August 2007 Archives

Two years after Katrina much is still wrong in New Orleans, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

>> Continue reading: Philadelphia Inquirer: Ill winds still blowing in N.O.

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ABC News explores whether any amount of protection can make New Orleans safe from the strongest of storms.

>> Continue reading: ABC News: Will N.O. ever be safe from a strong storm

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Russell McCulley of TIME Magazine examines what he says is a growing problem of racial resentment since Hurricane Katrina.

>> Continue reading: TIME: Race a bigger issue since Katrina

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Douglas Brinkley, who authored a book on Katrina in New Orleans penned an editorial for the Washington Post asking that the Bush administration admit it if they won't offer better levee protection.

>> Continue reading: Brinkley: If we want N.O. to die, let's just say so

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The USA Today notes that it's still tough to plan a trip to New Orleans as the air travel industry continues to have fewer flights than before the storm.

>> Continue reading: USA Today: Air travel to N.O. still lacking

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The New York Post notes that many of the leading Democratic presidential candidates along with President George Bush and several other politicians are heading to New Orleans for the second anniversary of Katrina.

>> Continue reading: New York Post: Politicians pour into Crescent City

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ABC News looks at the progress of New Orleans two years after Katrina and says it is inching its way back.

>> Continue reading: ABC News: N.O. inching back

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Two years after Katrina, New Orleans music scene is still hitting a sour note with many musicians still in exile.

>> Continue reading: L.A. Times - N.O. music still on a down beat

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The Economist magazine says that after two long years of work, New Orleans only remains a shadow of its former self.

>> Continue reading: Economist online: Two years later, N.O. still only a shadow of former self

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Fortune magazine says that even though billions have been dedicated to rebuilding very little has reached the local areas. The article examines why.

>> Continue reading: Fortune: Where's the Money?

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People Magazine profiles the hundreds of Hispanic families who came to help the city rebuild and how new children are being born here changing the demographics.

>> Continue reading: People Magazine: A Hispanic Renaissance in N.O.

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Alexander Wolff of CNNSI.com took a recent visit to the city and extolled its virtues while at the same time noticing the uneven rate of recovery.

>> Continue reading: Sports Illustrated: N.O. two years later

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Presidential candidate John Edwards says he will divest himself of investments in companies that have foreclosed on New Orleans homeowners after Katrina.

>> Continue reading: Washington Post: Katrina foreclosures irk Edwards

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John Schwartz of the New York Times says that after two years and $1 billion in repairs, New Orleans remains at great risk from another storm.

>> Continue reading: New York Times: Two years and $1 billion later, N.O. still at great risk

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USA Today has a report out that says the population is about 66 percent of what it was before Katrina, but that the services are still lacking.

>> Continue reading: USA Today: N.O. residents returning but services lacking

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Peter Whoriskey of the Washington Post talks about a test of the London Avenue Canal this week that hopes to determine how much water can be pumped into the canal before it would have problems.

>> Continue reading: Engineers to test London Avenue Canal

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Adam Lashinsky of CNN's money web site says that the Vietnamese community is thriving in New Orleans East and not waiting for the government.

>> Continue reading: CNN Money: Vietnamese community thriving in N.O. despite Katrina

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John Simons of Fortune magazine says that insurance companies are finding it to be risky business to insure people in New Orleans.

>> Continue reading: Fortune: Insurers see N.O. as risky business

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Fortune Magazine's senior writer Adam Lashinsky looks at why New Orleans recovery is so slow and uneven with so much cash allegedly flowing their way.

>> Continue reading: Fortune: Plenty of money, but little getting to locals

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In a report previewing the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Michael Grunwald of Time Magazine laments the current protection of New Orleans. His dire warning: Katrina wasn't the big one. It was a category-3 that didn't strike the city head on.

>> Continue reading: Time Magazine: Drowning of N.O. was man-made disaster

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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the recovery of New Orleans is 'disappointing,' especially considering how much money has been spent.

>> Continue reading: Mitt Romney: N.O. rebuilding disappointing

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Time Magazine's cover story this week will outline what it calls a pathetic defense against a possible strong storm. The story blames a perfect storm of 'big money politics, shoddy engineering and environmental ignorance.

>> Continue reading: Time Magazine: N.O. in grave danger as height of hurricane season nears

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The Red Cross is explaining its Means to Recovery funds program. Chief among them is that it is a long term recovery program and that no cash is given directly to people. Instead, contractors, physicians, schools, etc... are directly paid for services given to those in need.

>> Continue reading: Red Cross explains how to get recovery funds

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