Crime remains a problem in New Orleans, but feds have done plenty to fight it
Obama revived a program that funds the hiring of cops. New Orleans has gotten about $7 million.
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Government & Politics
Rebuilt levees don’t meet goal to protect New Orleans against Category 5 hurricane
The levees wouldn't collapse in a powerful hurricane, but storm surge probably would push over the top.
Obama came through with billions to rebuild New Orleans schools after Katrina
It won't pay for everything, though, because construction costs have risen.
10 years after Katrina, Obama has delivered on promise to rebuild hospitals in New Orleans
We teamed up with PolitiFact to see if Obama has followed through on his promises to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Under assault, Planned Parenthood blames Jindal for making a ‘shambles’ of health care
Thousands of Louisianans depend on Planned Parenthood for services Jindal wants to defund.
Tonight’s live blog: Landrieu holding final town-hall meeting on 2016 budget
Event set for Lower 9th Ward; firefighters and Confederate monuments highlighted previous meeting.
Memories of a black boyhood and my delight in the Confederate ‘stars and bars’
"I bought a Black Liberation Flag and hung it in my cube above my rack, as we called our beds. Someone wasn’t pleased."
Live blog Thursday: Landrieu holds public meeting on city finances in Lakeview
Meetings in Lakeview often focus on its roads, which are among the worst in the city.
Levees vs. logic: Rigging federal flood insurance rates is dumb and dangerous
Don't be fooled. Average safety is not the same thing as actual safety.
Monumental decision: Who should be honored in place of the Confederates?
We should have the courage to acknowledge more of our history than what’s safe and cuddly and good for tourism.
