Report: FEMA misspent $7 million on warehouses (AP)
AP - The Federal Emergency Management Agency ignored the law and misused millions of dollars to build two warehouses after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to government investigators.

Allen Toussaint rediscovers New Orleans on new album (Reuters)
Reuters - R&B legend Allen Toussaint has done with his music what America has been forced to do since Hurricane Katrina laid waste to his hometown -- take a new look at what is in danger of fading away.

New Orleans mayor out of quarantine in China (AP)

FILE - This Dec. 23, 2008 file photo shows New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin during an interview in his office at City Hall in New Orleans. Nagin is feeling well after he and his wife were quarantined in China because a passenger on their flight exhibited flu-like symptoms. Nagin's office said Sunday June 7, 2009, the couple and a security guard were quarantined at a hotel in Shanghai as a precaution and were exhibiting no swine flu symptoms. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin figured he could get through just about anything. But being held in quarantine in China amid swine flu concerns on what was supposed to be a simple economic development trip?




Oldest serving cop in US dies at age 84 (AFP)

Manuel Curry, seen here, the oldest active duty police officer in the United States, who battled the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy and the chaos which ravaged New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, has died at the age of 84(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - The oldest active duty police officer in the United States, who battled the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy and the chaos which ravaged New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, has died at the age of 84.




Corps: Costs for storm surge barrier work rises (AP)
AP - Top brass at the Army Corps of Engineers say the estimated price of a major project to build three floodgates and a 1.8-mile storm surge barrier to protect New Orleans from hurricanes is now $1.8 billion.

Film explores Katrina pet ownership disputes (AP)

Jessie Pullins and his dog J.J. pose for a photograph on the steps of their home in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Pullins was reunited with J.J. after almost 4 year separation due to Hurricane Katrina. His fight to be reunited with his pet is portrayed in 'Mine,' a documentary that won an audience award at this year's South by Southwest film festival and is scheduled to be broadcast by PBS this spring. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - Jessie Pullins is certain J.J. recognized him when the door to his dog cage swung open, reuniting them for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck nearly four years ago.




Hurricane victims still in trailers get options (AP)
AP - Thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who have missed deadline after deadline to leave their federal housing are being offered additional help and the chance to buy trailers for as little as $1 as the government seeks to avoid mass evictions.

Foreclosed homes could become hurricane shelters (AP)

FILE - In this March 24, 2009 file photo, a sign lies on the ground in front of a foreclosed home in Homestead, Fla. The federal government is exploring how to put Florida hurricane evacuees in foreclosed homes if a Katrina-like storm devastates the region and shelters, hotels and other housing options are full, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)AP - Trying to make the best of a bad situation, federal officials might use foreclosed homes as temporary housing for hurricane evacuees in Florida as soon as this summer.




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