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June 7, 2010

Long road ahead for Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup

GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) - Although a geyser of oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is…
June 3, 2010

The pros and cons of a BP boycott

OPINION - Our challenge is to think prevention, intervention, and compensation...
May 26, 2010

Why the oil spill is not Obama’s Katrina

OPINION - The GOP's political attack plan is crude and transparent. Compare the Gulf spill to Bush's Katrina bumble, liken…
May 20, 2010

Oil arrives on La. shore, edges into key current

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Heavy, sticky oil from a massive monthlong spill is starting to clog Louisiana marshes on the…
May 3, 2010

New Orleans jazz fest thrives in spite of oil spill

VIDEO - It is jazz fest weekend in New Orleans, but no amount of oil spill will put a stop…
April 28, 2010

Unemployment falls in a majority of US cities

WASHINGTON (AP) - Unemployment rates fell or remained level in three-quarters of the 372 largest metropolitan areas, a sign that…
April 28, 2010

Why Bullock’s baby is a public relations blessing

OPINION - Instead of black people asking why Sandra Bullock has decided to adopt a black baby, the real question…
April 13, 2010

HBO's New Orleans recovery drama 'Treme' renewed

NEW YORK (AP) - Just days after its series premiere attracting 1.4 million viewers, new HBO drama "Treme" has been…
April 12, 2010

7 shot near New Orleans' French Quarter

NEW ORLEANS - A dispute lingering from Carnival season between two men escalated into gunfire just outside the French Quarter…
April 9, 2010

Q & A with 'Treme' star Wendell Pierce: 'Characters are fictional, the culture is not'

Q & A: theGrio asks Pierce, "Are there similarities in the way 'Treme' and 'The Wire' portray urban America?"...
April 8, 2010

Former New Orleans cop pleads guilty to bridge shooting and cover-up

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former New Orleans police officer told federal authorities he saw a fellow officer shoot and…
April 5, 2010

GWU students deliver community service knockout

From The Washington Post - VIDEO - Bucking the trend of the "Me Generation", George Washington Univ. students and staff…
February 25, 2010

Former Katrina officer brought to justice, may face prison time

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath, police shot six people -- killing two -- as they crossed…
February 24, 2010

Ex-cop pleads guilty in Katrina killings probe

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former police lieutenant pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice after federal officials say he…
February 16, 2010

Chilly weather can’t stop Mardi Gras in New Orleans

VIDEO - Despite temperatures falling to the freezing mark overnight and not expected to get much above 50, Mardi Gras…
February 16, 2010

New Orleans teacher building ‘Field of Dreams’ in Ninth Ward

New Orleans high school teacher Brian Bordainick, at only 24 years old, is making a lifetime's worth of difference in…
February 15, 2010

‘Ameriville’: Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage

OPINION - 'Ameriville', which is currently on tour, uses the colliding forces of race, class, and politics in post-Katrina New…
February 8, 2010

Move over Ray Nagin, New Orleans has new mayor

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Four years ago, Mitch Landrieu narrowly lost to Ray Nagin in a racially divisive election for…
February 6, 2010

The Super Bowl will unite people of Haiti and New Orleans

OPINION - On Super Bowl Sunday, the people of Haiti and New Orleans will to stand side by side in…
January 15, 2010

Obama heeding lessons of Katrina

WASHINGTON (AP) - The botched federal response to Katrina is the standard by which emergency responses are measured, and presidents…