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- Manning Lets New Orleans Party, Prepares for 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- It's a good thing Peyton Manning lives in Indianapolis. Here, at least, he doesn't have to see his hometown reveling at his expense.
By The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:47:00 GMT. - Saints Place Sharper on PUP List, Casillas on IR
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- All-Pro safety Darren Sharper's goal of helping the Saints compete for a second consecutive championship remains intact, even if it isn't working out quite as he'd planned.
By The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:07:00 GMT. - BP removes failed blowout preventer
NEW ORLEANS: BP PLC was on Saturday slowly raising the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill ...
New Zealand Herald. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:22:08 +1200. - New oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico
Another oil rig exploded and caught fire off the Louisiana coast this morning.But no, it's not another Deepwater Horizon -scale disaster.The explosion has spread a kilometre-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of ...
New Zealand Herald. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +1200. - Deepwater Drilling Moratorium Hits Louisiana Hard
Ban to protect environment takes a toll in jobs and prospects for future development.
Greg Flakus. Voice of America. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:32:44 GMT. - Tulane University Plays Big Role in New Orleans Recovery
Tulane University students volunteer countless hours every year to help New Orleans recover five years after hurricane Katrina.
Greg Flakus. Voice of America. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:39:55 GMT. - The end of 'Canadaville'
Five years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, many of the more than one million evacuees have settled into new lives, either back in their hometown or in places unlike anything they were used to. ...
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:51:16 EDT. - Katrina evacuees have found new lives — in Texas
DALLAS — Dr. Ivan Bank still has one foot in New Orleans and the other in Texas.
McClatchy. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:00 EDT. - Obama hails New Orleans five years post-Katrina
United States President Barack Obama, marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on Sunday, praised the city's resilience.
Mail & Guardian. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:32:00 +0200. - New Orleans marks Katrina anniversary
US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the people of New Orleans, five years to the day after Hurricane Katrina destroyed large parts of the city.
BBC News. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:59:05 GMT. - Remarks by the President on the Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana
Xavier University New Orleans, Louisiana 1:50 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. It is good to be back. (Applause.) It is good to be back. ...
The White House. The White House. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:33:04 +0000. - Obama hails spirit of New Orleans
President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the people of New Orleans, five years to the day after Hurricane Katrina destroyed large parts of the city.
BBC News. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:23:54 GMT. - Vitter Faces Louisiana Primary Test
Louisiana's primary will test whether scandals have weakened the incumbent senator.
U. S. News & World Report. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:55:00 -0400. - Despite Scandals, David Vitter the Louisiana Primary Favorite
Vitter survived a 2007 prostitution scandal and faces two little-known Republicans in his primary.
U. S. News & World Report. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:41:00 -0400. - Study: BP oil spill has taken heavy toll on Gulf mental health
About 30 percent of Gulf Coast residents are suffering with mental-health issues in the aftermath of the BP oil spill, according to a study by the nonprofit Ochsner Health System in Louisiana.
McClatchy. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:46 EDT.
In 2008, the estimated population of Louisiana was 4,410,796, whereas
in 2006, the population of Louisiana was about 4,243,634.
For detailed, up-to-date information about Louisiana's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
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