Feb 2nd, 2006 · Gray Line Tours is featuring a new tour in New Orleans, but it's not a fun-filled night on Bourbon Street. The tour company is busing sightseers to parts of the city devastated by Hurricane Katrina, including the spot where a key levee broke and the flooding began. Not everyone is happy about it.
Jan 30th, 2006 · After the levees broke in New Orleans, investigators went around looking for stopped clocks. By plotting clock times and locations, investigators are piecing together how and when parts of the city had flooded.
Jan 28th, 2006 · Flooding from Hurricane Katrina left numerous graves were damaged. Some simply washed away. Efforts continue in Louisiana to find and identify displaced bodies.
Jan 27th, 2006 · Many hospitals in New Orleans were disabled by flooding after Hurricane Katrina, and only six fully operational emergency rooms remain in the metropolitan area. Medical workers worry that the city's health care infrastructure may not be able to accomodate returning residents.
Jan 26th, 2006 · For at least 2,000 homes in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish, the storm brought a double whammy: flooded homes and an oil refinery spill. Murphy Oil has settled with many of those affected, but some homeowners are worried it may be unsafe to rebuild.
Jan 26th, 2006 · Officials in Louisiana are disappointed by President Bush's decision not to support a comprehensive plan for rebuilding New Orleans and the surrounding areas. The proposal, now in Congress, would set up a corporation funded by government-backed bonds that would buy and sell properties in flooded neighborhoods.
Jan 24th, 2006 · Newly released documents show the White House and other officials received more dire warnings than previously thought about Hurricane Katrina's potential impact. One Homeland Security report predicted hours before the storm hit that New Orleans would likely be submerged by flooding for weeks, and even months.
Jan 20th, 2006 · Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has declared a state of emergency due to continued heavy rainfall. Oregonians are used to strong rain in the winter, but as Rob Manning of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports, it's been pouring for almost a month. More than half of the state's 36 counties have suffered flooding and dangerous mudslides.