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Four ways New Orleans is better than before Katrina
The Katrina floodwaters that drowned New Orleans caused many to wonder if the city could ever recover. Five years later, recovery is evident in spades. January's Super Bowl win helped set the tone for what recently elected mayor Mitch Landrieu is calling “the new New Orleans.” Here’s a look at four signs of progress that could be models for cities nationwide:
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In Pictures: Hurricane Katrina: 5 years later
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In Pictures: New Orleans five years after Katrina
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Helping New Orleans make a comeback is her personal passion
Brittany Aydelotte has visited New Orleans 10 times, sharing her love for the city with each new group of volunteers.
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New Orleans' razing craze aims to clear way for post-Katrina recovery
New Orleans is on a mission to raze thousands of properties abandoned after hurricane Katrina. Many are in neighborhoods, such as the Lower Ninth Ward, where poor and minority residents were concentrated.
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For New Orleans, Katrina anniversary is both solemn and festive
Dancing, singing, mourning, and crying mixed throughout New Orleans this weekend as the city showcased the progress made since Katrina and honored those who died.
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Would New Orleans levees hold for a second Katrina?
Five years after Katrina, New Orleans is rebuilding. The system designed to protect against future storms is better than before, but questions remain about whether it is fortified enough.
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After Katrina, New Orleans housing goes green
Conservation was never a top priority in New Orleans, but Katrina changed that. The city is now an incubator for new home building featuring natural resources and sustainable architecture.
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Four ways New Orleans is better than before Katrina
The Katrina floodwaters that drowned New Orleans caused many to wonder if the city could ever recover. Five years later, recovery is evident in spades. January's Super Bowl win helped set the tone for what recently elected mayor Mitch Landrieu is calling “the new New Orleans.” Here’s a look at four signs of progress that could be models for cities nationwide:
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Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Can New Orleans' new mayor revive the city?
Mitch Landrieu wasn't mayor of New Orleans when hurricane Katrina hit. But he is now, and at the five-year Katrina anniversary, residents are looking to him to move the city forward.
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In Pictures: Hurricane Katrina: 5 years later
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In Pictures: New Orleans five years after Katrina
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New Orleans at the ready to help Haiti rebuild
Five years after Katrina devastated their city, New Orleanians are putting their knowledge and experience to use in Haiti.
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Mardi Gras? Nah, it's New Orleans' Saints Super Bowl warm-up.
The Saints' run to the Super Bowl has come to symbolize New Orleans' post-Katrina revival. The result has been a party not seen for generations – even in the city that calls Mardi Gras home.
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Army Corps liable for Katrina damage, US court finds
Army Corps' 'myopic' maintenance of a shipping channel led to levee failure, much Katrina damage, US court judge rules. Appeal is expected.
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New Orleans in the forefront of a green building revolution
Hurricane Katrina provided New Orleans with the opportunity to be part of an environmental revolution and rebuild its houses, schools, and neighborhoods in a green, sustainable way.
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On New Orleans visit, Obama makes time for gumbo
President Obama's visit to New Orleans Thursday lasts barely four hours, and includes a stop for some soul food at the famed Dooky Chase.
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Floating house could ride New Orleans' floods
Architects have designed a floating house that can withstand up to 12 feet of water.
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Post-Katrina 'vigilante' violence: rumor or fact?
The US Attorney's Office and the FBI are looking into allegations of roaming 'people hunters' targeting blacks in the floods and chaos of four years ago.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Catskill folkies, Discovery Channel on a world of ancient relics, a look at real high school musicals, and more.
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Whose art is Katrina art?
In hurricane's wake, local artists found themselves competing with outsiders to record the event.
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New Orleans asks: 'What recession?'
After Katrina, the Big Easy is slowly attracting newcomers and rebuilding its economy.
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Experimental geography as art
Traditional geography meets politics – plus multimedia and performance art.
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Katrina trial: New Orleans' truth commission
Six hurricane survivors sue the US Army Corps of Engineers, as many city residents still try to understand the forces behind the storm's aftermath.
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Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans
New Yorker reporter Dan Baum offers a vivid portrait of New Orleans from hurricane Betsy up through Katrina.
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Big Easy's new biennial energizes arts community
Influx of foreign art work around the city is complemented by 'unofficial' local installations.
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New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward stirs and rebuilds
Three years after Katrina obliterated the community, a coterie of volunteers, including actor Brad Pitt, begins to repopulate these modest streets.
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