September 15th, 2005
Tags: levees, st bernard parish, army corps of engineers
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The devastated St. Bernard Parish will be unprotected from storms at least until the start of 2006 and perhaps even into next hurricane season, according to "Engineers Say a Key Levee Won't Be Set for Months". That was reported by Col. Duane P. Gapinski of the Army Corps of Engineers. No one will be allowed […]
September 13th, 2005
Tags: ward8, ward9, ward7, posse comitatus, marines, national guard, st bernard parish, looting
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From the LAT's "Water Levels Down Sharply in New Orleans":
Water levels dropped precipitously Monday in the worst of the flooded neighborhoods in and around New Orleans. Areas that had been under 6 to 8 feet of water less than two days earlier were dry at dawn, with ooze now smearing the streets and water collecting […]
September 13th, 2005
Tags: st bernard parish, environmental damage
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From this:
Hundreds of St. Bernard residents lined up at the state Capitol on Monday to talk about the future of their parish.
Local leaders painted a grim picture of the status of St. Bernard Parish, an area that was perhaps hit harder by Hurricane Katrina than any other location in Louisiana. Every part of the parish […]
September 10th, 2005
Tags: ray nagin, aaron broussard, st bernard parish, joseph matthews, black panthers
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The WaPo article "New Orleans Mayor Faces Tough Questions" has a few questions for Nagin, but it doesn't appear to have asked him or his associates to answer them. Perhaps they're just trying to give him a heads up. The WaPo does, however, show that they're "down":
Until Nagin spoke out, Yancy Brown, a native of […]