January 18, 2013 Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on charges that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities from contractors while the city was struggling to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina
September 24, 2012 Rita came ashore very near the Louisiana Texas line but her effects reached far beyond the point of landfall. In coastal parishes of Acadiana storm surge washed over cities, towns, farms and highways. Entire coastal cities where houses and camps one stood had been reduced to foundations and frames.
It’s been nearly seven years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the southeast United States, killing thousands and leaving millions of American citizens homeless. Despite aggressive reconstruction efforts, the revitalization process has been slow-going for many victims. During her recent tour stop in the Big Easy, Miranda Lambert got rather emotional about the destruction still untouched in New Orleans.
February 16, 2012 6 years after Hurricane Katrina, the last of the FEMA trailers has left New Orleans. Finally.
June 21, 2011 As much as we have all read....and lived through...Hurricane Katrina here in Louisiana, it's still fascinating to read more. Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has a new book out in stores tommorow called "Katrina's Secrets
