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Document National Guard Still Patrols New Orleans
It's been nearly three years since Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters devastated parts of New Orleans. And to this day, the National Guard continues to patrol some of the hardest-hit areas. The guard's mission is to prevent looting and provide a law and order.
Document Tensions Persist For Blacks, Latinos In New Orleans
Economic competition between Latino and African-American residents has intensified in post-Katrina New Orleans. The tensions are a snapshot of challenges facing the presidential candidates.
Document Family's Sickness Subsides After Move From Trailer
A House committee held hearings on Tuesday about toxins in FEMA trailers that housed people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. One Mississippi family is happy they were able to move out.
Document Makers Of Katrina Trailers Testify
Manufacturers of the trailers purchased by FEMA for emergency housing of Katrina victims testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee. The panel wants to know when they knew the formaldehyde in the trailers could be harmful.
Document Trailer Graveyards Haunt FEMA, Neighbors
What should be done with the nearly 100,000 travel trailers sitting idly at sites around the country, at a cost of $130 million a year to the government? Concerns over formaldehyde fumes have rendered them useless, and most could end up sold as scrap.
Document New Orleans Aftermath Provokes Singer's Ire
It's been almost three years since the summer of Hurricane Katrina, and New Orleans has yet to recover. Musician, singer, songwriter and New Orleans native Dr. John talks about why he's angry about it.
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From Minnesota Public Radio

From Ely with love
Laura Kenig and Annie DesLauriers of Ely leave for New Orleans this weekend, where they will deliver a motor home to Lance Eden and his family. Rev. Eden is pastor of First Street United Methodist Church in New Orleans.
Millions flee Hurricane Rita
This hurricane season brings severe destruction and lessons for disaster preparedness. In the first half of the show, we examine global warming's contribution to hurricane activity. In the second half of the program, we'll discuss the logistics of evacuations.
Heading for higher ground Helicopters scour Louisiana floodwaters, Texans stream home as Rita falls short of fears
As the misery wrought by Hurricane Rita came into clearer view - particularly in the marshy towns along the Texas-Louisiana line - officials credited the epic evacuation of 3 million people for saving countless lives.
Rita comes ashore Rita batters Gulf Coast, but it could have been worse
Hurricane Rita pummeled east Texas and the Louisiana coast Saturday, triggering floods and demolishing buildings, yet the dominant reaction was relief that the once-dreaded storm proved far less fierce and deadly than Katrina.
Getting help How to help hurricane recovery efforts
A list of resources for assisting hurricane victims.