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New Orleans eyes December sale for $40M bond sale

NEW ORLEANS - The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push it back again. ...

From BECKY BOHRER, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ray Nagin,  Fitch Ratings

New Orleans plans bond talks with rating agencies

NEW ORLEANS - City officials plan to hold high-stakes talks with three rating agencies that could determine whether New Orleans can sell up to $40 million in bonds for street work. ...

From BECKY BOHRER, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ray Nagin

Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ida

A hurricane warning extends more than 200 miles of coastline from Pascagoula, Miss., east to Indian Pass, Fla. Tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches are in effect across other areas of southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the ...

From BECKY BOHRER, San Francisco Chronicle,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Guard,  Federal Emergency Management Agency

Ida no longer hurricane, Gulf warnings downgraded

MIAMI - Ida is no longer a hurricane as it loses strength over the water on its way to a landfall on the U.S. ...

From BECKY BOHRER, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bobby Jindal,  National Guard,  Federal Emergency Management Agency,  Andrew Thomas (politician)

Hurricane Ida weakens, but Gulf still on warning

People watch the waves in the resort area of Cancun, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Ida has grown into a hurricane for a second time as it moves over the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Israel Leal) NEW ORLEANS The first hurricane this year to threaten the U.S. ...

From BECKY BOHRER, San Diego Union-Tribune,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bobby Jindal,  National Guard,  Federal Emergency Management Agency,  Andrew Thomas (politician)

Hurricane Ida weakens to Category 1

H urricane Ida chugged toward the Gulf Coast, and despite warnings extending more than 300 kilometres across several states, residents seemed to take the first Atlantic hurricane to target the U.S. this season in stride.winds of Authorities said the ...

From BECKY BOHRER, Globe and Mail,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Guard,  Federal Emergency Management Agency

Hurricane warnings for US Gulf Coast for Ida

NEW ORLEANS Hurricane Ida chugged toward the Gulf Coast, and despite warnings extending more than 200 miles across several states, residents seemed to take the first Atlantic hurricane to target the U.S. this season in stride. Authorities said the ...

From BECKY BOHRER, San Diego Union-Tribune,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Guard,  Federal Emergency Management Agency

Hurricane Ida weakens to Category 1, 90 mph winds

NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Ida chugged toward the Gulf Coast, and despite warnings extending more than 200 miles across several states, residents seemed to take the first Atlantic hurricane to target the U.S. this season in stride. Authorities said the ...

From BECKY BOHRER, Boston Globe,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Guard,  Federal Emergency Management Agency

Late-season hurricane takes aim at US Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded early Monday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges. A hurricane warning extended more than 200 ...

From BECKY BOHRER, Boston Globe,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Guard,  Federal Emergency Management Agency

Gulf Coast has eye on hurricane

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, is heading toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges. Authorities said Ida could make landfall as early ...

From BECKY BOHRER, Kansas.com,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Guard

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