Obama hails New Orleans five years post-Katrina
United States President Barack Obama, marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on Sunday, praised the city's resilience.
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Big Easy back on celluloid map
Louisiana is the third-most popular state in which to shoot a film in the United States, thanks chiefly to huge tax incentives.
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The show goes on
Three years after hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is mounting the United States's biggest biennial of modern art. Teri Grenert reports.
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Weakened Hurricane Gustav hits US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Gustav roared ashore on the US Gulf Coast on Monday, lashing New Orleans with winds and rain but sparing the city its full force.
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Tropical storm strengthens on the way to Texas
Tropical Storm Edouard was forecast to reach near-hurricane strength as it headed towards the gulf coast of Texas on Tuesday.
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Hurricane havoc
Officials and Aids organisations are working to provide care to the nearly 8 000 HIV-positive people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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