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April 5, 2012

After Danziger Shooting Sentencings, Feds Look to New Orleans Police Reforms

A federal judge in New Orleans Wednesday sentenced five former police officers for killing and covering up the deaths of two unarmed people on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Jeffrey Brown and Gordon Russell of The Times-Picayune discuss the legal proceedings and Justice Department aims to reform the city's police.

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Nov. 22, 2010

Weekly Poem: 'Fish Head for Katrina'

By: Mike Melia

Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the 2010 National Book Award. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume, "Lighthead." » Read More ...

Nov. 19, 2010

National Book Award-Winning Poet Hayes Reads From 'Lighthead'

National Book Award-Winning Poet Hayes Reads From 'Lighthead'

Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the National Book Award earlier this week. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume called "Lighthead." » Read More ...

Sept. 16, 2010

In New Orleans, Clinic Caring for Underinsured Once Again

In New Orleans, Clinic Caring for Underinsured Once Again

Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Crescent City on one doctor's success in establishing clinics for the underinsured after Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city's main charity hospital. » Read More ...

Sept. 16, 2010

In New Orleans, Rebuilding a Health System After a Hospital Is Destroyed

By: News Desk

In New Orleans, Rebuilding a Health System After a Hospital Is Destroyed

When Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans five years ago, the city's big public hospital, Charity Hospital, was destroyed. On Thursday's NewsHour, Betty Ann Bowser reports on how doctors in New Orleans have worked to rebuild the city's health system over the past five years. » Read More ...

Sept. 16, 2010

Charity Hospital Evacuation

Sept. 2, 2010

5 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Teenagers Remember the Storm

Sept. 1, 2010

FEMA Chief: Katrina Lessons Aid Hurricane Earl Planning

Sept. 1, 2010

Pulitzer Winner Natasha Trethewey Looks 'Beyond Katrina'

Aug. 31, 2010

New Orleans' Jazz Scene Still Hurt, Inspired by Katrina

Aug. 31, 2010

Tuesday on the NewsHour: 5 Years Later, Revisiting a New Orleans Musician

Aug. 30, 2010

In Louisiana, Wetlands Erosion is a Slow-Moving Crisis

Aug. 30, 2010

Weekly Poem: 'Watcher'

Aug. 27, 2010

Back Home in New Orleans, Survivors Reflect on Hurricane Katrina

Aug. 27, 2010

Katrina Five Years Later: New Orleans Is a State of Mind

Aug. 26, 2010

Can New Orleans' Revamped Levee System Withstand Next Storm?

Aug. 26, 2010

How Is Gulf Coast Mentally Coping With Devastation of Two Disasters?

Aug. 25, 2010

The Ninth Ward, 5 Years After Hurricane Katrina

Aug. 25, 2010

Richard Misrach's Photographs Speak Volumes about Katrina's Devastation

Aug. 25, 2010

Law & Disorder: The Missteps of NOPD After Katrina

Aug. 25, 2010

The Ninth Ward: Five Years Later

Aug. 25, 2010

After Katrina, Richard Misrach Captured Writing on the Wall

Aug. 23, 2010

Photographer: New Orleans' Deep Roots Bolstered Katrina Recovery

Aug. 4, 2010

New Orleans Getting Stronger, but Katrina's Problems Linger 5 Years Later

Aug. 3, 2010

Katrina 5 Years Later: Remembering the Storm

Aug. 3, 2010

Katrina 5 Years Later: The Fall and Rise of New Orleans' Levees

Aug. 3, 2010

Katrina 5 Years Later: The Monumental Tasks of Clean-up and Recovery

Aug. 3, 2010

Katrina 5 Years Later: Housing Concerns and 'Toxic Trailers'

Aug. 3, 2010

Katrina 5 Years Later: Healing and Rebuilding Through Art

July 26, 2010

New Orleans Superintendent Leaving Legacy of Charter School Expansion

July 14, 2010

New Orleans Police Officers Face Charges in Post-Katrina Deaths

July 14, 2010

New Orleans Police Officers Indicted in Post-Katrina Shooting Case

April 7, 2010

New Orleans Schools See Progress Despite Troubles

Feb. 8, 2010

Hope, Healing for New Orleans After Super Bowl

Oct. 15, 2009

Obama Visits New Orleans to Gauge Recovery

Aug. 28, 2009

Revisiting Katrina in 'A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge'

May 6, 2009

New David Simon Drama Will Depict Life in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Feb. 3, 2009

New Orleans Schools Try New Ways to Combat Truancy

Jan. 2, 2009

Documentary Traces Family's Struggle After Katrina

Dec. 15, 2008

New Orleans Art Exhibition Aims to Help City Heal

Dec. 15, 2008

Rebuilding New Orleans with Prospect.1

Sept. 1, 2008

Handling of Hurricane Katrina Still Lingers for GOP

Sept. 1, 2008

Rebuilding New Orleans Levees

Aug. 31, 2008

Convention Decision Highlights GOP's Post-Katrina Sensitivity

Aug. 29, 2008

Hurricane Katrina's Aftermath

Aug. 27, 2008

Mayor Ray Nagin Answered Your Questions on Approaching Hurricane, New Orleans

Aug. 20, 2008

Three Years After Katrina, No Easy Road to Recovery for New Orleans

Aug. 15, 2008

New Orleans: Three Years After Katrina

July 24, 2008

Mixed Results for School Reform Efforts in New Orleans

July 10, 2008

Katrina Trailer Makers Defend Record in Congressional Testimony

June 19, 2008

Three Years On, New Orleans Still Struggles With Hurricane Debris

June 19, 2008

New Orleans Struggles to Curtail Illegal Dumping

June 17, 2008

New Orleans School Reforms Target Young Readers

April 3, 2008

Leaders Struggle to Bolster New Orleans Schools

April 1, 2008

In New Orleans, Reinventing the Idea of Public Housing

April 1, 2008

Extended Interview: Former HUD Chief Alphonso Jackson

April 1, 2008

Extended Interview: Historian Arnold Hirsch

April 1, 2008

Extended Interview: Cynthia Hedge-Morrell

March 14, 2008

FEMA Works to Move Evacuees Out of Trailer Homes

March 13, 2008

Katrina Victims Still Struggle With Housing Problems

Feb. 14, 2008

Hurricane Victims Should Leave Toxic Trailers, CDC Says

Feb. 8, 2008

New Orleans Schools Chief Aims to Curb Dropout Rate

Nov. 23, 2007

Schools Chief in New Orleans Faces Tough Road to Rebuilding

Oct. 23, 2007

Heavy Rain Floods Parts of New Orleans

Oct. 2, 2007

New Orleans School Chief Tackles Rebuilding Shattered System

Aug. 30, 2007

Pioneers Hope to Revitalize New Orleans

Aug. 29, 2007

Community Leaders Discuss Future of Gulf Coast

Aug. 28, 2007

New Orleans Sees Rise in Latino Population

Aug. 27, 2007

Housing Problems Persist Two Years After Katrina

Aug. 20, 2007

New Orleans Still Being Rebuilt Two Years After Katrina

June 15, 2007

Engineer Outlines New Floodwall Designs in New Orleans

May 10, 2007

Racial Divide Persists in New Orleans' Katrina Recovery

April 24, 2007

New Orleans Health Care System Still Recovering

April 9, 2007

Controversy Continues over Post-Katrina Spending on Trailers

March 20, 2007

Doctors Provide Temporary Health Care Solutions for Katrina Victims

March 2, 2007

New Orleans Files $77 Billion Claim Against Army Corps

March 1, 2007

New Orleans Struggles to Revamp Public Education

Feb. 26, 2007

Program to Help New Orleans Homeowners Moving Slowly

Feb. 13, 2007

Essayist Considers Rough Road to Recovery in New Orleans

Feb. 7, 2007

Worker Shortages Post-Katrina Send Businesses out of Mississippi

Jan. 22, 2007

New Orleans Battles Rising Crime Rate

Dec. 21, 2006

Small Business in New Orleans Still Struggling for Survival After Katrina

Dec. 21, 2006

Report Charges FEMA Wasted Funds After Hurricane Katrina

Dec. 12, 2006

New Orleans Crime Wave Taxes Louisiana's Police, National Guard

Nov. 23, 2006

New Orleans Homeowners Seek Federal Aid to Rebuild

Sept. 25, 2006

New Orleans Celebrates Reopening of Superdome

Aug. 29, 2006

Anniversary Raises Questions about Aid to Katrina Survivors

Aug. 29, 2006

New Orleans, President Bush Mark Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Aug. 28, 2006

President Bush Visits Gulf Coast for Katrina Anniversary

Aug. 25, 2006

Reminders of Katrina Linger on Mississippi's Gulf Coast

Aug. 24, 2006

New Orleans Still Recovering One Year After Katrina

Aug. 21, 2006

Reports Raise Concerns About Patient Euthanasia After Hurricane Katrina

July 27, 2006

Housing Woes in New Orleans Continue Nearly a Year After Katrina

June 26, 2006

Crime Increases in New Orleans as the City Recovers from Hurricane Katrina

June 20, 2006

National Guard Troops Ordered to Patrol New Orleans

June 12, 2006

Costly New Orleans Levee Repairs May Be Inadequate

June 7, 2006

Hurricane Katrina Displaced 400,000 Gulf Coast Residents, Report Says

June 2, 2006

Graduations Mark the End of a Traumatic Year for New Orleans Schools

May 25, 2006

New Orleans Struggles to Rebuild Justice System after Hurricane Katrina

May 24, 2006

New Orleans Tests Revamped Hurricane Evacuation Plan

May 18, 2006

New Orleans Voters Divided as City Prepares for Saturday's Mayoral Election

May 17, 2006

Mississippi Works to Restructure Health Care Services

May 12, 2006

Poet Visits Hurricane-Ravaged Birthplace

May 9, 2006

Post-Katrina Home Insurance Hard to Get

April 27, 2006

Senators Propose Eliminating FEMA, Creating New Agency

April 19, 2006

New Orleans Churches Start from Scratch After Hurricane

April 17, 2006

Paper Chronicles New Orleans Recovery, Advocates for City's Survival

April 13, 2006

Government Unveils New Orleans Rebuilding Documents

April 11, 2006

Hurricane Evacuees Vote in New Orleans Mayoral Elections

April 10, 2006

Hurricane Katrina Gives Birth to Poetry

April 7, 2006

Levee Repair Costs Could Reach $6 Billion

April 6, 2006

Rebuilding a District

April 4, 2006

Louisiana Struggles to Maintain, Improve Wetlands

March 29, 2006

Students Help Rebuild Houses After Hurricane Katrina

March 27, 2006

Paper Chronicles New Orleans Recovery, Advocates for City's Survival

March 21, 2006

Search Effort Continues for Katrina's Missing

March 20, 2006

Pass Christian, Miss. Rebuilds After Katrina

March 9, 2006

Dogs Join Search for Bodies in New Orleans

March 8, 2006

Domino Sugar Plant Reopens After Rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina

March 8, 2006

President Visits Gulf Coast

March 3, 2006

President Faces Katrina Fallout, Pakistani Protests

March 2, 2006

Houston Struggles to Accomodate Katrina Evacuees

Feb. 27, 2006

New Orleans Health Care System Struggles to Rebuild

Feb. 24, 2006

Subdued Mardi Gras Returns to Big Easy

Feb. 17, 2006

Houston Struggles with FEMA to Provide Shelter for Katrina Evacuees

Feb. 17, 2006

Journalist Urges New Orleans to Truly Celebrate Mardi Gras

Feb. 16, 2006

Army Corps Races to Rebuild New Orleans Levees

Feb. 15, 2006

Chertoff Discusses Response to Katrina Report

Feb. 15, 2006

House Lawmakers Discuss the Katrina Report

Feb. 15, 2006

Chertoff Grilled About U.S. Katrina Response

Feb. 13, 2006

Chertoff Announces Changes for FEMA

Feb. 10, 2006

Former FEMA Chief Questioned by Congress

Feb. 10, 2006

Senators React to Brown Testimony

Feb. 9, 2006

Residents Weigh Return to New Orleans

Feb. 8, 2006

New Orleans Health Care Struggles After Hurricane Katrina

Feb. 1, 2006

Report Finds Federal Leadership Lacking in Wake of Katrina

Feb. 1, 2006

Report Finds Federal Leadership Lacking in Response to Katrina

Jan. 25, 2006

White House Accused of Hindering Congressional Katrina Probe

Jan. 25, 2006

White House Accused of Hindering Congressional Katrina Probe

Jan. 20, 2006

New Orleans Businesses Struggle to Rebuild

Jan. 17, 2006

New Orleans Universities Open After Hurricane Katrina

Jan. 13, 2006

Hotel Crunch Hinders Rebirth of New Orleans

Jan. 11, 2006

New Orleans Residents React to City Revitalization Plan

Jan. 11, 2006

New Orleans Plan Would Allow Low-lying Areas to Rebuild

Jan. 11, 2006

New Orleans Plan Would Allow Low-Lying Areas to Rebuild

Jan. 1, 2006

More Rebuilding the Gulf Coast Coverage

Dec. 28, 2005

Identifying Katrina's Victims

Dec. 22, 2005

California Levees

Dec. 19, 2005

Rebuilding New Orleans Schools

Dec. 15, 2005

Far From Home

Dec. 15, 2005

Rebuilding New Orleans' Levees

Dec. 13, 2005

Judge Orders FEMA to Extend Hotel Stay Deadline

Nov. 24, 2005

Families Struggle in Louisiana

Nov. 22, 2005

New Orleans Recovery Efforts

Nov. 18, 2005

Michael White Discusses His and Other Musicians' Situation

Nov. 9, 2005

Principal's Challenges

Nov. 8, 2005

Environmental Impact of Katrina

Nov. 1, 2005

New Orleans Schools Before and After Katrina

Nov. 1, 2005

FDIC Head to Lead Gulf Coast Recovery

Oct. 20, 2005

Investigating Broken Levees

Oct. 20, 2005

Passenger Rail Line, Green Space Mulled for Mississippi Renewal

Oct. 17, 2005

Mississippi Approves Onshore Gambling as Biloxi Looks to Rebuild

Oct. 14, 2005

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler

Oct. 14, 2005

Experts Debate Long-term Environmental Impacts of Katrina

Oct. 14, 2005

Planners Consider Future of New Orleans

Oct. 14, 2005

Case Study: Galveston, Texas

Oct. 14, 2005

Massive Recovery Effort Raises Cost Concerns

Oct. 6, 2005

Emergency Housing in Louisiana

Oct. 6, 2005

FEMA to Reassess No Bid Contracts Following Hurricanes

Oct. 4, 2005

Private Companies Rebuild Gulf

Oct. 4, 2005

Search for Katrina Victims Ends; Children Return to School

Sept. 30, 2005

Rebuilding New Orleans

Sept. 29, 2005

Katrina Media Coverage

Sept. 28, 2005

A Slow Return to New Orleans

Sept. 27, 2005

Insurance for Katrina Damage

Sept. 27, 2005

Congress Questions Brown

Sept. 23, 2005

Taking in Katrina Evacuees

Sept. 23, 2005

Shields and Brooks

Sept. 21, 2005

Apprehensive Return

Sept. 20, 2005

Finding Money for Katrina

Sept. 20, 2005

Crippled Seafood Industry

Sept. 19, 2005

Coming Home to New Orleans

Sept. 19, 2005

Is It Safe to Return?

Sept. 16, 2005

Evacuees Settle in Houston

Sept. 16, 2005

President Bush's Plan to Rebuild

Sept. 16, 2005

Brooks and Oliphant

Sept. 16, 2005

Federal Support for Gulf Coast

Sept. 15, 2005

President Vows Massive Federal Rebuilding Effort in Wake of Hurricane

Sept. 15, 2005

New Orleans Recovery Update

Sept. 15, 2005

President Bush's Address

Sept. 15, 2005

Rebuilding New Orleans

Sept. 15, 2005

New Orleans Mayor Lays Out Repopulation Plan

Sept. 14, 2005

Navy Helps Along Gulf Coast

Sept. 14, 2005

Lee Hamilton

Sept. 13, 2005

Katrina Charity Scams

Sept. 13, 2005

Tragedy Innew Orleans Hospital

Sept. 13, 2005

Experienced Emergency Worker Takes Helm At FEMA

Sept. 12, 2005

Katrina's Public Health Risks

Sept. 12, 2005

Katrina Relocation Challenges

Sept. 12, 2005

FEMA Director Resigns Amid Criticism Over Hurricane Response

Sept. 12, 2005

President Tours Flooded New Orleans

Sept. 9, 2005

Public Opinion After Katrina

Sept. 9, 2005

Man vs. Nature in New Orleans

Sept. 9, 2005

FEMA Shakeup

Sept. 9, 2005

Brooks and Oliphant

Sept. 9, 2005

Roger Rosenblatt Reflects on Hurricane Katrina

Sept. 9, 2005

FEMA Faces Intense Scrutiny

Sept. 9, 2005

Hurricane Katrina Poses Unique Challenge to Insurance Industry

Sept. 8, 2005

Congress Approves $52 Billion in Katrina Relief Funds

Sept. 8, 2005

Katrina Storms Congress

Sept. 8, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: National Guard Relief Effort

Sept. 8, 2005

Hurricane Hospital Challenges

Sept. 8, 2005

Rebuilding Lives in Houston

Sept. 7, 2005

The Economic Impact of Katrina

Sept. 7, 2005

Evacuating a Fetid New Orleans

Sept. 7, 2005

Storm-Ravaged Mississippi

Sept. 7, 2005

New Orleans' Contaminated Floodwater

Sept. 6, 2005

Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu

Sept. 6, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: Continuing Recovery

Sept. 6, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: Political Fallout

Sept. 6, 2005

Relocating Hurricane Victims

Sept. 6, 2005

Richard Rodriguez Reflects on the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Sept. 6, 2005

Probes Launched Into Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina

Sept. 5, 2005

One Week After Katrina

Sept. 5, 2005

Rescue Efforts and Race

Sept. 5, 2005

Recovering From Katrina

Sept. 5, 2005

President Returns to Louisiana As Questions of Race Remain

Sept. 2, 2005

Houston Welcomes Survivors

Sept. 2, 2005

Newsmaker: Lt. Gen. Strock

Sept. 2, 2005

Update From New Orleans

Sept. 2, 2005

Mississippi Coast's Recovery

Sept. 2, 2005

Evacuated New Orleans Residents Face More Troubles

Sept. 2, 2005

Mississippi Situation Deteriorating; Death Toll Tops 180

Sept. 1, 2005

FEMA's Mike Brown

Sept. 1, 2005

Exodus From New Orleans

Sept. 1, 2005

New Orleans Still Suffering

Sept. 1, 2005

Relief Efforts Continue

Sept. 1, 2005

Looting in New Orleans

Sept. 1, 2005

Military Orders Added National Guard Presence in Gulf Coast

Aug. 31, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: Devestation in Biloxi

Aug. 31, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: Louisiana Governor Responds

Aug. 31, 2005

Flood Blamed on Levee Breaches

Aug. 31, 2005

Katrina Destroys Entire Towns

Aug. 31, 2005

Hurricane Katrina's Effects

Aug. 31, 2005

Hurricane Katrina's Effect on the Oil Industry

Aug. 31, 2005

U.S. to Release Oil From Reserve to Aid Refiners Hit by Hurricane

Aug. 30, 2005

Hurricane Katrina's Damage in Biloxi

Aug. 30, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: The Federal Response

Aug. 30, 2005

Katrina Fallout: Louisiana

Aug. 30, 2005

Hurricane Katrina Carves Path of Death and Destruction

Aug. 29, 2005

The Path of Hurricane Katrina

Aug. 29, 2005

Hurricane Damages Gulf Coast

Aug. 29, 2005

Katrina Hits Louisiana, Threatens New Orleans and Biloxi

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