Jul 27 Watch Housing Woes in New Orleans Continue Nearly a Year After Katrina More than 75 percent of public housing in New Orleans is unfit for human habitation after Hurricane Katrina. Rebuilding plans for these homes are underway but will take time, even though residents are ready now to return home. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Crime Increases in New Orleans as the City Recovers from Hurricane Katrina The National Guard has been called to New Orleans to contain a surging crime problem as the city fights to rebuild its justice system. Continue watching
Jun 20 National Guard Troops Ordered to Patrol New Orleans By Admin, PBS News Hour Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Monday she would send National Guard troops to New Orleans following a weekend of violence that left six people dead. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch Costly New Orleans Levee Repairs May Be Inadequate In the first month of a new hurricane season, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed almost $800 million in repairs to the New Orleans levee system, repairs some say still leave the battered city vulnerable. Continue watching
Jun 07 Hurricane Katrina Displaced 400,000 Gulf Coast Residents, Report Says By PBS News Hour Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused more than 400,000 people to flee New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, according to Census Bureau figures released Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Hurricane Season Brings Anxiety to New Orleans Chris Rose of the New Orleans Times-Picayune describes the state of mind in the Crescent City as hurricane season descends. Continue watching
May 25 Watch New Orleans Struggles to Rebuild Justice System after Hurricane Katrina The state of Louisiana is considering new ways to fund New Orleans' public defender system, which even before Katrina was criticized as one of the worst in the country. And the U.S. Justice Department has also promised funds. Continue watching
May 24 Watch New Orleans Tests Revamped Hurricane Evacuation Plan New Orleans officials enacted an updated plan Tuesday, under which an evacuation will be ordered up to 36 hours before a Category 3 or stronger hurricane hits the city. Local emergency responders used the test to prepare for the upcoming… Continue watching
May 22 Watch Nagin Re-elected in Narrow New Orleans Mayoral Race New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin won re-election in a tight run-off race Saturday, and now faces the challenge of starting the massive rebuilding effort of the hurricane-battered city. Ray Suarez provides an update. Continue watching
May 22 Watch National Hurricane Center Predicts Up to Six Major Hurricanes The National Hurricane Center forecast Monday four to six major hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico this year. Continue watching