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Rising Fuel Prices Add to Burden of Katrina CommutersBi-city residents like Woody Turbinton, whose lives have been split between New Orleans and another city since Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of New Orleans, are feeling the pinch of spiraling fuel costs.
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Louisiana Artist Puts a Creole Spin on Cubism
One hundred years after legendary painters Pablo Picasso and George Braque wowed audiences with the first Cubist works, Vergie Banks is breathing new life into the tradition.
Despite Steps, Hopes for New Orleans Schools Remain Unfulfilled
Almost three years after Katrina swept away the old system and raised hopes that a better system would arise, the city’s public schools are as bad off as they were before the storm.
Black Business Owners Endure, Despite the Obstacles
Many black business owners in post-Katrina New Orleans have struggled to reopen their businesses.
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Judge Asked to Step Down in Toddler Murder Trial; State Cites ConflictThe judge, Laurie A. White, was the assistant district attorney in a 1989 case against the same defendant.
Federal Grant For Small Business Owners in New Orleans
The program allows businesses with fewer than 100 employees to apply if they have suffered at least a 20 percent decline in revenue or $20,000 in physical damages.
Sports
A Powder Puff Team? Not in This Football League The women of the NWFA play a game for free that those of the opposite sex are paid millions to play. They play for the love of the game.
Some Golf Courses Struggling to Recover From Katrina Before Katrina, New Orleans was home to several public golf courses where residents could play at prices lower than at private courses, but now only two remain open.
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Living Alongside an Eerie CanalIt’s an eerie feeling looking out of my window at night at the canal. I become sad when I spread my window blinds to take a peek at the canal.
Nothing Traditional for Today’s Journalists
While the accessibility of having my favorite news outlets, television shows and my best friends all at my fingertips is alluring, it’s also frightening.