Obama administration fell short in rebuilding rental housing, speeding up Road Home awards
Rents are rising faster than incomes in New Orleans, and federally-funded rebuilding resulted in fewer units than planned.
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Despite Obama’s pledge, no progress on speeding up increased offshore drilling royalties
He said he'd direct it for hurricane protection, but he has since backtracked.
Feds have funded public transit in New Orleans, but service is worse since Katrina
The feds funded a new streetcar line, but bus service is down 65 percent since the storm.
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.
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."
