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News Hour: Coming Home to New Orleans

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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was criticized by many federal officials for what seemed to be an early reopening of New Orleans in September, 2005. However, as Tropical Storm Rita approached the Gulf Coast, Mayor Nagin reverses his decision and orders another evacuation of New Orleans. Audio, video, and transcript of the report is available.

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hurricane katrina, new orleans, george w. bush
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displaced population, gulf coast, hurricane relief efforts, katrina, pbs, hurricane katrina evacuation, hurricane katrina flood, hurricane katrina rebuilding, ray nagin, response to hurricane katrina
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)