A lot of people in south Louisiana think the rest of the country is about to abandon them. Again. On Wednesday, the U.S. government announced that most of the oil from the Macondo well blowout is already gone…
Nearly four months after the worst accidental oil leak in history began in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is claiming a victory in its effort to plug its blown-out oil well. BP said Wednesday that mud forced down the…
A new report from the Brookings Institution shows New Orleans' population and economy are rebounding five years after Hurricane Katrina, plus the city now has better schools, better access to health care and a stronger criminal justice system. Gwen Ifill…
Updated 5:23 p.m. ET | BP senior vice president Kent Wells said at a technical briefing Tuesday afternoon that the injectivity test conducted Tuesday ahead of the static kill was a "textbook" operation. "It went exactly as we would…
This weekend marks five years since Hurricane Katrina ripped into New Orleans, ravaging that city and others on the Gulf Coast. This month, both on-air and online, we're reporting on how the city and the region are faring, for better…
In an effort to better understand the magnitude of the gulf oil disaster, we've taken the newly published spill total and compared it against several real-world numbers. We'll be adding to this list throughout the day. If you have…
Five years after sections of New Orleans' levees fell or were overtopped with water pushed inland by Hurricane Katrina, the NewsHour is looking back at what we've learned about their failure, what's been done to fix them and how vulnerable…
Upon the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, the NewsHour is looking back at some our coverage of what people in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast have done to clean up from the storm and rebuild their homes, businesses…
A resident of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward mows his lawn in front of a FEMA trailer in 2006. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) On the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we're looking back at some of our NewsHour coverage…
As part of our look back at Hurricane Katrina five years after the disaster, we examine how art has played a role in the city's ongoing healing and rebuilding process. Here are some highlights of our coverage: Aug. 28, 2009:…
