http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ray_NaginFind stories, videos, and photos about Ray Nagin from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:48:36 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ray_Nagin14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ray Nagin from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/19/nagin.katrina.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/19/nagin.katrina.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalling the ruling "huge," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday reacted to a federal judge finding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' failure to maintain a shipping channel led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/17/cuba.nagin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/17/cuba.nagin/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew Orleans, Louisiana, Mayor Ray Nagin arrived in Cuba late Friday on a mission to learn about how to deal with storms, a spokeswoman said.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/19/news/economy/New_Orleans_black_businesses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/19/news/economy/New_Orleans_black_businesses/index.htmBrad Pitt ensured that the nation noticed Hurricane Katrina's utter destruction to hundreds of shotgun houses and Creole cottages in New Orleans' working-class Lower Ninth Ward.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/20/china.quarantine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/20/china.quarantine/index.html#cnnSTCTextTravelers to China who display flu-like symptoms may be randomly quarantined over concerns of the swine flu virus, the U.S. State Department warned.Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/07/china.nagin.flu.virus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/07/china.nagin.flu.virus/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, has been quarantined in China after possible exposure to the H1N1 virus, his office said Sunday.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/03/gustav/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/03/gustav/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe governor of hurricane-battered Louisiana said Wednesday that the prospect of some areas of the state being without electricity for weeks, as power company officials have warned, is unacceptable.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:36:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837923,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837923,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMayor Ray Nagin warned New Orleans evacuees scattered across the country by Hurricane Gustav they may have to wait in shelters and motels a few days longerTue, 02 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/01/gustav.levees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/01/gustav.levees/index.html#cnnSTCTextEfforts to bolster a private New Orleans-area levee that had been in danger of failing because of Hurricane Gustav appeared to be working Monday night, the president of a parish said.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837878,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837878,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New OrleansMon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837745,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837745,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith another potentially devastating hurricane bearing down, residents with memories of Katrina aren't taking any chances Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/30/gustav.prepare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/30/gustav.prepare/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city beginning 8 a.m. Sunday but urged residents to consider escaping "the mother of all storms" before then.Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837674,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837674,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMayor Ray Nagin gave the mandatory evacuation order late Saturday, but all day New Orleans residents took to buses, trains, planes and cars to flee from the path of Hurricane GustavSat, 30 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/27/gustav.nola/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/27/gustav.nola/index.html#cnnSTCTextTropical Storm Gustav's impending arrival in the Gulf of Mexico, potentially as a major hurricane, has prompted Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to declare an emergency for the state.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/09/nola.crime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/09/nola.crime/index.html#cnnSTCTextJazz musician Henry Butler calls himself an ambassador of New Orleans music. He loves the city where he was born and lived for decades. But like tens of thousands of others displaced by Hurricane Katrina, he has yet to return to live.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1717541,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1717541,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA FEMA plan to transplant Hurricane Katrina victims because of concerns about formaldehyde fumes will not work New Orleans' mayor Ray Nagin saidWed, 27 Feb 2008 13:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/katrina.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/katrina.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo years after Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal areas of Louisiana and Mississippi, residents say much of America has forgotten their plight.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/murder.board.nola/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/murder.board.nola/index.html#cnnSTCTextFather Bill Terry of St. Anna's Episcopal Church in New Orleans wants everyone to know what's happening in New Orleans: too many murders with too few people held accountable. Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1640732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1640732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWill the Crescent City's reforms come fast enough to keep businesses from leaving?Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1632935,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1632935,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe New Orleans mayor could fill a vacuum if the state's most influential African-American politician goes downMon, 18 Jun 2007 17:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/29/katrina.reconstruction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/29/katrina.reconstruction/index.htmlAbout half of New Orleans' residents have returned since Hurricane Katrina, but red tape and race and class issues have held up recovery efforts, Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday.Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:16:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383661/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383661/index.htmRuthie Frierson's dining room does not look like the birthplace of a populist rebellion. The room is quiet, insulated from any street noise, with treatments in heavy fabric around the windows.Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/louisiana.preps/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/louisiana.preps/index.htmlWith the hurricane season just days away, officials in New Orleans and across Louisiana are revising emergency plans, fortifying the levee system and preparing residents for the worst.Mon, 22 May 2006 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/21/nola.mayor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/21/nola.mayor/index.htmlIn a city struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, newly re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin urged residents of New Orleans to "start the healing process."Sun, 21 May 2006 13:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/20/nola.mayor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/20/nola.mayor/index.htmlNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin fought off a challenge from Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu to win re-election Saturday night.Sun, 21 May 2006 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/11/new.orleans.evacuation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/11/new.orleans.evacuation/index.htmlNew Orleans' plan to evacuate its residents in the event of a major hurricane strike this summer may not be as complete as city officials made it sound last week when they unveiled the plan, according to a CNN review.Thu, 11 May 2006 20:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/02/hurricane.plan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/02/hurricane.plan/index.htmlNew Orleans officials detailed a new disaster-preparedness plan on Tuesday that depends more on evacuation by bus and train and won't use the Superdome and Convention Center as shelters.Tue, 02 May 2006 19:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/24/nola.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/24/nola.elections/index.htmlRon Forman, who placed third in last week's mayoral election, will endorse Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in the runoff slated for May 20, his press secretary said Monday.Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/23/nola.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/23/nola.elections/index.htmlControversial Mayor Ray Nagin, who was criticized for predicting New Orleans would remain a "chocolate city" with a black majority, was far enough ahead in the mayoral race by early Sunday that it appeared he and Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu would face each other in a May 20 runoff.Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/22/nola.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/22/nola.elections/index.htmlNew Orleans voters cast ballots Saturday in what has shaped up to be one of the oddest mayoral elections in U.S. history.Sat, 22 Apr 2006 11:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/21/nola.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/21/nola.elections/index.htmlNew Orleanians are trying to elect a mayor Saturday in a poll in which voters -- six in 10 of whom no longer reside in the city -- have to choose between 21 candidates.Fri, 21 Apr 2006 22:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/21/btsc.king.nolaelection/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/21/btsc.king.nolaelection/index.htmlThe lawn signs advertising mold and debris removal companies are being crowded out all over New Orleans by political placards.Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/21/new.orleans.elex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/21/new.orleans.elex/index.htmlNew Orleans residents will take time out Saturday from their struggles to reclaim their lives to vote in one of the oddest mayoral elections in U.S. history -- a contest to pick the person who will oversee the Crescent City's comeback fight.Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/21/new.orleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/21/new.orleans/index.htmlAll New Orleans residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina should be allowed to rebuild if they choose, and the city will not stand in the way of reconstruction in areas considered vulnerable to flooding in future storms, Mayor Ray Nagin announced Monday.Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/28/no.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/28/no.poll/index.htmlThough most New Orleanians approve of their mayor's handling of the Hurricane Katrina aftermath -- and are willing to overlook his "chocolate city" remark -- Ray Nagin is no shoo-in for re-election, a recent poll shows.Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:23:00 ESThttp://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/2006/US/01/17/nagin.city/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/17/nagin.city/index.htmlMayor Ray Nagin on Tuesday apologized for urging residents to rebuild a "chocolate New Orleans" and saying, "You can't have New Orleans no other way."Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/10/katrina.evacuees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/10/katrina.evacuees/index.htmlJames Anthony, who fled Hurricane Katrina like tens of thousands others, is facing a wrenching decision: whether to return home and help rebuild a shattered community or make a new home elsewhere, essentially from scratch.Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:08:00 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/12/03/katrina.townhall/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/03/katrina.townhall/index.htmlThree months after he fled Hurricane Katrina and his home, Morris Jordan had one question for New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Saturday: Can I go home?Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/29/neworleans.townhall/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/29/neworleans.townhall/index.htmlFrustrated New Orleans residents appeared before Mayor Ray Nagin Tuesday with complaints about the response to Hurricane Katrina, with two speakers asking why a nation fighting to stabilize Iraq can't resolve a crisis at home.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/23/nawlins.return/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/23/nawlins.return/index.htmlKrewes, start your float preparations because Mardi Gras is coming back to the Big Easy -- as is some semblance of law and order.Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/neworleans.casinos/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/neworleans.casinos/index.htmlMayor Ray Nagin called Friday for a major expansion of casino gambling in hurricane-hit New Orleans in a desperate attempt to quickly heal its battered lifeblood industry -- tourism.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 22:41:00 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/10/03/new.orleans.rebuilding/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/03/new.orleans.rebuilding/index.htmlHow many people in New Orleans will have to make major repairs to or completely rebuild their homes?Tue, 04 Oct 2005 00:32:00 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/US/09/29/hurricanes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/29/hurricanes/index.htmlAfter all 13 of Mississippi's floating casinos were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi lawmakers are considering a plan to rebuild closer to land.Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:23:00 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/US/09/28/hurricanes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/28/hurricanes/index.htmlResidents returning to St. Bernard Parish, just east of New Orleans on the Gulf of Mexico, are finding near total destruction.Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/27/compass.resigns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/27/compass.resigns/index.htmlAfter post-Katrina New Orleans was overrun with looters and nearly a third of the police force subsequently failed to show up for duty, the head of the city's police said Tuesday he will retire.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:11:00 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/POLITICS/09/26/odd.couple.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/26/odd.couple.tm/index.htmlThe men charged with rebuilding New Orleans -- Mayor Ray Nagin and President Bush's Katrina recovery chief, Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen -- are an unlikely pair.Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/nola.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/nola.levees/index.htmlAs water continued to pour over patched levees in New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin late Friday told CNN, "This nightmare just continues for us."Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/22/nola.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/22/nola.levees/index.htmlMetropolitan New Orleans was included in a tropical storm warning Thursday, as the Army Corps of Engineers fretted over how much rain the city's fragile levees could take.Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:31:00 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/09/19/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/19/katrina.impact/index.htmlMayor Ray Nagin halted the return of New Orleans residents to the city Monday, citing the threat from the strengthening Tropical Storm Rita.Mon, 19 Sep 2005 06:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/18/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/18/katrina.impact/index.htmlMore New Orleanians are expected to return to their city Monday despite local and federal officials being at odds about when and how evacuees should come home.Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/17/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/17/katrina.impact/index.htmlNew Orleans business owners started trickling into the city on Saturday and residents were expected to return next week, but the head of the federal government's response to the storm said he wished they wouldn't.Sat, 17 Sep 2005 11:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/16/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/16/katrina.impact/index.htmlShortly after sunrise Saturday, the streets of three major areas of New Orleans will begin to fill as people return to check on their shops, restaurants and clubs.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:52:00 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/US/09/15/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/15/katrina.impact/index.htmlMayor Ray Nagin said Thursday that significant areas of New Orleans will begin to reopen this weekend, almost three weeks after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast on August 29.Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:27:00 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/09/12/katrina.race.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/katrina.race.poll/index.htmlWhite and black Americans view Hurricane Katrina's aftermath in starkly different ways, with more blacks viewing race as a factor in problems with the federal response, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/11/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/11/katrina.impact/index.htmlPresident Bush arrived in Louisiana Sunday as the official death toll from Hurricane Katrina climbed past 400 and the search for bodies continued nearly two weeks after the storm hit the Gulf Coast.Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/09/katrina.setbacks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/09/katrina.setbacks/index.htmlThe confusing odyssey for New Orleans evacuees began while Hurricane Katrina was still churning in the Gulf of Mexico.Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/09/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/09/katrina.impact/index.htmlFederal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown was replaced Friday as the man in charge of the Hurricane Katrina federal relief effort.Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/08/martial.law.qanda/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/08/martial.law.qanda/index.htmlA catastrophe such as Hurricane Katrina has shown how lines of authority can become blurred when it comes to handling an emergency. CNN spoke with a number of legal experts to discuss the law governing the removal of residents from New Orleans.Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/08/katrina.dean/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/08/katrina.dean/index.htmlDemocratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said that in Hurricane Katrina's wake Americans need to face the "ugly truth" that race and class played a significant role in who lived and died.Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/katrina.impact/index.htmlAuthorities in a suburban parish began retrieving the bodies of more than 30 people from a nursing home Wednesday, while New Orleans police prepared to start forcing the evacuation of up to 15,000 remaining residents.Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/neworleans.transport/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/neworleans.transport/index.htmlWeeks before Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, government officials reportedly were organizing a campaign to warn the city's poor that they would need to find their own way out in the event of an evacuation.Tue, 06 Sep 2005 16:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/scene.blog/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/scene.blog/index.htmlPosted: 5:35 p.m. ET CNN's Sean Callebs in Houston, TexasTue, 06 Sep 2005 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/katrina.impact/index.htmlNew Orleans' mayor ordered law enforcement agencies Tuesday night to remove everyone from the city who is not involved in cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina, whether they want to go or not.Tue, 06 Sep 2005 06:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.impact/index.htmlNearly a week after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, military helicopters circled above New Orleans on Sunday to drop supplies and rescue people trapped in the nearly deserted city.Sun, 04 Sep 2005 06:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.response/index.htmlDiverging views of a crumbling New Orleans emerged Thursday, with statements by some federal officials in contradiction with grittier, more desperate views from the streets. By late Friday response to those stranded in the city was more visible.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/nagin.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/nagin.transcript/index.htmlNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin blasted the slow pace of federal and state relief efforts in an expletive-laced interview with local radio station WWL-AM.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.nagin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.nagin/index.htmlAs his city skidded deeper into chaos, New Orleans' embattled mayor accused federal officials of dragging their feet while people are dying in deplorable conditions.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.impact/index.htmlFour days after Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the northern Gulf Coast, tired and angry people stranded at the convention center in New Orleans welcomed a supply convoy carrying food, water and medicine with cheers and tears of joy.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/katrina.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/katrina.response/index.htmlWhen it comes to assessing the effectiveness of the emergency response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, two divergent -- and incongruous -- views have emerged over more than three long days of misery.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 07:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.fema.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.fema.brown/index.htmlThe director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday those New Orleans residents who chose not to heed warnings to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina bear some responsibility for their fates.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.impact/index.htmlViolence disrupted relief efforts Thursday in New Orleans as authorities rescued desperate residents still trapped in the flooded city and tried to evacuate thousands of others living among corpses and human waste.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 06:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/nagin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/nagin/index.htmlConditions worsened Wednesday in New Orleans from still-rising floodwater, looting and rapidly deteriorating conditions in the Superdome, where up to 30,000 people sought shelter.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.impact/index.htmlThe first of New Orleans' evacuees began arriving in Texas early Thursday as the Gulf Coast began to grasp the magnitude of what President Bush called "one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history."Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.levees/index.htmlA day after Hurricane Katrina dealt a devastating blow to the Big Easy, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Tuesday night blasted what he called a lack of coordination in relief efforts for setting behind the city's recovery.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:29:00 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/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://money.cnn.com/2005/08/29/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/29/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmAs Hurricane Katrina continues on its destructive path through Louisiana, residents there are bracing for catastrophe.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:01:00 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/2004/WEATHER/09/17/states/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/17/states/index.htmlHurricane Ivan came ashore early Thursday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, and was felt all along the Gulf Coast.Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/14/ivan.neworleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/14/ivan.neworleans/index.htmlThe Big Easy became The Big Queasy as the usually laid-back party town worried about deadly Hurricane Ivan rumbling north through the Gulf of Mexico toward the U.S. coast.Wed, 15 Sep 2004 03:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/14/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/14/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlResidents along the Gulf of Mexico began evacuating Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Ivan, a Category 4 storm projected to make landfall somewhere between the Florida Panhandle and Louisiana on Thursday morning.Tue, 14 Sep 2004 05:46:00 EDT