Tom Planchet: May 2007 Archives

Matthew Fleischer of LA Weekly describes scenes from New Orleans' recovery.

>> Continue reading: Scenes from a recovery

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Actor Harry Shearer shares his thoughts on the Road Home debacle.

>> Continue reading: Harry Shearer: Road Home Program tortures N.O.

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A family from the Northwest left their comfortable home to rebuild in New Orleans for a week now they've come to live for a year to work and rebuild the city.

>> Continue reading: Family leaves comforts of home to spend year in N.O. rebuilding

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The Los Angeles Times reports that a homeless pet problem remains in New Orleans nearly 21 months after Katrina.

>> Continue reading: L.A. Times - Homeless pet crisis remains after Katrina

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Can science help thwart, fool or help communities survive dangerous hurricanes?

>> Continue reading: Can science trick hurricanes?

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AOL Sports asks, 'When will N.O. get another Super Bowl?' and the answer appears to be 'no time soon.'

>> Continue reading: AOL Sports: When will N.O. get another Super Bowl?

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An article from the Newark Journal points out that while some parts of N.O. are well on the way to recover, other areas have shown little progress.

>> Continue reading: Some recover, some flounder in N.O. recovery

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With hurricane season just days away, a Reuter's story says there is still a long ways to go to have the area adequately protected from a hurricane.

>> Continue reading: Reuters: N.O. worried as hurricane season nears

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A university student who is trying to entice tourists back to New Orleans is taking an unusual step.

>> Continue reading: Spreading the N.O. experience - by golf cart

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TheStreet.com has an interesting article on the rebirth of N.O.'s culture from a writer who visited during Jazz Fest.

>> Continue reading: Rebuilding N.O.'s culture

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The Biloxi Sun Herald says a reliable source of who is back can come from the post office and that estimate shows that about 62 percent of addresses are back.

>> Continue reading: Postman estimates 62 percent of Orleans residents are back

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Nicole Gelinas, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute says that 20 months after Katrina New Orleans is continuing to drown, this time in crime.

>> Continue reading: Opinion: N.O. drowning in crime

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Less than a month before hurricane season National Geographic has a tough story on the status of New Orleans' levees.

>> Continue reading: National Geographic article critical of N.O. levee system

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A critic of the levee work done by the Corps of Engineers says the New Orleans metro area is vulnerable in many areas.

>> Continue reading: NY Times: Expert says N.O. levees not ready for major storm

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