Katrina Coverage

City officials announced last month that New Orleans would hold an abbreviated Mardi Gras celebration. Civic boosters say the festivities can help revitalize New Orleans' economy, lift morale and show the world that the city is on its way back.
That sounds reasonable, no? Especially considering that Mardi Gras reportedly generates $840 million a year for […]

CNS provides "Katrina Cash Could Create 'Slush Fund' For Left", but doesn't offer anything overly damning. It describes how the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, the National Urban League, and the Southern Christian Leadership Council have all established relief funds, and it suggests oversight of those.

Two hundred evacuees were given cursory background checks before being allowed into a shelter in Milwaukee. The local NAACP complained.