June 2007 Archives

NEW ORLEANS – June 27, 2007 – Southwest Airlines today announced the addition of eight daily nonstop roundtrip flights from New Orleans to five cities including new service to Birmingham, and additional service to Houston Hobby, Dallas Love Field, Las Vegas, and Orlando.

>> Continue reading: Southwest Air adding flights in and out of N.O.

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The Christian Science Monitor says that wealthy, private and faith-based money is leading the rebuilding of New Orleans.

>> Continue reading: Christian Science Monitor: Private dollars lead rebuilding

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Ann Simmons of the Los Angeles Times says that Judge Arthur Hunter's decisions on ordering the release of indigent defendants has made him a hero to some and a public enemy to others.

>> Continue reading: N.O. judge's stance on indigent defendants lauded by some, panned by others

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WSJV in South Bend, Indiana reports that a Katrina-evacuee family is heading home to New Orleans after two years away.

>> Continue reading: After two years, family says goodbye to Indiana to head back to N.O.

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New Orleans City Business writes that the city's rebuilding plan needs a lot more money than they have committed from federal and state sources and even that money isn't on the way - yet.

>> Continue reading: N.O. citywide plan has funding issues

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The Village Voice has an opinion piece that suggests Iraq is getting much more attention than New Orleans on the nation's priority list.

>> Continue reading: Village Voice: Iraq getting attention while N.O. largely ignored

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A Reuters article by Ed Stoddard says the number of deaths per 100,000 people has gone up 47 percent since Katrina.

>> Continue reading: Death Rate up 50 percent in N.O. since storm

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Ralph Vartabedian of the Los Angeles Times writes that New Orleans is much more protected against a hurricane than before Katrina, but still remains at risk.

>> Continue reading: L.A. Times: N.O. is much safer, but still at risk

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Pro teams have rebounded, but university athletics have been slow to recover, according to this story in the Houston Chronicle. Read more.

>> Continue reading: College athletics have yet to recover

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Mary MacElveen, a New York correspondent for Venezuelan News can't believe New Orleans is having to beg for foreign help for recovery in the world's richest nation.

>> Continue reading: N.O.'s bid for foreign aid 'embarrasses' NY writer

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Theo Jean Kenyon of the Peoria Journal Star is impressed with the cleaner New Orleans in the downtown and French Quarter areas.

>> Continue reading: New Orleans new cleanliness plays well in Peoria

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According to the mayor's office, the Mexican population in New Orleans has soared since Katrina, jumping from 15,000 to an estimated 70,000. Read more.

>> Continue reading: More Hispanic workers now call New Orleans home

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A Houston security firm has been has been tapped to handle the safety for the New Orleans School District. Read more.

>> Continue reading: Houston security firm awarded contract to protect N.O. schools

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The Southern Baptist Convention has selected New Orleans for its 2012 convention pending successful negotiations over hotels and the convention center.

>> Continue reading: Southern Baptists approve N.O. for 2012 convention

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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling will do a reading at the Morial convention center this fall for students from select schools.

>> Continue reading: Harry Potter author to do reading in New Orleans

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Medical professionals can earn $110,000 in incentives if they agree to practice in New Orleans for three years and if one-third of their patients are either the uninsured or Medicaid or Medicare recipients. Read more.

>> Continue reading: State launches program to attract healthcare professional

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A psychiatrist at Tulane University presented a study showing that the number of male patients seeking treatment for the sleep disorder has actually increased since Katrina, despite the smaller population. Read more.

>> Continue reading: Study: Insomnia has increased post-Katrina among men

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Sporting News' college football expert Matt Hayes says several bowls would like to take New Orleans spot in the BCS rotation, so the city must show it can handle both the Sugar Bowl and the BCS title game this coming winter.

>> Continue reading: New Orleans must shine in college bowl season

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USA Today says turning around New Orleans schools is a monumental task. The various school systems are short of teachers and putting out the clarion call for help.

>> Continue reading: USA Today: N.O. schools starting from scratch

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Mark Siegel, writing for Yahoo! News, says the psyche of New Orleans is fragile as another hurricane season approaches.

>> Continue reading: N.O. sinking into depression

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Hari Sreenivasan of the Katie Couric blog says that for much of New Orleans populace, especially the poor, the city remains a dangerous place.

>> Continue reading: Katie Couric blog: For much of N.O., city is dangerous

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The USA Today details the unprecedented intervention of the federal government into a local crime problem.

>> Continue reading: Feds make unprecedented intervention to help N.O. crime problem

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