Dec 15 Rebuilding New Orleans with Prospect.1 By Arts Desk Tonight on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown reports on the New Orleans' efforts to rebuild its art scene and its tourist industry through Prospect.1, an exhibition of contemporary art billed as the largest of its kind ever held in the United… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch New Orleans Art Exhibition Aims to Help City Heal A new contemporary art exhibit in New Orleans that's billed as the largest of its kind to ever be held in the U.S. seeks to help bring about the healing and rebirth of the vibrant city that was devastated by… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Handling of Hurricane Katrina Still Lingers for GOP Political analysts examine how the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is playing a role in the decision to alter the GOP convention as Hurricane Gustav threatens the Gulf Coast and how memories of the disaster could impact… Continue watching
Aug 31 New Orleans Evacuates as Hurricane Gustav Barrels Toward Gulf Coast By PBS News Hour Residents of storm-wary New Orleans scrambled to flee the city Sunday as Hurricane Gustav barreled toward the Gulf Coast, and police and National Guard troops took to the streets to patrol the city's evacuated neighborhoods. Continue reading
Aug 28 Three Years After Katrina, New Orleans Braces for Another Storm By PBS News Hour Almost exactly three years after Hurricane Katrina inundated New Orleans, the city's residents and officials are preparing for the possible arrival of another strong storm. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch President Bush’s Speech on Gulf Coast Recovery Following is a transcript of President Bush's speech, as prepared for delivery, in New Orleans Wednesday on Gulf Coast recovery efforts three years after Hurricane Katrina and an audio link of the address. Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Three Years After Katrina, No Easy Road to Recovery for New Orleans As the three year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina draws near, President Bush visited New Orleans Wednesday, saying in a speech that he sees "signs of progress" in the still-recovering city. Times-Picayune editor Jim Amoss reflects on the upcoming anniversary. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Wave of GOP Retirements Poised to Shake up House Dozens of Republican House members have announced they will not run for reelection in the coming year, marking a 50-year high. Kwame Holman reports on who's retiring and what it may mean for Congress and the next president. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Mixed Results for School Reform Efforts in New Orleans A year after New Orleans School Superintendent Paul Vallas took the helm, educators in the city's public schools still tackle the challenges of keeping students enrolled and helping them meet required test scores. John Merrow wraps up a series of… Continue watching
Jul 10 Katrina Trailer Makers Defend Record in Congressional Testimony By PBS News Hour The companies that manufactured trailers for displaced New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina knew that the trailers contained unsafe levels of toxic formaldehyde, but failed to inform the public, congressional Democrats charged Wednesday. Continue reading