New Orleans Finds Its Civic Pride
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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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New Orleans -- Only one coach could praise his team&#39;s effort following the Warriors- Hornets game on Wednesday night. New Orleans coach Byron Scott sat at the podium, looking weary but proud, and spoke freely about his team&#39;s intensity.
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Signs of Hurricane Katrina's   devastation remain visible throughout this once-dynamic port   city, yet the resurrection of the iconic Superdome is symbolic   of its will to rebuild.
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Two recently announced projects for downtown New Orleans stand out as the first truly creative attempts to foster the cityâs resurrection.
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Death rates in New Orleans rose nearly  50 percent as the city began its recovery from Hurricane  Katrina, in part because of storm-related damage to its public  health facilities, researchers said on Thursday.
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In a city chockfull of 150-year-old houses with wooden porches and scrolling wrought iron, New Orleans would seem perfect fodder for "This Old House."
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President Bush is marking Hurricane Katrina's devastating blow two years ago by celebrating those he says have "dedicated their lives to the renewal of New Orleans" even as he and others are criticized for not doing more to get the city and Gulf Coast back to their former selves.
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New Orleans hardly needs an anniversary to help it recall a disaster that upended the life of virtually every resident.
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At this yearâs Mardi Gras in New Orleans, some of the proud high school bands are back: a rare, heartening sign for the long-term vitality of the cityâs culture.
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Armed with college degrees and buoyed with seemingly boundless energy, many young professionals have arrived in New Orleans and taken up work two years after Hurrican Katrina. Hanging over these young people, however, is a persistent question. Will they stay?
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New Orleans is my hometown. And it's dying. Despite billions of dollars in aid, recovery programs with catchy names and an outpouring of volunteer effort, New Orleans is not recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
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Residents of the southeastern US city of New Orleans, Louisiana, are fleeing their historic hometown in anticipation of Hurricane Ivan&#39;s approach, knowing the city has been vulnerable over the years to the destructive power of the storms.
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Quirky characters, raucous music, jazz funerals, a warm climate and plenty of service-industry jobs made New Orleans an ideal base for writers and a rich backdrop for their work.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Despite slow progress in rebuilding some neighborhoods, New Orleans's population is nearing 300,000, or about 65 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina size, a new report says.
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As the incoming governor prayed for strength to lead Louisiana through its recovery from Hurricane Katrina, the city's infirm gathered at a Mass to pray for their own healing and honor the 19th century priest many call the saint of New Orleans.
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On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, anger over the stalled rebuilding was palpable throughout a city where the mourning for the dead and feeling of loss for flooded homes, schools, snowball stands, old-time hairstylists and hardware stores doesn't seem to subside.
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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.