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Thomas: Public housing for those willing to work
In surprisingly blunt language, three New Orleans city council members said Monday that displaced public housing residents who are not willing to work are not welcome to return.
Mortgage extensions drive foreclosure rate down
Linita McDonald hasn’t made a payment on her mortgage since Hurricane Katrina hit.
New Orleans Justice System Scrutinized
Two criminal court judges have opened investigations into whether indigent suspects are adequately represented.
Only one-third of N.O. customers receiving electricty says Entergy
About 95 percent of Entergy New Orleans' pre-Hurricane Katrina customers are able to receive electricity, but just over a third of that number is now hooked up, the company said Friday.
Katrina can't dampen Mardi Gras tradition
In a city still dealing with the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, the Mardi Gras show will go on -- with extra care.
New Orleans mayoral election won't be postponed
A federal judge Friday refused to postpone the April 22 mayoral election in New Orleans, turning back arguments that too many black residents scattered by Hurricane Katrina will be unable to take part.
Storm victims say it's time for less talk and more action
After seeing some of the devastation firsthand Friday, some powerful members of congress promised more help for southeast Louisiana, but six months after Hurricane Katrina slammed through New Orleans, a lot of storm victims have said it’s time for less talk and more action.
Grass-roots push for uprooted
It's a drive to register voters in Houston, but the targets are those who fled Katrina
City to begin demolishing homes
The city will start demolition and removal of flood-ravaged properties strewn about the Lower 9th Ward and other hard-hit neighborhoods next week, the mayor’s office said.
Students toil on Katrina relief for spring break
It isn't the spring-break beach holiday most U.S. college students dream of, but with the shore still strewn with wreckage and homes in shambles from Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast is the destination of choice for thousands like Greg Hall.
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