Spokeswoman: Not clear how long New Orleans mayor will be quarantined in ChinaNEW ORLEANS — A spokeswoman for New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says Chinese officials haven’t said when they’ll end a quarantine for the mayor, his wife and a security guard. China quarantines New Orleans Mayor Nagin, wife, guard after swine flu suspected on flightNEW ORLEANS — Chinese authorities have quarantined New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, his wife and a security guard in Shanghai after another traveler on their flight from New Jersey exhibited suspected swine flu symptoms. China quarantines New Orleans Mayor Nagin after passenger on flight shows flu-like symptomsNEW ORLEANS — Chinese authorities have quarantined New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and his wife in a Shanghai hotel after a passenger on their flight exhibited symptoms suspected to be swine flu. New Orleans mayor quarantined in China after passenger on his plane had flu-like symptomsNEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and his wife have been quarantined in China after a passenger on their flight exhibited flu-like symptoms. Fewer veterans of the ‘Greatest Generation’ around for D-Day memorial, but memories vividNEW ORLEANS — It’s “A Gathering of the Greatest Generation” — though this year only a small group of that era’s aging heroes will commemorate the invasion of France at Normandy 65 years ago. Louisiana House OKs bill for 15-cent charge on Internet access to fund AG investigationsBATON ROUGE, La. — A 15-cent monthly surcharge should be levied on Internet access across Louisiana to fight online criminal activity, the House voted 81-9 Thursday, over the opposition of Gov. Bobby Jindal. Army Corps of Engineers: Price for New Orleans’ storm surge barrier work rises to $1.8BNEW ORLEANS — Top brass at the Army Corps of Engineers say the estimated price of a major project to build three floodgates and a 1.8-mile storm surge barrier to protect New Orleans from hurricanes is now $1.8 billion. La. mom accused of pouring milk on, stabbing bus driver after a dispute over baby’s strollerNEW ORLEANS — A 17-year-old mother was so angered that a city bus driver ordered her to fold up a stroller carrying her toddler, she poured a bottle of milk over the driver’s head and then stabbed her, authorities said. AP Newsbreak: FEMA could put Fla. hurricane victims in foreclosed homesMIAMI — Trying to make the best of a bad situation, federal officials might use foreclosed homes as temporary housing for hurricane evacuees in Florida as soon as this summer. Gulf Coast hurricane victims who missed deadlines to leave temporary trailers now offered helpNEW ORLEANS — Thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who have missed deadline after deadline to leave their federal housing are being offered additional help and the chance to buy trailers for as little as $1 as the government seeks to avoid mass evictions. Official with knowledge of plan: Feds offering new help for 2005 hurricane victims in trailersNEW ORLEANS — President Barack Obama’s administration, which is trying to avoid mass evictions of hurricane victims still living in federally supplied trailers along the Gulf Coast, will offer $50 million in new housing vouchers and sell trailers for as little as $1, an administration official said. FBI statistics show New Orleans has regained its title as the nation’s murder capitalNEW ORLEANS — A newspaper analysis of fresh FBI statistics finds that New Orleans is once again the nation’s murder capital. Company names American geologist and wife who were on missing Air France flightNEW ORLEANS — The two Americans on board an Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean were a geologist and his wife headed to Europe for work and vacation, a spokesman for his employer said Tuesday. Hurricane center head urges end to ’skinny black line’ as 2009 Atlantic storm season beginsMIAMI — The “skinny black line,” long a staple of forecasts showing a hurricane’s projected path, could be a casualty of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season that began Monday. Fats Domino makes rare appearance with B.B. King, Little Richard at La. fundraising concertNEW ORLEANS — Fats Domino rarely emerges from his Louisiana home — and many wondered if he’d show up for “The Domino Effect,” his namesake concert that raises funds to help rebuild schools and playgrounds damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Years after hurricanes, FEMA works to move Gulf Coast trailer-dwellers who stay past deadlineNEW ORLEANS — The only thing keeping Gerard Rigney from getting back into his home is the FEMA trailer in his front yard. Some 4 years after hurricanes, FEMA says Gulf Coast trailer-dwellers could soon be evictedNEW ORLEANS — The only thing keeping Gerard Rigney from getting back into his home is the FEMA trailer in his front yard. Giant hurricane barriers proposed in water around NYC to protect city from possible sea surgeNEW YORK — When experts sketch out nightmare hurricane scenarios, a New York strike tends to be high on the list. 2 beds, 1 bath, low formaldehyde: FEMA rolls out the future of emergency housingEMMITSBURG, Md. — They’re clean, shutterless and decorated with a rainbow of beige hues. They’re mobile homes built for future disaster victims and, so far, have safe levels of formaldehyde. FACT CHECK: Housing, jobs data at odds with anecdotes cited in Biden’s first stimulus reportWASHINGTON — In his first quarterly report on the nation’s stimulus package, Vice President Joe Biden uses anecdotes to paint a glowing picture of an economy on the rebound. In reality, the picture is incomplete and the colors far more muted. Jenkins makes a good impression on Saints, but coaches not making any promises yetMETAIRIE, La. — Malcolm Jenkins already talks a good game. Critics: Army Corps’ $5.2M PR tab is wasteful spin; agency says it was needed to help publicNEW ORLEANS — A public relations firm boasts it turned around media coverage of the much-maligned Army Corps of Engineers since Hurricane Katrina wiped out sections of New Orleans in 2005 — to the tune of $5.2 million. 400,000 visitors boogied less, ate less, spent less away from New Orleans Jazz FestNEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival — which gives music fans plenty to celebrate — did not offer the city’s tourism industry as much to cheer about this year. Hornets say Scott will be back next season, West trade unlikelyNEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Hornets are sticking with head coach Byron Scott for at least one more season. Spectacle brews as porn star may take on La. senator rebounding from prostitution scandalBATON ROUGE, La. — Stormy Daniels strode onstage at a downtown Baton Rouge restaurant in a tight black blouse with a plunging neckline and a knee-length skirt in the popular purple of Louisiana State University. She introduced herself with a warning. Spectacle brews as porn star may take on La. senator rebounding from prostitution scandalBATON ROUGE, La. — Stormy Daniels strode onstage at a downtown Baton Rouge restaurant in a tight black blouse with a plunging neckline and a knee-length skirt in the popular purple of Louisiana State University. She introduced herself with a warning. Rats! Shopper sues, claims La. Wal-Mart let a large rodent named Norman run free and scare herNEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana woman is suing a Wal-Mart store over what she claims was a much-too-close encounter of the furry kind. Mavericks have distractions, Nuggets have swagger and 2-0 lead heading into Game 3DALLAS — Sure, the Dallas Mavericks have distractions. ‘Class of Katrina’ is graduating from college, 4 years after storm hit; ‘It made us closer’NEW ORLEANS — In the months after Hurricane Katrina swamped the University of New Orleans campus in August 2005, the basketball team practiced at a school six hours away in Texas and played almost its entire season on the road, winning just three games. 3 hurt by possible tornado in La., rain floods parts of W.Va. as storms badger SoutheastNEW ORLEANS — A tornado injured three people and damaged nearly two dozen homes Monday in southern Louisiana, a day after severe thunderstorms across the Southeast killed one person. |
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