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Says our generation must be the one that commits to halting global warming

Nov 3, 2007 -- New Orleans, Louisiana – Today, Senator John Edwards delivered the keynote address on his plan to stop global warming at a National Day of Climate Action rally sponsored by Step It Up in New Orleans.    » read more »

Nov 3, 2007 -- As part of "American Heroes Week," Edwards honors the people of New Orleans and their dedication to rebuilding the city

New Orleans, Louisiana – Today, as part of "American Heroes Week," Senator John Edwards traveled to Louisiana to honor the people of New Orleans who have shown great determination and commitment to rebuilding their city. Edwards was joined by supporters and other Habitat for Humanity volunteers in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward for a day of rebuilding the area devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.    » read more »

Oct 15, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco traveled to Washington, DC today for an intense visit on Capitol Hill, urging Members of Congress to provide the $3-$4 billion needed to fully fund the Road Home program. Accompanied by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, city recovery director Ed Blakely, Louisiana Recovery Authority Chairman Dr. Norman C.    » read more »

September 17, 2007, NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Hurricane Katrina devastated St. Margaret's Daughters' nursing home in the lower Ninth Ward, forcing it to close its doors. The nursing home was determined to reopen, however, and with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the facility will open its doors on Sept. 17, 2007.    » read more »

BET Networks’ Debra Lee and Mediacom’s Rocco Commisso to Co-Chair NCTA Annual Convention

9/17/2007, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Keeping a commitment to return its annual national convention to New Orleans post-Katrina, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) announced today that The Cable Show ’08 is scheduled May 18-20, 2008 in the Big Easy. The 57th annual convention and international exposition, the cable industry’s premiere U.S. event, will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.    » read more »

September 11, 2007 -- NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently designated funding for six elevation projects in St. Tammany and Beauregard Parishes. Funding has been set aside to raise the dwellings to or above the base flood elevation level adopted by the local community, eliminating damage to structures due to a 100-year storm event.    » read more »

September 11, 2007, NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The city of New Orleans' Municipal Traffic Courthouse received nearly five feet of flood water, damaging much of the facility's equipment. A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant will replace this equipment and restore the courthouse back to its condition before Hurricane Katrina.    » read more »

In place of fancy dinners or celebrity photo-ops, Edwards offers supporters the chance to help build One America

5-Sep-2007 -- "A hard rain's gonna fall..." So the Bob Dylan song went... but when rain and storm surges fall on lands protected by weak levees, this means trouble…big trouble. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were devastating reminders of this frightening fact. How then can we limit trouble when a levee breaches or, better yet, prevent such a break from ever happening again"    » read more »

8/29/2007 -- Hillary Clinton made the following statement in recognition of the two year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina:    » read more »

August 29, 2007 -- Washington, DC — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall:    » read more »

August 29, 2007 -- THE PRESIDENT: We have just -- Laura and I have just been given a tour by the Whites in their new home. And they're going to be moving into this home this weekend maybe.

MS. WHITE: This weekend.    » read more »

State assistance still available through I-KARE program to victims of Katrina trying to get back on their feet

August 29, 2007 -- CHICAGO – Marking the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Carol L. Adams, Ph.D. announced that state assistance is still available to help thousands of Katrina evacuees living in Illinois.    » read more »

BET News Half-Hour Special to Premiere at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday, Aug. 30 Encore Showing to Air at 11:30 a.m. ET/PT on Sunday, Sept. 2

Calls for Administration to Fulfill Promises to New Orleans and the Nation

08/28/2007 -- NEW HAMPTON, IA -- Governor Bill Richardson released the following statement today regarding the second anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy:

"The administration has failed to keep its promise to the residents of New Orleans and the American people. Katrina now stands as a monument to incompetence and arrogance. The citizens of this great country expect and deserve more from their President and their government. We need bold, dramatic change to ensure this never happens again.    » read more »