Katrina’s Long Road to Rebuilding in Storm-Ravaged Areas
Residents describe a year later with many displaced in FEMA trailers or staying with others. The Katrina disaster displaced 800,000 nationwide, destroyed or damaged about 80,000 New Orleans homes, and left a slow, halted recovery across the Gulf Coast amid insurance, FEMA, and Road Home funding struggles. In New Orleans and Biloxi, families like the Mays confront shattered houses, ongoing mold, and delayed move-in plans as levees and funds slowly advance.
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St. Clare Catholic Church
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Andrew May
Grethel
Baton Rouge
Sunni lawmaker Tayseer al Mashhadani released after kidnapping
Iraqi officials say Sunni Arab lawmaker Tayseer al Mashhadani was freed Saturday after nearly two months in captivity. She and seven bodyguards were abducted July 1 in east Baghdad while en route from Diyala to a parliament session. No group claimed responsibility, but demands for Shiite detainees surfaced, fueling sectarian tensions.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther King Jr speaks in Carbondale on youth rights
The visit by Martin Luther King Jr to Carbondale highlights concerns about how a county or nation treats its young people. Local leaders and residents, including Dion Coopwood and Margaret Nesbit, voiced support for empowering youth as King urged fair, nonviolent change. A King Center official presented at First United Methodist Church after support from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.
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