katrina
September 1, 2008 -
As part of the Institute's ongoing Gulf Watch coverage, I am headed to New Orleans today to provide on-the-ground coverage of Hurricane Gustav and its aftermath.
August 14, 2008 -
Murder and attempted-murder charges against seven New Orleans police officers-accused of shooting unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina-were tossed out by a judge who concluded that a prosecutor violated grand jury secrecy, the Times-Picayune reports
June 5, 2008 -
Reports that 2008 could be a bad storm season has many along U.S. coasts nervous. But a growing number of immigrants are especially concerned in the wake of news that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents will check the immigration status of individuals fleeing a hurricane.
May 23, 2008 -
We wanted to pass along the following message from the folks at the Katrina Information Network:
May 16, 2008 -
As I reported yesterday, a national inter-faith group is expanding on the critical role that religious institutions have played in the Katrina rebuilding effort by launching the Isaiah Funds, an innovative loan and grant program to jump-start rebuilding in New Orleans.
May 12, 2008 -
The recovery of Louisiana's people from Hurricane Katrina is far from complete.
April 4, 2008 -
This week brought the news that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson would resign effective April 18 to "attend more diligently to personal and family matters." Those personal matters probably include staying out of jail, since Jackson is currently under investigation for political favoritism and corruption in the awarding of contracts as well as for lying to Congress.
