Your e-mails: Reinvent New Orleans?
Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed devastated many homes, buildings and, in some cases, entire neighborhoods, leaving residents and government officials to decide whether -- and how -- to...
View ArticleProperty grabs and the Gulf
As Hurricane Katrina-ravaged cities begin the laborious process of rebuilding, there is increasing speculation that government officials may turn to the controversial - and often disparaged - use of...
View ArticleLouisiana faces cash crisis
The White House said Wednesday it would ask Congress to allow federal funds to be used to pay the salaries of first responders in Louisiana parishes left strapped for cash by Hurricane Katrina.
View ArticleGulf Coast fears economic storm
Hundreds of thousands of businesses and individuals in the region hit by Hurricane Katrina are on the brink of a financial disaster as money to pay workers dries up, banks get tougher on borrowers who...
View ArticleHundreds of Katrina victims remain unidentified
Officials in Louisiana have identified only about 200 of the more than 1,000 people killed in Hurricane Katrina, and less than half of those have been released to their families, the state's top...
View ArticleLawmaker to Bush: Help cut Katrina red tape
President Bush toured ravaged parts of Louisiana on Tuesday, six weeks after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast.
View ArticleExperts discuss ethics of ending life
When and how to end one's life is one of the most emotionally charged and divisive issues of our times.
View ArticleYour e-mails: 'Learn from our mistakes'
Development and storms have eroded much of the coastal wetlands that provide "speed bumps" for approaching storms. CNN.com asked readers whether steps should be taken to rebuild them. Here is a...
View ArticleYour e-mails: 'Showcase its uniqueness'
Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed devastated many homes, buildings and, in some cases, entire neighborhoods, leaving residents and government officials to decide whether -- and how -- to...
View ArticleWar graves experts to help with Katrina IDs
Louisiana officials working to identify the last 170 unknown victims of Hurricane Katrina are getting help from seasoned Bosnian DNA experts.
View ArticleTestimony: Louisiana agency lacked evacuation plan
The head of a Louisiana state agency given responsibility for coordinating the evacuation of at-risk populations during emergencies has told Senate investigators that no evacuation plans were in place...
View ArticleRetailers still 'committed' to Gulf states
As the festive spirit of Mardi Gras descends on the Big Easy, some of the nation's top retail chains are adding to the cheer by saying that they're still committed to opening more stores in areas of...
View ArticleYour e-mails: Too soon to party?
Is it too soon for a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina to hold a party? CNN.com asked readers to share their views. Here is a selection of some responses that said it was too early to hold Mardi...
View ArticleKatrina victim's body found in attic
Three days after officials inspected a storm-damaged home spray-painted with "0" -- indicating no bodies inside -- cadaver dogs led searchers to a victim of Hurricane Katrina in the attic.
View ArticleNo room at the inn for New Orleans dog search team
One of three canine search-and-rescue teams trained to look for bodies left by Hurricane Katrina plans to leave New Orleans after just a few days on the job, because there won't be a hotel room to stay...
View ArticleFEMA to get tough with next hurricane
The Gulf Coast will be widely and quickly evacuated this hurricane season, even if the storm doesn't threaten to smash levees and leave a metropolis under water, state and federal officials said Tuesday.
View ArticleNew Orleans election in 'uncharted waters'
New Orleanians are trying to elect a mayor Saturday in a poll in which voters -- six in 10 of whom no longer reside in the city -- have to choose between 21 candidates.
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Leif Garrett was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years' probation after opting out of a drug treatment program.
View ArticleNew Orleans' biggest problem isn't failing levees
Generally speaking, Foster Creppell is not out to change the system. His main gripe about corporate America is that not enough of it stays at Woodland Plantation, the antebellum mansion in Plaquemines...
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