KATRINA FLOODWATERS
A man carries a baby through the flooded streets of New Orleans outside the cities Super Dome football stadium on August 31, 2005. Tens of thousands of displaced citizens sought shelter at the dome, before, during and after Hurricane Katrina, but have been forced to evacuate as floodwaters continue to rise throughout the area. (UPI Photo/Jeremy L. Grisham/Navy) .
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Added September 06, 2011 with 12 photos
Heavy rainfall and flooding from Tropical Storm Lee left more than 200,000 without power in Louisiana and Alabama. In New Orleans, Lee prompted some officials to renew complaints against the Army Corps of Engineers concerning levee repair since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. manufacturer of amphibious vehicles has introduced two high-speed trucks for military, public safety and commercial operations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Some victims of Hurricane Katrina will be permitted to keep money they mistakenly received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. officials said.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Louisiana may see some economic recovery from oil and natural gas developments in the Gulf of Mexico, the upstream director for Royal Dutch Shell said.
UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. language group has released its annual global survey of words and phrases it says are likely to dominate word usage and creation in 2012.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A New Orleans police officer was convicted Friday of lying about the circumstances in which he shot a man a few days after Hurricane Katrina.
UPI Almanac for Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.
UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced a plan Monday designed to end homelessness in the city within 10 years.
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