http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/orleans/ en-us Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:51:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132928/posts Jefferson asks to extend disaster food stamps for Orleans06:35 PM CST on Thursday, November 13, 2008 Kristen Soroe / Eyewitness News A day after Louisiana's request for a second month of disaster food stamps for 13 parishes was denied, Congressman William Jefferson calls for an extension of eligibility for Orleans Parish. Jefferson sent a letter to the USDA requesting it to reverse its decision and give Orleans resident an additional month of food stamps benefits. The state asked for the extra benefits for residents in Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Sabine, St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa... WWLTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132928/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:51:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076369/posts Excerpt - Even as residents who fled the city ahead of Hurricane Gustav continued to return, Mayor Ray Nagin said Saturday that it appeared the city would need to start worrying about Hurricane Ike. Hurricane Ike grew to Category 4 strength Saturday and could head into the Gulf of Mexico by early next week, putting residents along the Gulf Coast on alert less than a week after Gustav made landfall in south Louisiana. Nagin told reporters he's worried about fast-moving Ike and about the wherewithal of residents who one week ago began leaving ahead of Gustav. Reactions of residents who've... wwltv.com (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076369/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:17:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075873/posts Ike heading towards the gulf. NOAA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075873/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 06:11:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073131/posts NEW ORLEANS — Anxious evacuees across the country clamored to come home Tuesday after Hurricane Gustav largely spared New Orleans and southern Louisiana, but were cautioned to wait for the restoration of power and other critical services knocked out by the storm. Chron.com | AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073131/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:52:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961198/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush sought on Monday to ease the embarrassment of his administration's response to Hurricane Katrina by turning the world spotlight again on New Orleans. To a standing ovation from Congress, the U.S. president said: "Tonight I am pleased to announce that in April we will host this year's North American Summit of Canada, Mexico, and the United States in the great city of New Orleans." Bush said he would invite the leaders of neighboring Canada and Mexico for their regular "Three Amigos Summit" in the city which has been slow to recover from... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961198/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:47:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1933111/posts We finished this video to promote the Great New Orleans Gun Grab and I wanted to know what you guys think. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1933111/posts#comment Sat, 1 Dec 2007 04:39:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886880/posts Two killed in New Orleans home invasion NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The slaying of two members of a family and wounding of another five is the latest in a spike in home invasion attacks in New Orleans. Seven relatives had been meeting at a home in the city's Village de l'Est neighborhood Friday when gunmen forced their way inside, robbed them and then opened fire without warning, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported Sunday. A man in his late 20s and a woman in her late 30s sustained fatal wounds, making the incident the second double-homicide in the area... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886880/posts#comment Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:30:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839881/posts Link to Hearing (Real Audio) Senate Homeland Security Subcmte. Hearing on Gulf Coast Housing Potential shortfalls in a Gulf Coast Housing program is the subject of a Senate Homeland Security subcmte. hearing. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) chairs this look at funding for the "Road Home" program, created by the State of Louisiana with White House assistance following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Shortfalls are estimated at more than $3 billion. 5/24/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: C-SPAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839881/posts#comment Fri, 25 May 2007 21:01:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799739/posts A new study by Tulane University demographer Mark VanLandingham puts New Orleans' per capita murder rate at 96 per 100-thousxand people last year -- the highest in the nation. There have been various other estimates of the per-capita murder rate, based on various population estimates in the city after Hurricane Katrina. VanLandingham's method takes into account the large change in New Orleans' population over the course of the year. That method takes into account the far lower population of the city in the early months of the year. In his study, VanLandingham used a group of the most widely accepted... KPLC-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799739/posts#comment Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:04:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765050/posts ARABI, La. - The residents of flood-damaged St. Bernard Parish, still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, have a new concern: killer bees. Agriculturalists began setting traps around a half-mile radius of a storm-wrecked home Monday that authorities have confirmed was infested with aggressive Africanized honey bees. The hybrids first drove away contractors hired to tear the house down. Then they drove off beekeepers called in to catch them. Finally mosquito workers killed the bees. The state agriculture department confirmed in late December that they were hybrids with the aggressive African strain, Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Bob Odom said. The traps are... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765050/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:17:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1735192/posts Mental Health Crisis Strains New Orleans Thursday November 9, 2006 12:01 AM By MARY FOSTER Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mental health problems soared after Hurricane Katrina, just as the city's ability to handle them plummeted, creating a crisis so acute that police officers say they take some disturbed people to a destination of last resort - jail. Because of the storm damage, only two of New Orleans' 11 hospitals are fully functioning. What's more, one of the closed facilities is the sprawling Charity Hospital, which police officers had relied on to drop off people at any hour.... The Guardian (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1735192/posts#comment Thu, 9 Nov 2006 01:02:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1734931/posts John Hall, leader of the rock group Orleans that recorded such hits as "Still the One" and "Dance With Me," has won a stunning upset in his race for Congress in upstate New York, narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Sue Kelly 51%-49%. Hall's views on the differences between political and music journalists were recently profiled on E&P Online. At one point, he had to struggle to be taken seriously by the press as a policy man. He ended up gaining the endorsements of all four top dailies in his district. The upset was more surprising, as this contest was never on... editor-publisher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1734931/posts#comment Wed, 8 Nov 2006 18:08:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730368/posts Corruption Is Issue in New Orleans RaceReuters Updated:2006-11-01 09:04:06 Rep. William Jefferson (Alex Brandon, AP) NEW ORLEANS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The battle to represent hurricane-battered New Orleans in Congress should turn on which candidate can best help rebuild the city but the buzz is about how $90,000 in cold hard cash ended up in the Democratic incumbent's freezer. Until the FBI found the money wrapped in foil as part of a sting operation in May, eight-term congressman William Jefferson seemed certain to be re-elected on Nov. 7 to represent Louisiana's 2nd district, much of which lay under water after... Black Voices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730368/posts#comment Thu, 2 Nov 2006 00:58:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1694062/posts Mould no threat to people of New Orleans 01 September 2006 From New Scientist Print Edition. The buildings of New Orleans were left covered with mould after the floods caused by hurricane Katrina, but it seems the spores pose little threat to the city's remaining inhabitants. High levels of airborne fungal spores were reported in the flood zone soon after the hurricane. One species of particular concern to health officials was Stachybotrys, which is blamed for a wide range of health problems, particularly in people with asthma. But last week the International Congress on Aerobiology in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, heard that... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1694062/posts#comment Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:04:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1690914/posts Feds Say New Orleans Is Storm-Ready Sunday August 27, 2006 6:46 PM By JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal emergency officials claim New Orleans levee system is ready for another major hurricane, despite the less-optimistic views of other political leaders and engineers. ``I think we're in good shape,'' Don Powell, the Bush administration's coordinator of Gulf Coast rebuilding, said Sunday. ``There's no question in my mind, we're ready.'' The levees failed after Hurricane Katrina, a Category 4 storm, roared ashore a year ago, flooding the city of New Orleans. The levees were built to withstand a Category... The Guardian (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1690914/posts#comment Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:20:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688492/posts In New Orleans, allegations don't inter embattled congressmanBy CAIN BURDEAU Associated Press Writer August 21. 2006 1:57AM NEW ORLEANS - Olga Richard doesn't buy into the accusations swirling around her beleaguered congressman - William Jefferson. She doesn't want to see Louisiana's first black U.S. representative since Reconstruction crash to the ground like a battered pinata. "He's being made an example of," Richard said. "I want him to succeed not only for African-Americans but for New Orleans and my community." And although Jefferson, D-La., is the subject of a federal investigation into alleged illegal dealings involving an African telecommunications deal, political... Houma Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688492/posts#comment Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:32:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642653/posts Judge backs Jefferson affidavit rulingArguments on privacy mostly moot, he says Friday, June 02, 2006 By Bruce Alpert and Bill Walsh Washington bureau WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday affirmed an earlier ruling authorizing the release of an FBI affidavit used to justify a search of the U.S. residence of the vice president of Nigeria and his wife on the same day that Rep. William Jefferson's homes were searched by FBI agents. The release of the affidavit, which includes material collected by the FBI as part of a corruption probe of the New Orleans Democrat, was sought... NOLA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642653/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jun 2006 02:34:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642002/posts Jefferson case chills DemocratsWednesday, May 31, 2006 By MARIE COCCO Democrats, repeat after me. In his freezer. This is the retort that chills the Democrats' contention that Republicans in the House have nurtured a "culture of corruption" which can only be undone by electing Democrats and booting the GOP from control over Capitol Hill. And just think. Freezer jokes will keep their freshness only until we see the videotapes. That is, the videotapes of Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., allegedly taking a briefcase full of bills -- about $100,000 in all -- in what the FBI believes was a plot to... North Jersey. com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642002/posts#comment Thu, 1 Jun 2006 23:00:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1638378/posts Jefferson's CurseThe Nation Thu May 25, 11:58 AM ET AP - Mon May 15, 5:25 PM ET U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, speaks to the media at a news conference in New Orleans on Monday May 15, 2006. Congressman Jefferson declared his innocence in light of a federal bribery probe. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The Nation -- As John wrote a few days back, William Jefferson was one of the worst Democrats in the House even before he started hiding bribes in the freezer. Now he's a drag on his party and a disgrace to his district--which happens to represent... The Nation via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1638378/posts#comment Thu, 25 May 2006 23:11:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1625254/posts Despite the wall-to-wall coverage of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, nearly one-third of young Americans recently polled couldn't locate Louisiana on a map and nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi. Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 fared even worse with foreign locations: six in 10 couldn't find Iraq... _ Nearly three-quarters incorrectly named English as the most widely spoken native language. _ Six in 10 did not know the border between North and South Korea is the most heavily fortified in the world. Thirty percent thought the most heavily fortified border was between the United States and... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1625254/posts#comment Tue, 2 May 2006 14:16:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619731/posts Main hospital in New Orleans is a tent By Karyn Miller in New Orleans (Filed: 23/04/2006) Rose Lee was standing outside the New Orleans Charity Hospital, mouth agape, eyes wide with astonishment. She had recently returned to her native city from Texas and had come to see an emergency doctor about the "head-to-toe" mess of health problems she had suffered since losing everything she owned to the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. Mrs Lee, 48, knew that what was formerly the city's flagship hospital had been badly damaged in the disaster that engulfed the coast last August, and was now operating... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619731/posts#comment Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:30:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611273/posts Lawmaker's warning: Vote in New Orleans race could tip taxman U.S. actor/comedian Bill Cosby makes a face during a rally for voting rights of displaced residents in New Orleans April 1, 2006. Many citizens scattered across the country since Hurricane Katrina may be unable to vote in the city's April 22 mayoral election, according to rally organizers. REUTERS/Lee Celano BATON ROUGE, La. When New Orleans residents scattered about the country by Hurricane Katrina cast their ballots in the mayor's race, they'll be giving state tax collectors a way to locate them. One Louisiana lawmaker says he wants people to know... KATC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611273/posts#comment Sat, 8 Apr 2006 00:31:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1609246/posts New Orleans Election Hinges on Race and Not RebuildingBy ADAM NOSSITER Published: April 4, 2006 NEW ORLEANS, April 3 — As the first vote since Hurricane Katrina, the April 22 mayoral primary was supposed to be about the critical choices facing this battered city — an issues-filled debate about whose reconstruction plan was best. Instead, with the city's majority-black status in doubt for the first time in decades, one dominant motif has emerged in the campaign: race, which for nearly 30 years has been merely a muted subtheme in politics here. Since 1978, New Orleans has elected black mayors, and... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1609246/posts#comment Wed, 5 Apr 2006 00:00:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1607539/posts Black Activists Support Judge's Ruling to Hold New Orleans Elections on TimeFri Mar 31, 5:26 PM ET To: National Desk Contact: David Almasi of Project 21, 202-543-4110 ext. 11 or Project21@nationalcenter.org WASHINGTON, March 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the Reverend Jesse Jackson and others prepare to march in opposition to scheduled city government elections in New Orleans, members of the black leadership network Project 21 are supportive of a New Orleans- based federal judge's ruling clearing the way for voting to be held on and leading up to April 22. In his March 27 ruling, U.S. District Court judge Ivan... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1607539/posts#comment Sat, 1 Apr 2006 19:42:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1606533/posts Senate panel defeats voter bill supported by Jesse Jackson New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, with Jesse Jackson looking on, laughs during a meeting of the New Orleans City council at New Orleans International Airport in this Tuesday, Sept 27, 2005 file photo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) BATON ROUGE, La. A state senate committee has rejected a bill that would have made it easier for displaced New Orleans residents to vote in the city's mayoral election next month. The bill had been pushed by Jesse Jackson and civil rights groups. It would have created satellite voting centers in other states so people... KATC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1606533/posts#comment Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:07:19 GMT