What's going on in New Orleans

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Senate approves hurricane relief package

$29 billion bill unanimously passed

$6 billion in coastal restoration money lost after Alaska oil drilling defeated

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I am disappointed that $6 billion was lost through all of this because of the drilling in Alaska, but this is another great step in the right direction.

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Nagin approves list of 98 FEMA trailer sites

But choices could ignite backlash from council

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That is certain to spark controversy. The NIMBY brigades will be out in full force.

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A train with what looks like an endless load of FEMA trailers heads into New Orleans this morning.

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Chalmette Ferry resumes service

Metro New Orleans' busiest ferry, between Algiers and Chalmette, resumes service

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I have some pictures of the convention center that I'll upload later.

Sorry for the delay.

Here are some shots of part of the convention center taken in late November.

Note that most of the damage like blown out windows, and other cosmeti stuff has been almost completely fixed.

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I just drove by there today. It looks completely normal. Does anyone know what the status of the expansion is now?

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St. Charles Parish running out of water

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An update on the '06 New Orleans city elections situation.

State elections should be held by April 29

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I just drove by there today. It looks completely normal. Does anyone know what the status of the expansion is now?

Now that you mention it, I haven't heard anything about it since Katrina. I really wonder what the future of the project will be...

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Category 5 speech; Category 1 action

President pledged a major post-Katrina rebuilding effort. But feds' deeds don't yet match Bush's words.

Article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Smaller footprint needed, BGR says

N.O. Rebuilding draws criticism

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^Thats an interesting article.

I don't agree with the population projections that the BNOB commision has thrown out. If New Orleans gets category 5 levee protection, I see no reason why the city would have only 60% of its population. People want to come back, and they are waiting for two things; cat 5 levee protection, and homeowners insurance to be brought back to parts of the area, and that won't happen until the levees are approved. This is why "everything comes back to the levees."

I don't think the city's footprint should be shrunk in many areas if we get the needed levee protection. Though areas like the outermost part of New Orleans East, which is turning back into marsh as we speak, should be left to nature.

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I-10 Twin Spans could reopen sooner than expected, says official

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Nagin's trailer site plan again in disarray

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Projections: N.O. to lose half its size, metro area will slip 10 percent

City will remain majority African-American

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Personally, I agree with the population projections for the metro area, but I think it is still to early to tell with the ciy population.

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Nearly four months after Katrina, hundreds of children still missing

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East Bank Inspections complete

Included 128,000 homes

Demolition of roughly 2500 residences to begin in weeks

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Film industry comes through with $200M despite Katrina

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N.O. to begin razing homes

City to demolish 2,500 structures immediately

Many of those with red tags will fall

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From MSNBC....Impending demolitions in St. Bernard Parish....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10592441/

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From the Tuscaloosa News....

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...4/APA/512240666

New Orleans is struggling to overcome its image problem. Many people refuse to believe that New Orleans is going to recover from Katrina. It will take much to correct both extremes of thinking.

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WHAT CHRISTMAS?

Katrina-displaced residents living in hotel rooms are confused about FEMA 'deadlines' and finding little holiday cheer

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Risks gauged in wake of oil spill

Exposure remains issue in St. Bernard

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Here is a great article..

What will New Orleans look like five years from now? Experts have a lot of big ideas, but their grand plans can't happen unless a fractured city rises to the challenge.

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