At least 10,000 families ordered to evacuate

At least 10,000 families evacuating

Democratic strategist James Carville Democratic strategist and Tulane University professor James Carville said Sunday on CNNs State of the Union program that hes slightly miffed that President Barack Obama has not visited New Orleans....

The billions in federal taxpayer dollars that have flowed to New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina could best be used not to return New Orleans back to its old normal, but to overhaul policies and systems that could achieve better outcomes...

AP Photo/NOAAIn this satellite image released by NOAA today, Hurricane Jimena is seen off the coast of Mexico. Jimena, a dangerous Category 4 storm, could rake southern Baja California by Tuesday evening, forecasters said. The U.S. hurricane center issued a...

Corps of Engineers says it will be respectful

The historic Roosevelt Hotel reopened in New Orleans last month nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina left 10 feet of water in its basement. The $145 million renovation is seen as a bright spot in the city's efforts at revitalization.

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Cloudiness and showers associated with a broad area of low pressure located about 950 miles east of the Windward islands continue to become better organized....

Jewish congregations share struggle, space

When Hurricane Katrina hit four years ago, the devastation was unlike anything most Slidell residents had ever seen. But Slidell Councilwoman Kim Harbison had been there before.Ellis Lucia / The Times-PicayuneSlidell City Councilwoman Kim Harbison considers herself lucky to have...