Proposed special needs list fopr evacuations questioned - Houma Courier

Proposed special needs list fopr evacuations questioned
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“You have some of these people who receive special services who live alone and have no family. You have some of these people who receive these services who have no arms and no legs,” Brown said. “There were people who with (hurricanes) Katrina and ...

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Chronic, longtime homelessness has been nearly halved in Orleans and Jefferson ... - NOLA.com


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Chronic, longtime homelessness has been nearly halved in Orleans and Jefferson ...
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Before Hurricane Katrina, the number of homeless people in the two parishes was 2051. By January 2007, it had shot up to 11619, thanks to the disruption of family safety nets and flooding that ruined 70 percent of the city's homes.

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Slow push to list breach sites among federal icons - The Seattle Times

Slow push to list breach sites among federal icons
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By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press How refreshing it would be if for once a Government agency or a Corporation clearly... (May 18, 2012, by PatriotPaul) MORE Sites where levee failures led to the catastrophic flooding after Hurricane Katrina would join ...

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List of schools taking vouchers released - Houma Courier

List of schools taking vouchers released
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Of those schools, 85 are outside New Orleans, where the voucher program has existed since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. That translates into 7400 open seats. Of those seats, 2300 New Orleans students are already enrolled, leaving 5100 slots open.

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Slow going for effort to put Katrina levee breach sites on federal list of ... - Washington Post


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Slow going for effort to put Katrina levee breach sites on federal list of ...
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NEW ORLEANS — Sites where levee failures led to the catastrophic flooding after Hurricane Katrina would join Civil War battlefields and Mount Rushmore on a federal list of the nation's historic icons if an activist has her way, but legal foot-dragging ...
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People: Mark Zuckerberg, Nick Stahl, Bryan Cranston, Kate Gosselin, Amy Robach - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

People: Mark Zuckerberg, Nick Stahl, Bryan Cranston, Kate Gosselin, Amy Robach
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Mark Zuckerberg may have had an intimate, backyard wedding, but there was at least one famous name on the modest guest list. Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performed at Zuckerberg's Palo Alto, Calif., nuptials on Saturday, People reports.

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Rusty Wallace heads Hall of Fame class - STLtoday.com

Rusty Wallace heads Hall of Fame class
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Thomas was one of NASCAR's first superstar drivers, Owens was a success as driver and owner, and Baker is 14th on the victory list with 46. Wallace is ninth on the career victory list with 55 wins. He was a master of the short tracks with 25 of his ...

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