neared the eastern coast of Florida.
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NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints dodged a hurricane and the San Francisco 49ers and survived the loss of their biggest offensive weapon - Deuce McAllister.
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By Mike Keller, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 8--A year ago, Katrina wreaked havoc on many aspects of life in South Mississippi. Often concern for the environment and our natural resources took a back seat to the immediacy of rescue, relief and recovery.
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By Kat Bergeron, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 15--If you're on the front line of Hurricane Katrina recovery, you're likely exhausted and have put aside many personal necessities as you help others. You don't feel you can claim time for yourself.
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A symbolic sense of normality will   return to this hurricane-ravaged city when the New Orleans   Saints host the Atlanta Falcons at the Superdome on Monday   night.
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The New Orleans Saints survived it all: Hurricane Ivan, the loss of Deuce McAllister, and the San Francisco 49ers.
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Hundreds of people braved the dreary weather Saturday to welcome home the Krewe of Gladiators Â and mark another, modest milestone in this region's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
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The threat of Hurricane Ivan caused the postponement of Saturday&#39;s football game in New Orleans between No. 24 Louisville and Tulane.
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Poor San Antonio. While the New Orleans Saints and NFL get ready for the biggest welcome-home bash ever, San Antonio is on the sidelines again, the gawky one left behind after the cool kids pick their teams.
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Hurricane Katrina loosened the fragile social restraints in New Orleans, making the city perhaps more dangerous.
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Thousands of people in Louisiana and along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are struggling to rebuild their lives. In some areas, the population and economy are growing, but in others, serious issues remain such as battered infrastructure and violent crime.
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The city's dominance in football, baseball, and basketball has fans in a rare feel-good mood.
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PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi  - When hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans it also ravaged a series of small towns. Nearly two years later they have faded from the spotlight but are still struggling to rebuild.
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For the second time in three weeks, a tropical disturbance has forced the Miami Dolphins from participating in an NFL Sunday. With Hurricane Jeanne - a Category 2 storm - threatening the east coast of Florida