Gov. Jindal defends message of his GOP speech
BATON ROUGE, La. - Widely panned for his national TV address, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal offered his first defense of the speech Monday, saying he sticks by the message, while acknowledging shortcomings in his delivery.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2009-03-02
Thousands flee Texas coast as Ike approaches
HOUSTON - Authorities in the Houston area and along the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast ordered hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate Thursday as Hurricane Ike lumbered toward the coast and threatened to grow even stronger.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Gustav
2008-09-11
Evacuations begin in Texas ahead of Hurricane Ike
HOUSTON - The frail and elderly were put aboard buses Wednesday and authorities warned 1 million others to flee inland as Hurricane Ike steamed toward a swath of the Texas coast that includes the nation's largest concentration of refineries and chemical plants.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-10
Hurricane Ike turns west, away from Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. - Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. But Gulf Coast states watched anxiously to see if the storm was gunning for them instead.
Nations:U.S. Cuba Mexico France Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-08
Hurricane Gustav fades moving into Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that raised hopes the city would escape the kind of catastrophic flooding brought by Katrina three years ago.
Nations:U.S. People:Laura Bush John McCain Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-09-01
Woman kills two students, self at US college
A female student shot two other women and herself at a technical college Friday in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police said.
Nations:U.S.
2008-02-08
2 Ph.D students killed on LSU campus
Two students were found shot to death in a home invasion at a Louisiana State University apartment, and officials decided to keep the campus open Friday while police searched for three suspects.
Nations:U.S.
2007-12-14
Hurricane season looms, New Orleans worries
In a New Orleans still recovering from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the city safety plan for the next storm can be summed up best in two words: Get out.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2007-05-20
Thousands suspected of Katrina fraud
An Illinois woman mourns her two young daughters, swept to their deaths in Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters. It's a tragic and terrifying story. It's also a lie.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2007-04-01
'All the King's Men' debuts in Big Easy
Hundreds of screaming fans on Saturday greeted stars Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet at the city's debut of "All the King's Men," much of which was filmed here just months before Hurricane Katrina struck.
Nations:U.S. People:Kathleen Blanco Patricia Clarkson James Gandolfini Sean Penn Jude Law Kate Winslet Activities:2006 Toronto Masters 2005 Hurricane Katrina Toronto Film Festival
2006-09-16
New Orleans Recovery Could Take 25 Years
Much of New Orleans' rebirth from Hurricane Katrina hinges on factors beyond the government's control and could take up to a quarter-century to complete, the Bush administration's Gulf Coast recovery chief said Thursday.
Nations:U.S. People:Kathleen Blanco David Vitter Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2006-03-30
No Crying for Big Baby: LSU Takes Out Duke
No need for LSU and Big Baby to cry in this NCAA tournament. Glen "Big Baby" Davis, a shot-blocking freshman and the rest of the Tigers are one win away from the Final Four after J.J. Redick and top-seeded Duke stumbled again in the round of 16.
Nations:U.S. People:Charles Barkley Shaquille O'Neal
2006-03-23
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