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11/20/2009 - New Orleans mayor hails Katrina ruling
Calling the ruling "huge," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday reacted to a federal judge finding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' failure to maintain a shipping channel led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina.
11/20/2009 - Saenger sets stage for renovation
The Saenger Theatre, a New Orleans landmark that has been closed since Hurricane Katrina, is scheduled to undergo renovations that aim to have the iconic building reopening in 2011.
11/20/2009 - St. Louis Cathedral concert series to kick off Dec. 1
The 2009 Christmas New Orleans Style Cathedral Concert Series opens at the St. Louis Cathedral on Tuesday, Dec. 1 with trumpeter Irvin Mayfield.
11/18/2009 - No Cranes Doesn't Mean No Construction in New Orleans
Shortly after Ed Blakely was appointed New Orleans' recovery chief in 2006, he promised the people of New Orleans that in a year they would see "cranes on the skyline."
11/18/2009 - Urban League and partner to offer small business loans
The National Urban League is teaming with a small-business financial specialist to offer loans to companies unable to get approved by banks. On Deck Capital will provide loans through Urban League local affiliates, starting in Philadelphia and Los Angeles and then expanding across the country, it was announced today.
11/18/2009 - Grocery proposed for Lower 9th Ward
A fresh-food grocery store may be coming to the intersection of St. Claude and Caffin avenues in the Lower 9th Ward. If successful, the venture could spark meaningful development in a community famous for being written off.
11/17/2009 - Space Shuttle Atlantis Will Carry Commemorative Katrina Bell
When the Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off Monday, it was carrying a commemorative bell from the 2009 observance of Hurricane Katrina and a photographic representation of the One New Orleans city brand, and Mayor C. Ray Nagin was be present to watch.
11/17/2009 - Orleans DA's Office returns to offices damaged by Hurricane Katrina
The Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office will reoccupy its newly-renovated offices after being exiled from the building after Hurricane Katrina, according to officials.
11/17/2009 - EPA chief to visit New Orleans
Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is coming to New Orleans, the city where she grew up. This will be her first trip to New Orleans as head of the EPA.
11/16/2009 - Free health clinic in New Orleans attracts about 1,000 people
Saturday's examinations were conducted at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center by volunteer physicians and other medical providers. Dr. Corey Hebert says many of the patients had not seen a physician since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005.
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