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In New Orleans, Elation Over Katrina Liability Ruling

NEW ORLEANS Since the first days after Hurricane Katrina, when the streets were still under water, many residents of New Orleans and its surroundings have maintained that the flood that wrecked their lives was the government’s fault, and that the ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Green,  Army Corps of Engineers,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama

Ruling on Katrina Flooding Favors Homeowners

NEW ORLEANS A federal judge found Wednesday evening that poor maintenance of a major navigation channel by the Army Corps of Engineers led to some of the worst flooding after Hurricane Katrina. The ruling was a major victory for homeowners who suffered ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Army Corps of Engineers,  Supreme Court of the United States

Video Bingo Has Alabamians Yelling Everything But

ASHVILLE, Ala. Everybody knows what this is: dozens of people, mostly retirees, hunched over paper grids in a smoke-filled American Legion hall on a Sunday evening listening eagerly to a woman recite numbers. But what about this: a dim warehouse of ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bob Riley,  U.S. Republican Party

In Race for Mayor of New Orleans, No One Wants to Step Up

NEW ORLEANS The most noteworthy announcements of the 2010 mayor’s race here have so far come from those declining to be part of it. John Georges, who has indicated interest in being mayor of New Orleans, greeted supporters at a campaign fundraiser last ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Ray Nagin,  Mitch Landrieu,  Brad Pitt,  John Georges,  Karen Carter Peterson

On Gulf Coast, Praise for Obama Meets Criticism of His Visit

NEW ORLEANS At Willie’s Auto Repair in the Lower Ninth Ward, just a few blocks from a school where President Obama is scheduled to speak on Thursday morning, Mr. Obama received Jerome Bienaime’s endorsement. “President’s doing a good job as far as I’m ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  Steve Scalise

New Orleans Faces Swarm of Inquiries

NEW ORLEANS In its September newsletter, underneath a notice about using antibacterial wipes during flu season, the local Fraternal Order of Police reminded New Orleans officers they had a right to be represented by a lawyer when questioned by the ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Department of Justice

Amount Embezzled From Acorn Is Disputed

NEW ORLEANS An internal review at Acorn, the embattled community organizing group, revealed that its founder’s brother had embezzled $5 million from the group, five times more than the amount disclosed, according to a subpoena served Monday by the ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  5 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Wade Rathke

A Battle Over Low-Income Housing Reveals Post-Hurricane Tensions

CHALMETTE, La. The parish of St. Bernard, a quiet, insular suburb just east of New Orleans, has in the end agreed to allow housing for low-income families. I think people have adopted this issue as one that goes far beyond the reality of its impact. ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  3 Oct 2009

Review of Patient Deaths After Hurricane

NEW ORLEANS The Orleans Parish district attorney said Friday that he was conducting an “evaluation” of the events surrounding patient deaths at Memorial Medical Center here in the days immediately after Hurricane Katrina, though he said he had not ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  11 Sep 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Eddie Jordan

Obama Factor Plays to Senator’s Advantage

NEW ORLEANS Mere survival was never the issue. Those familiar with Louisiana and its Republican senator, David Vitter, knew he would survive the summer of 2007, after he showed up on the client list of a Washington prostitution ring and then refused to ...

From CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times,  10 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  David Vitter,  U.S. Republican Party,  Charlie Melancon,  U.S. Democratic Party

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