Nagin: New Orleans aggressive in claims
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Only $1 billion of the $77 billion the city is seeking from the Army Corps of Engineers is for infrastructure damages it says it suffered because of levee breaches during Hurricane Katrina. The rest is for such things as the city's tarnished image and tourist industry losses.
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The owners of a New  Orleans-area nursing home where 35 people drowned in one of the  worst tragedies of Hurricane Katrina pleaded not guilty on  Wednesday to multiple charges of negligent homicide and cruelty  to the infirm.
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The ravages of Katrina are still evident everywhere you turn. But there is reason for optimism in New Orleans. A city that once laughed at its colorful and inept political culture has found its civic pride.
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Newly re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin expressed confidence that political opponents and business leaders would unite to rebuild this hurricane-stricken city.
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New Orleans, the "Big Easy" city famous for its good times and relaxed attitude, has become the Big Uneasy in recent weeks as its murder count has soared and anger grown at local leaders unable to stop the violence.
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Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco went to New Orleans last August to oversee the opening of the city's first housing-assistance center aimed at people whose homes were destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Katrina. "This is not just a real estate transaction, but an emotional transaction as...
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NEW ORLEANS, June 20 -- In this city still half-emptied from one of the worst floods in American history, one question provokes the ever present doubt.
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The theme of championship week has been curiosity; concern over the healing process of New Orleans, a great city that was turned inside out by Hurricane Katrina.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana storm damage experts say a direct hit by Hurricane Ivan could be very bad for New Orleans. With the city&#39;s saucer-shaped topography that dips as much as 9 feet below sea level, there
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NEW ORLEANS -- Another blowout loss left New Orleans owner Tom Benson furious and wondering whether his team belonged in the NFL. Reuben Droughns rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown, Jake Plummer threw for
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After Hurricane Katrina inundated his city, as Mayor Ray Nagin surveyed what was already being called the nation's worst natural disaster, press secretary Sally Forman asked if he was OK, she writes in a new book on the man and the post-storm chaos.
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CHALMETTE, Louisiana  - The owners of a New Orleans-area nursing home where 35 people drowned in one of the worst tragedies of Hurricane Katrina pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to multiple charges of negligent homicide and cruelty to the infirm.
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A New Orleans doctor who rode out Katrina and is working to rebuild the cityâs health care system talks about the challenges and rewards of practicing medicine in the devastated city.
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Saints defensive end Charles Grant was franchised last week and did not react well to it. Grant said the Saints were "treating me like I'm a scrub" and "trying to spit in our face." Grant, a first-round pick in 2002, said, "It's not so much being disappointed [about staying in New Orleans]. I've been here five years. I love Louisiana. ...
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Ray Nagin narrowly won a second   term as mayor of New Orleans on Saturday with support from both   black and white voters and immediately began mending fences   with the federal and state governments to hasten the devastated   city's recovery.
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Federal emergency officials claim the New Orleans levee system is ready for another major hurricane, despite the less-optimistic views of other political leaders and engineers.
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Louisiana's governor on Saturday   said the state could not rest easy as Tropical Storm Ernesto   churned through the Caribbean with the potential to strengthen   and land in New Orleans around the one-year anniversary of   Hurricane Katrina.