NBC
Msnbc: u.n. Body Rebukes u.s. Over Katrina Response
The United Nations human rights panel chastised the United States for its poor response to Hurricane Katrina. It found that there was a disproportionate number of poor and African-Americans who were not protected by the United States...
NBC
Msnbc: 20,000 Workers Needed to Rebuild Gulf Coast
One year after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast continues. However, MSNBC reports that there is a major shortage of workers who are working on rebuilding projects. Report is from July, 2006.
PBS
News Hour: Coming Home to New Orleans
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was criticized by many federal officials for what seemed to be an early reopening of New Orleans in September, 2005. However, as Tropical Storm Rita approached the Gulf Coast, Mayor Nagin reverses his decision...
CNN
Cnn: New Orleans Shelters to Be Evacuated
Conditions were so horrible in New Orleans that unrest was growing even in the evacuation shelters. Article discusses looting, crime, conditions of New Orleans, and other Gulf Coast areas. Article is from August, 2005.
CNN
Cnn: Governor: Worse Than Camille
Article from August, 2005, that compares the damage of Hurricane Katrina to 1969's Hurricane Camille, which had been the deadliest hurricane up until Katrina.
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Cnn: New Orleans Evacuations Under Way
The federal government begins to evacuate those displaced by Hurricane Katrina to other parts of the country, including Texas, as the conditions on the Gulf Coast continue to deteriorate after Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September,...
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Cnn: New Orleans Tries to Plug Breaches
September, 2005, report that explores the damage done to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, including to the levees that failed to stop the flooding of the city.
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Cnn: E Mail Shows Bush Glad Fema Took Katrina Flak
CNN discusses an e-mail that might have come from the Executive Office of the President stating that they were glad former FEMA chief Michael Brown took the heat for the federal government's handling of Hurricane Katrina. Article is from...
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Cnn: Katrina Victim's Body Found in Attic
March, 2006, story that show the continuing difficulty in finding victims of Hurricane Katrina as investigators found a body in an attic months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast.
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Cnn: Going Home to New Orleans
A CNN reporter, and New Orleans native, relates his personal experiences living in the city and returning to it after Hurricane Katrina did significant damage.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Senators Propose Eliminating Fema
In this April, 2006, report, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs issued a report that included the elimination of FEMA. FEMA had been criticized for its response to Hurricane Katrina.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: White House Accused of Hindering Congress
Members of the committee that is investigating the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina are accusing the White House of refusing to provide documents, officials for questioning, etc. The White House contends that their...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Chertoff Speaks
Secretary of Homeland Security responds to the criticism of his department's response to Hurricane Katrina. Report is from February, 2006.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Rebuilding New Orleans' Levees
A conversation with the coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery. He discusses what the federal government is doing to rebuild the levee system of New Orleans. Video, audio and a transcript are available for this report from December, 2005.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Politics After Katrina
A panel of three analysts discusses the government's actions before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. All three are critical of the government's response and therefore may be biased. Video, audio, and a transcript are available of...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Flood Risk of New Orleans
The federal government announced their terms for rebuilding New Orleans, including the raising of structures three feet. Three government officials are interviewed in this April, 2006, report. Video, audio, and a transcript of this...
CNN
Cnn: Louisiana Evacuees Told to Stay Put
Louisiana officials plead with evacuees not to return home as the damage was too great. This article discusses some of the damage done, specifically to New Orleans. Report is from September, 2005.
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Cnn: Rebuilding Homes, Rebuilding Lives
September, 2005, report covering the return home of a number of Louisiana residents to their homes a week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
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Trailer Camp in Baker, Louisiana
November, 2005, report on life in the FEMA trailer parks that emerged in the Gulf Coast regions that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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Patched Up 17th Street Canal Levee
An October, 2005, update on the reconstruction of the devastated New Orleans levees. The levees failed during Hurricane Katrina causing the city of New Orleans to flood.
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Sea Level Sign Near New Orleans Convention Centre
An October, 2005, update on the reconstruction of the devastated New Orleans levees. The levees failed during Hurricane Katrina causing the city of New Orleans to flood.
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Bbc: Hard Task of Draining New Orleans
September, 2005, article tracing the draining of the flooded New Orleans and the repairing of the levee system devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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Elderly Woman Being Helped Onto Truck
Immediately after Hurricane Katrina, reports of the devastation of New Orleans is explored by BBC News. A video, other report links, and an interactive map of Katrina's path accompany this August, 2005, report.
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Diana Womble With Cats
Fascinating look at a New Orleans rescue mission by volunteers who are attempting to help those impacted by the flooding of New Orleans brought on by Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.