Sep 01 Watch New Orleans Takes Measures Against Hurricane Gustav Three years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, particularly New Orleans, the city's residents have once again evacuated as Hurricane Gustav hit the coast Monday. NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden reports from New Orleans. Continue watching
Sep 01 Gustav Weakens to Category 1 as Wind, Rain Batters Gulf Coast By PBS News Hour Hurricane Gustav lashed coastal Louisiana Monday, but appeared to largely veer away from New Orleans. The storm eased to a Category 1 as it neared the Louisiana cities of New Iberia and Lafayette, the National Hurricane Center said Monday afternoon. 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 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
Apr 01 Watch Extended Interview: Cynthia Hedge-Morrell As part of a series on post-Hurricane Katrina housing in New Orleans, NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser interviewed New Orleans City Council member Cynthia Hedge-Morrell about the council's decision to tear down damaged public housing projects after the hurricane. Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch FEMA Works to Move Evacuees Out of Trailer Homes In the second in a series of reports on Gulf Coast housing problems, Betty Ann Bowser examines FEMA's plans to find more permanent housing for hurricane evacuees who have spent months living in trailers. Continue watching
Feb 14 Hurricane Victims Should Leave Toxic Trailers, CDC Says By Admin, PBS News Hour Federal officials said Thursday they will intensify efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of some 38,000 government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes. Continue reading
May 10 Racial Divide Persists in New Orleans’ Katrina Recovery By Admin, PBS News Hour More than a year after Hurricane Katrina inundated the city, New Orleans residents remain economically and psychologically affected by the storm, according to a survey released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Small Business in New Orleans Still Struggling for Survival After Katrina Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco announced a plan to provide interest-free loans and $100 million of federal funds in grant money for small businesses in New Orleans. The NewsHour reports on the struggle for survival as the city rebuilds after Hurricane… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Reminders of Katrina Linger on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast One year after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, the city's infrastructure remains in disarray and businesses are still suffering in parts of the state. The NewsHour provides a report from three recovering cities. Continue watching