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Cnn: Hurricane Katrina
Comprehensive look at Hurricane Katrina. Photos, interactive media, video, news stories, and a lot more can be found on this page.
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Cnn: Ninth Ward, Six Months Later
Captivating photo slideshow that shows a section of New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina. The damage in the photos is obvious.
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Cnn: Katrina Evacuees Weigh Possible Return
In-depth report examining Hurricane Katrina evacuees and discussing the issues they face as they decide to move back to New Orleans. The New Orleans levee system, living conditions, Mayor Nagin's plan to rebuild New Orleans, and other...
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Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Colleges Reopen
NewsHour documents the reopening of many of the colleges and universities of New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina and many of the obstacles that they have, and will have to, overcome. Audio, video, and a transcript of the report is from...
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Pbs Online News Hour: Investigating Broken Levees
In this October, 2005, report, NewsHour focuses on the investigation into the levees of New Orleans that failed during Hurricane Katrina. Possible causes of failure are discussed. Audio, video, and a transcript of this report are available.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Long Term Environmental Impacts of Katrina
NewsHour probes into the possible long-term environmental effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast region in this October, 2005, report.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Domino Sugar Plant Reopens
Interesting look into the Domino Sugar plant and what they have done to help their employees recover from Hurricane Katrina. In particular, the depiction of the trailer park they constructing was very enlightening. Audio, video, and a...
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Cnn: Life Inside a Fema Trailer
Captivating audio slide show that details a family's experience in a FEMA trailer after they were displaced from their home by Hurricane Katrina.
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Cnn: Homeland Security Chief Defends Katrina Response
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, defended the department's response to Hurricane Katrina as he testified in the Senate. Article is from February, 2006.
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Cnn: Protesters, Workers Clash in 9th Ward
January, 2006, article that recounts a clash between residents of New Orleans' Ninth Ward and workers who were using bulldozers to clear debris in that ward. There was a class-action lawsuit against the city because houses were being...
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Cnn: Rebuilding Homes, Rebuilding Lives
September, 2005, report covering the return home of a number of Louisiana residents to their homes a week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
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Bbc: Home a Relative Term in New Orleans
February, 2006, report that delves into the housing market of post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans and its impact on those moving back, housing prices, life for those who stayed, and the impact on New Orleans' population.
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Bbc: Hard Task of Draining New Orleans
September, 2005, article tracing the draining of the flooded New Orleans and the repairing of the levee system devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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Bbc: Evacuees Return to See Damage
Brief article highlighting the return home of some evacuees and the conditions of New Orleans in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Senators React to Brown Testimony
A February, 2006 discussion of Michael Brown's testimony before the Senate committee investigating the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Video, audio, and a transcript are available.
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Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Levee Repairs May Be Inadequate
During Hurricane Katrina, the levees that protected New Orleans failed to prevent flooding. In this June, 2006, report, NewsHour reports that the repairs to the levees still may be inadequate to protect the city. Audio, video, and a...
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Pbs Online News Hour: Rebuilding Levees
Controversy surrounds the rebuilding of the New Orleans levees destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Audio, video, and a transcript of this report are available. Report is from February, 2006.
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Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Schools Before and After Katrina
NewsHour explores the conditions of the public school system of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina and what is happening to rebuild from the damage after Katrina. Video, audio, and a transcript of this report from November, 2005, is...
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Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Churches
This April, 2006, report explores the plight of many churches that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and their importance to the communities of New Orleans. Audio, video, and a transcript are available.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Fixing New Orleans' Levees
Report on the problem of increasing costs of rebuilding the levees that protect New Orleans from flooding that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Audio, video, and a transcript are available for this April, 2006, report.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Mississippi Approves Onshore Gambling
Biloxi, Mississippi, one of the country's largest casino markets, was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This report discusses the change in Mississippi gambling laws and how it will help Biloxi post-Hurricane Katrina. Report is from...
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Pbs Online News Hour: Planners Consider Future of New Orleans
Government officials discuss possible plans for the rebuilding of New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina. Article is from October, 2005.
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Pbs Online News Hour: President Returns to Louisiana
President George W. Bush arrived in Louisiana to tour the area after Hurricane Katrina. As President Bush was in the area, many began to criticize the federal government's response to the disaster, some alleging possible racism in the...
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Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Mayor Lays Out Repopulation Plan
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin lays out his plan to bring people displaced by Hurricane Katrina back to New Orleans. The governments at all levels also are looking at plans for for future evacuations and recovery. Article is from September,...