Orleans hotel news Orleans DA walks out of interview New Orleans District Attorney Eddie Jordan abruptly walked out of a national television interview with ABCs Nightline program Monday, after angrily calling the reporters questions stupid. A year later, hearts still heavy in New Orleans One year after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is frustrating, tiring, expensive and frightening. Hearts are heavy from living amid so much destruction. Nerves are jangled as the 2006 hurricane season heats up. And spirits are dampened every time another friend gives up and moves away. New Orleans Told Levees May Not Hold As Tropical Storm Ernesto gathers strength and heads toward the Gulf, New Orleans residents are faced with the news that the newly repaired levee system may not hold. A year later, New Orleans is a city of courage and cares I promised myself that I would not write about Katrina, but like the proverbial moth to the flame, Im drawn back to that hot August day a year ago when those of us who lived in New Orleans had our lives changed forever. Rebuild or relocate? Some firmly committed to New Orleans rebirth; others seek new horizons Wednesday: New Orleans pauses to observe the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, Mississippi relatives of Solano County residents struggle to rebuild. Hotel owners arrested NATCHEZ — Two Natchez hotel owners were arrested Monday in connection with state investigations into price gouging in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Yuma woman remembers the New Orleans she knew Louisiana native Robin Finn misses the French Quarters fun, but shes not planning to go back to New Orleans any time soon. New Orleans Struggles to Attract Former Residents Back Tuesday is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrinas landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm devastated large areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. It produced a surge of water that breached levees protecting low areas in New Orleans and flooded 80 percent of that city. Katrina: One year later Hearts still heavy in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS - The Big Easy isnt easy anymore. One year after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is frustrating, tiring, expensive and frightening. Hearts are heavy from living amid so much destruction. Nerves are jangled as the 2006 hurricane season heats up. Baton Rouge company reaches agreement to buy Hotel Bentley Owners of a Baton Rouge company announced today that they have reached an agreement to buy the Hotel Bentley from Bob Dean. | ||||