http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kathleen_BlancoFind stories, videos, and photos about Kathleen Blanco from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:00:53 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kathleen_Blanco14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Kathleen Blanco from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1674122,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1674122,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe young Republican Congressman cruises to victory as the nation's first Indian-American governorSun, 21 Oct 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/26/jena.six/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/26/jena.six/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe case of Mychal Bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate in Jena, Louisiana, will be heard in juvenile court, Louisiana's governor announced Wednesday.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1664647,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1664647,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSun, 23 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/severe.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/severe.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextCentral Florida residents were shaken but unhurt Friday after a tornado blew roofs off buildings and knocked down power lines overnight.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:14:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/09/20/bc.bkn.hornets.practice.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/09/20/bc.bkn.hornets.practice.ap/index.htmlA new training facility for the New Orleans Hornets will receive $14.5 million in state financing, under a plan approved Thursday by the State Bond Commission.Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/martin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/martin/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere was a scene from the "West Wing" that speaks to what happens when a leader says enough is enough and is moved to action.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/17/storms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/17/storms/index.html#cnnSTCTextDean strengthened yet again Friday, with dangerous 145-mph winds officially making it a Category 4 hurricane -- the first of the 2007 Atlantic season.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/07/pf/insurance.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/07/pf/insurance.moneymag/index.htmAmong the many obstacles homeowners in New Orleans face as they rebuild is the challenge of finding affordable homeowners insurance - by some estimates, premiums have doubled since the storm.Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/28/hud.hoax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/28/hud.hoax/index.htmlA man who pulled a hoax on Louisiana officials and 1,000 contractors by presenting himself as a federal housing official said Monday he intended to focus attention on a lack of affordable housing.Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/24/8381731/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/24/8381731/index.htmNow Playing on Computer ScreensWed, 02 Aug 2006 19:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/27/new.orleans.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/27/new.orleans.tm/index.htmlThey still love to party in New Orleans. It's just that lately the laughs come kind of hard. The Mardi Gras season that wraps up this week will have consisted of just eight days of parades and whatever gamy fun goes with them. In most years, it goes on for 12. Marching bands have been in short supply, their members still scattered to Houston and Atlanta. The crowds along the parade routes have been sparser too. On the bright side, that has made it easier to score the strands of colored beads flung by people on parade floats. Hustle, and you could grab 50 or so in just a few hours. Making the most of misfortune -- that's a very New Orleans thing to do.Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/15/bush.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/15/bush.levees/index.htmlIn an effort to ensure the levee breaches that put much of New Orleans, Louisiana, underwater after Hurricane Katrina don't happen again, the Bush administration announced Thursday it will spend $3.1 billion to repair the system and make it "stronger than it ever has been."Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/04/blanco.papers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/04/blanco.papers/index.htmlThousands of pages of documents released by Louisiana's governor illustrate the disconnect between state and federal officials when Hurricane Katrina hit, with one aide warning that the Bush administration was "working to make us the scapegoats."Mon, 05 Dec 2005 03:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/02/elections.postponed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/02/elections.postponed/index.htmlNew Orleans will delay its scheduled February 4 municipal elections because Hurricane Katrina has left election officials unable to perform basic functions, a spokeswoman for the governor said.Sat, 03 Dec 2005 03:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/17/katrina.dna/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/17/katrina.dna/index.htmlHoping to speed up the identification of those killed by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, Louisiana said Thursday it would accept a new federal plan to pay for most of the cost for DNA testing.Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/17/katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/17/katrina/index.htmlNearly three months after Hurricane Katrina forced tens of thousands from their homes, bureaucracy is creating a new tide of trouble for victims of the storm.Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/17/8358062/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/17/8358062/index.htmON PAPER, THE CLEANUP OF Hurricane Katrina should be a business bonanza and public relations coup all wrapped up in one tidy package for Louisiana's Shaw Group. The $3.1 billion construction and en...Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/04/new.orleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/04/new.orleans/index.htmlNew Orleans will lay off 3,000 city workers -- about half the workforce -- because of financial constraints caused by Hurricane Katrina, Mayor Ray Nagin said Tuesday.Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/30/nagin.plan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/30/nagin.plan/index.htmlNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Friday unveiled a panel of civic leaders tasked with developing a plan for the city's rebirth by the end of the year, while more residents were given permission to return a month after Hurricane Katrina.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/28/katrina.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/28/katrina.brown/index.htmlIn sometimes heated testimony before a congressional committee Tuesday, former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown blamed Louisiana's leaders for dragging their heels last month as Hurricane Katrina approached the Gulf Coast.Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/27/katrina.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/27/katrina.brown/index.htmlIn sometimes heated testimony before a congressional committee Tuesday, former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown blamed Louisiana's leaders for dragging their heels last month as Hurricane Katrina approached the Gulf Coast.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/24/rita.nola/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/24/rita.nola/index.htmlAs many as 1,000 people who did not follow mandatory evacuation orders in one southwestern Louisiana parish may need to be rescued, an emergency management official said Saturday.Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/20/rita/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/20/rita/index.htmlWith Hurricane Rita intensifying as it treks westward through the Gulf of Mexico, the mayor of Galveston declared a state of emergency Tuesday night.Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/20/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/20/katrina.impact/index.htmlLouisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare an emergency for her state Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Rita's arrival somewhere on the Gulf Coast.Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/15/katrina.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/15/katrina.response/index.htmlAs violence, death and misery gripped New Orleans and the surrounding parishes in the days after Hurricane Katrina, a leadership vacuum, bureaucratic red tape and a defensive culture paralyzed volunteers' attempts to help.Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/14/katrina.gov.blanco/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/14/katrina.gov.blanco/index.htmlLouisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco vowed Wednesday evening to rebuild New Orleans and other areas of her state devastated by Hurricane Katrina so more than 1 million displaced residents can come home.Thu, 15 Sep 2005 01:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/14/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/14/katrina.impact/index.htmlConditions seemed to be improving in the New Orleans area Wednesday, more than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina ripped across the Gulf Coast, and Louisiana's governor pledged, "We will rebuild."Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/13/katrina.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/13/katrina.response/index.htmlMichael Brown may have been the first official to lose his job to Hurricane Katrina, but he might not be the last.Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.blame/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.blame/index.htmlLouisiana's largest newspaper printed a blistering editorial in Sunday's edition under the headline "An Open Letter to the President," criticizing the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.Sun, 04 Sep 2005 20:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/katrina.impact/index.htmlA fearful Friday has arrived in lawless New Orleans, with police snipers stationed on the roof of their precinct, trying to protect it from the armed thugs roaming seemingly at will through the flood-ravaged city.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.recovery/index.htmlLouisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco said Thursday she has requested the mobilization of 40,000 National Guard troops to restore order and assist in relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina/index.htmlNew Orleans faced two crises Wednesday that Louisiana's governor called nightmares: stopping rising floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and evacuating survivors of the deadly storm.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/30/katrina.advice.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/30/katrina.advice.us/index.htmlDisaster response officials are urging evacuated residents not to return for at least a week to areas of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.impact/index.htmlU.S. Gulf Coast residents who braved Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday began to face the storm's impact:Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery/index.htmlVictims of Hurricane Katrina -- some of whom escaped with only their lives -- soon will get help from a massive federal relief effort led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Pentagon.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.neworleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.neworleans/index.htmlNational Guard troops moved toward the French Quarter in an effort to stop rising unrest in flood-stricken New Orleans late Tuesday as police reported looting, attempted carjackings and shootings near the city's main shelter.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina/index.htmlNew Orleans resembled a war zone more than a modern American metropolis Tuesday, as Gulf Coast communities struggled to deal with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 06:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/new.orleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/new.orleans/index.htmlLouisiana officials Monday urged the hundreds of thousands of people in the state who fled Hurricane Katrina to stay where they are.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/superdome/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/superdome/index.htmlThe Louisiana Superdome, where about 10,000 people have taken refuge from Hurricane Katrina, reportedly began leaking Monday as winds damaged the roof, letting daylight and rainwater in the darkened arena.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/katrina.neworleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/katrina.neworleans/index.htmlA solemn New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered mandatory evacuations Sunday as his city faced its worst fear -- the threat of a direct hit from a major hurricane that could swamp the low-lying city.Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina/index.htmlNew Orleans braced for a catastrophic blow from Hurricane Katrina overnight, as forecasters predicted the Category 5 storm could drive a wall of water over the city's levees.Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/26/tropical.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/26/tropical.weather/index.htmlHurricane Katrina will make a "big shift" to the west on its way across the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to reach dangerous Category 4 intensity before making landfall Monday afternoon in Mississippi or Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:29:00 EDT