Judge's commute tallies $21,000 Aug 26, 2008
Hunter and his family moved to Baton Rouge about nine months after the storm because his wife could find a job there and they could afford a house there, he said. Since the election season began, Hunter said he decided to stop taking the mileage checks because he campaigns in New Orleans after his work day ends. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Bridge to cross election again Jun 14, 2008
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the pair wants to revive the issue of the Crescent City Connection shooting that happened in the days after the storm and specifically protest politicians who decried the Gretna police for the incident. Peterson spoke out against it in filmmaker Spike Lee's documentary, and Richmond filed a lawsuit in January 2006 against Gretna and its Police Department on behalf of victims. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Jazz and Razz Jun 8, 2008
He repeated the ninth grade, was expelled, evacuated after the storm and was convicted of burglary after he returned. Still, he managed to return to school and graduated from Clark High School Friday. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Disparity in Road Home distribution raises questions May 28, 2008
Bush and company did nothing for FIVE days after the storm ... Bush and company did nothing for FIVE days after the storm. (Yahoo News -- Tropical Storms and Hurricanes)
Economist: New Orleans likely to avoid worst of slowdown Apr 5, 2008
That fell to 425,800 just after the storm. Although job growth has slowed from a once-frenetic recovery pace of 5,000 per month, UNO projects an 8. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
Stricken Riverdance ferry lies stranded on Lancashire beach Feb 5, 2008
In the winter sunshine yesterday, it was the calm after the storm. Locals wandered in wonder round the ferry Riverdance, stranded on a beach in Lancashire, while others walked their dogs as usual or played football as if it didn't exist. (Daily Mail)
PREP NOTEBOOK Jan 4, 2008
"Arthur just came back into town after being in Philadelphia after the storm," Sanders said. "He has meshed well with the players and has been a godsend.". (Nola.com -- Sports)
No charges in post-Katrina blockade Nov 1, 2007
Several hundred people claimed police from suburban Gretna blocked them as they tried to flee New Orleans on Sept. 1, three days after the storm hit. Many of the evacuees, who had been stranded at the New Orleans convention center without food and water, said they were told to cross the bridge to be evacuated from the city, only to be forced to turn around upon reaching the other side. (MSNBC -- Race)
No charges in city probe of post-Katrina bridge blockade Nov 1, 2007
Several hundred people claimed police from suburban Gretna prevented them from crossing as they tried to flee New Orleans on Sept. 1, three days after the storm hit and floodwaters inundated the city. One officer, Lawrence Vaughn, allegedly fired a shot during the confrontation. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Compassion making the difference in areas hit by flooding Oct 21, 2007
Right after the storm, citizens, many who suffered losses of their own, started community cleanup. Whatever equipment was available, whatever situation needed attention, citizens worked with each other implementing rescues, opening roads, restoring power, checking on neighbors or providing food and water. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Winds of change for historic garden Oct 13, 2007
One of the big things after the storm was that all of these grass areas appeared that were not here before the storm ... "One of the big things after the storm was that all of these grass areas appeared that were not here before the storm, when there was very little light penetration. "We now spend every other week cutting long grass and the alternating week on short grass," he said. "This means we have skilled horticulturalists tied up with cutting grass ... " Although the garden looked... (BBC News -- Science)
Criminal investigation postpones Katrina bridge blockade suit Sep 27, 2007
A criminal investigation of the police blockade that kept hundreds from crossing the Mississippi River to safety after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans will delay trial in at least one civil lawsuit until January 2009 -- more than three years after the storm. District Attorney Eddie Jordan announced the criminal probe in August 2006 and there is no indication when it will end. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Valero shuts down Gulf Coast refinery in wake of hurricane Sep 14, 2007
Hurricane Humberto forced to shut down its Port Arthur refinery in Southeast Texas Thursday after the storm caused an area-wide power outage. Valero spokesman Bill Day says it is not yet clear how long this outage will last. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Bitterness lingers 2 years after Katrina Aug 31, 2007
"We ring the bells for a city that is in recovery, that is struggling, that is performing miracles on a daily basis," said Nagin, who famously cursed the federal response in a radio interview days after the storm. In Mississippi, about 100 people prayed and sang in the shadow of a Katrina monument on the neatly manicured town green of Biloxi. (Albany Times Union)
Flaherty: Two Years Post-Katrina Aug 30, 2007
After the storm, thousands of prisoners were abandoned in Orleans Parish Prison as the water was rising. In the days after Katrina, mainstream media depicted the people of New Orleans as looters and criminals, and a makeshift jail in a bus station was the first city function to re-open, just days after the storm ... "In the early days, right after the storm, Safe Streets was basically performing triage for a broken system.". (Zmag.org)
After the storm, East shines in victory Jun 25, 2007
TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE POLL. Do you think the governor and other state officials should speak at Boys State and Girls State. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Federal money arriving to help Rita victims repair, rebuild Jun 17, 2007
It was frustrating for us because we were here before the storm, during the storm and after the storm, De La Cruz said. When the hurricane recovery dollars were kind of slow to start flowing, you still had that adrenaline going. (KHOU.com, TX)
Rita, 'The forgotten disaster' May 23, 2007
Some 475,000 families sought assistance from FEMA after the storm, and thousands of cases remain open. Many in Texas are pinning their hopes to $428 million in state-controlled federal money for long-term recovery. (AlertNet)
The forgotten of the forgotten: Recovering from Hurricane Rita May 23, 2007
A group of volunteers took in cases just after the storm, filling out paperwork to document cases of need. Ever since, the PCDRT has tried to handle cases piecemeal, as resources become available. (AlertNet)
Judge suspends prosecution for unrepresented defendants May 8, 2007
Problems with the system became glaring after the storm, when thousands of jailed pretrial inmates were scattered to prisons across the state. Most waited for months for any contact with a lawyer. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Crowds return for Mardi Gras Feb 18, 2007
One resident who did return home to New Orleans soon after the storm was Stacy Brundrick, an accountant. But she moved to Birmingham after city services were slow to resume and crime spiked. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ten Questions That Keep Power Brokers Up at Night Dec 13, 2006
After the storm we had four. I was thinking about all our agents, where they were, were they alive, what about their families. (RisMedia.com)
In Depth: Sabine Pass A Year After Rita Sep 25, 2006
"If you were to have seen what this place looked like several days after the storm hit, and you have an option to leave to live north of here" Plaice said. "But to come back and say you want to live here --now that -- don't know how you can put a word to it, you know.". (K-Eye News, TX)
Falcons give 'til it hurts to Katrina victims Sep 25, 2006
She just knows she has found a place after the storm, a new place so precious she can't stand the idea of nailing holes in those fresh, white walls ... "After the storm we tried to figure out where do we go," said McLeash, who is married and has a young son. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Saints marching in to den of hype Sep 21, 2006
" Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said more than 500 credentials have been issued to media outlets from around the world - from Sky Sports to Al-Jazeera - and that ESPN is sending a crew of several hundred to build up it's coverage of the "Monday Night Football" telecast. Because the dome is sold out for the season, there's no place in the stands to set up an overflow press box as has been done in past Super Bowls, so a couple hundred media members will have to work out of the adjacent New Orleans... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Still reeling from Rita Sep 21, 2006
Even now, a year after the storm, it still resembles a war zone. In fact, throughout much of the Port Arthur area, the emotional and economic toll lingers. (KHOU.com, TX)
Kindness in Katrina Aug 31, 2006
After the storm, the local agency had to adjust its hours of operations from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week for a two-week period. During that time, workers organized a database of all documented evacuees. (New Iberia, LA)
Drug gangs taking New Orleans by storm Aug 29, 2006
In the early days after the storm, the system was in such chaos that an unknown number of accused criminals got lost in the system. Take Gregory Lewis, who was arrested for misdemeanour possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in October, an offence that carries a six-month maximum. (Globe and Mail -- International)
ABC News: State Farm Cheated Katrina Victims Aug 26, 2006
TOP BLOTTER CATEGORIES. Exclusive: Whistleblowers Say State Farm Cheated Katrina Victims. (Newsmax)
Hard Times for Small Biz in the Big Easy Aug 24, 2006
Dombourian said a few businesses along the strip closed after the storm. Some, however, were thinking of doing so even before Katrina, and their buildings are now occupied, or soon will be occupied, by other specialty shops. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Unknowns to be buried on Aug. 29 Aug 19, 2006
In the three coastal counties, a total of 18 people are still missing after the storm, including a disabled child whose parents also perished in Pass Christian. "We recovered mom and dad. We never recovered her," Hargrove said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Outside Prosecutors Brought in to Help New Orleans Clear Backlog of Cases Aug 8, 2006
Almost three-quarters of the parish's public defender program is funded by traffic fines and fees, which dropped drastically after the storm. (Story continues below). (Fox News)
New Orleans tackles caseload Aug 8, 2006
Almost three-quarters of the Orleans Parish public defender program is paid for by traffic fines and fees, which dropped drastically after the storm. So far, about 50 new lawyers have shown an interest in the work. (Washington Times)
A 6-pound police K-9 dog? Meet Midge Aug 2, 2006
The death toll from Katrina in Louisiana is 1,577, including 281 who died in other states shortly after the storm. Firefighters search homes when they get specific information from families who are still missing loved ones. (North County Times)
Judge: If no indigent defense progress, he'll release defendants Aug. 29 Jul 29, 2006
Almost three-quarters of the Orleans Parish public defender program is paid for by traffic fines and fees, which dropped drastically after the storm. Blanco persuaded the Legislature to double the money allotted to the statewide public defender program, to $20 million, but it still must be shared among 41 districts. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Ethicists: No Way to Justify Mercy Deaths Jul 19, 2006
shortly after the storm hit to work in a clinic set up in a convention center, treating patients "who literally escaped with the clothes on their backs.". He said he learned later about the unbearable hospital conditions in New Orleans. (Newsday -- Health)
Judge wants Blanco in court to discuss indigent defense Jul 1, 2006
Almost three-quarters of the Orleans Parish public defender program is paid for by traffic fines and fees, which dropped drastically after the storm. At Friday's hearing, attorney Phil Wittmann said the newly appointed Orleans Parish Indigent Defender Board, of which he is a member, is making strides to repair the public defense program in Orleans. (WWLTV.com, LA)
President Bush Celebrates Black Music Month Jun 27, 2006
After the storm, Irvin made this solemn vow: No breached levee will wash away at culture of New Orleans. There's a wonderful and unique tradition in New Orleans called the jazz funeral. (White House News Releases)
No Justice for All Jun 25, 2006
"How do you find the victims? What do you do about the cops who were fired? Do these cases wash away with them running away?" he says, referring to the testimony of police dismissed after failing to report for duty in the tumultuous days after the storm ... Prosecutor Jordan understands: He says 23 of 90 lawyers did not return after the storm, and it's hard to recruit replacements with $30,000-a-year starting salaries. (Fox News)
Judge Steps In for Poor Inmates Without Justice Since Hurricane May 23, 2006
Nine months after the storm, more than a thousand jailed defendants have had no access to lawyers, the judge says, because the public defender system is desperately short of money and staffing, without a computer system or files or even a list of clients. And so Judge Hunter, 46, a former New Orleans police officer, is moving to let some of the defendants without lawyers out of jail. (The Ledger)
U.S. Justice Dept. says a new report will be the foundation for rebuilding N.O. indigent defender office May 11, 2006
After the storm it dropped to six attorneys, one investigator, one office worker. Since then, six more lawyers have been hired. (WWLTV.com, LA)
A buyer's market in New Orleans May 9, 2006
Not a single house sold in the first three months after the storm; only one sold in the fourth month, fetching just $11,000 in an area where the average home once sold for $109,000, the New Orleans Realtors Association said. The most heavily damaged neighborhoods are still in limbo: To get insurance, some homes will have to be raised as much as 3 feet, an expensive proposition. (The Miami Herald)
Hurricane victims struggle to find a home Apr 30, 2006
First in a neighbor's shed and then in his battered, blue-and-brown 1991 Plymouth Voyager, where he still lives today, six months after the storm, a nest of his salvaged belongings arrayed in the back. He parks the van within sight of his old place, a small one-bedroom apartment in the middle of a row of similar concrete-block units, nearly all left roofless by the storm. (The Miami Herald)
Back to their roots Apr 21, 2006
M: What's it like being back in New Orleans after the storm and being on tour forever. KF: The crazy thing is that I've now been everywhere in the United States of America. (The Maroon, LA)
Much Rides on Images From This Year's Mardi Gras Feb 25, 2006
The peak of the protest, said Nagin, came at a town hall-style meeting he held in Atlanta soon after the storm. Since then, they've steadily quieted, the mayor said. (Newhouse News Service (NNS))
Let the good times roll (but not too much) Feb 25, 2006
Many damaged homes and businesses sit unoccupied after the storm and evacuations that have dwindled New Orleans permanent residents from nearly 500,000 to just over 156,000. Along with the route, the parades themselves will be shorter and fewer, says Hardy, 59, who's been participating in city Carnival celebrations since 1958. (CNN -- Travel)
Fat Tuesday's a Bit Lean This Year Feb 18, 2006
At the Court of Two Sisters, a beloved brunch spot in the French Quarter, weekend business fell by 75% after the storm. But suddenly, reservations are pouring in. (LA Times, CA)
Not big or easy, but city parties on Feb 18, 2006
"Anybody who's seen the footage of New Orleans, they're gonna see floats now in the same place that they saw skiffs and motorboats after the storm," he said. Mardi Gras aficionados say they honestly don't know how many people will show up this year. (Washington Times)
New Orleans Public Defender System Probed Feb 11, 2006
After the storm, the courts, jails and law enforcement had no way to collect fines to fund operations. Public defenders were laid off, leaving many who depend on their services caught in the system. (FindLaw News)
In New Orleans, Housing Sales Are Bright Spot Jan 1, 2006
"Right after the storm, if I had heard myself talking like I am now, about setting records in some offices and posting three record-breaking months in a row, I would've wondered what Kool-Aid this guy was drinking," said Arthur Sterbcow, the president of Latter & Blum, an 89-year-old New Orleans real estate firm that bills itself as the largest on the Gulf Coast. "But every day it gets crazier and crazier in a positive way." The last few months of 2005, Mr. Sterbcow said, have proven to be "the... (New York Times)
