New Orleans Lawmaker Proposes to Sterilize the Poor 09-25-2008 6:27 pm   -  WDSU New Orleans

WDSU: New Orleans State Rep. John LaBruzzo said that the program he is thinking about would be voluntary. It would pay poor women $1,000 to have their fallopian tubes tied.

Weaker Gustav Lands West of New Orleans 09-01-2008 3:36 pm   -  AP

AP: A weakened Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans.

Raw: Flood Waters Pour Overtop New Orleans Levee 09-01-2008 1:24 pm   -  AP

AP: Floodwaters from Hurricane Gustav can be seen going over the Industrial Canal levee in New Orleans' upper Ninth Ward.

U-Haul Heading From New Orleans to Dallas Holds Seven People, 12 Dogs & Two Ferrets 09-01-2008 7:14 am   -  KTVT-TV

'We decided to get in a group and make it."

‘Ghost Town’ Not Quite Empty as Some Stay in New Orleans Despite Mandatory Evacuation 08-31-2008 9:54 pm   -  AP

A manager of a sandwich shop on Bourbon Street in New Orleans says he's not going anywhere in the face of Gustav, despite the fact that Mayor Ray Nagin has ordered a mandatory evacuation.

Ghost Town: New Orleans Nearly Empty As Gustav Approaches 08-31-2008 3:13 pm   -  AP

AP: With Hurricane Gustav just a day away from a possible monster hit on New Orleans, the mayor Sunday pleaded with the last of its residents to get out, imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on those who stay and warned looters they will be sent directly to prison.

New Orleans Watching Gustav’s Path 08-28-2008 10:03 am   -  AP

AP: Tropical Storm Gustav was heading toward Jamaica early Thursday while many miles away, residents in the New Orleans area watched it with a nervous eye.

Is New Orleans’ Leaky Levee a Problem? 05-22-2008 1:09 pm   -  AP

AP: Despite more than $22 million in repairs, a levee that broke during Hurricane Katrina is leaking again. But one expert with The Army Corps of Engineers doesn't believe that's a problem at all.

Green Puppy Born In New Orleans! 05-09-2008 2:10 pm   -  CNN

"Sometimes, when a puppy is born, the amniotic fluid mixes with the placenta and dyes the coat of the puppy and it almost always happens to very light colored puppies."

McCain Lauds Progress In New Orleans 04-24-2008 4:35 pm   -  Fox News

"I would say in the last year, there has probably been more progress than there was any time in the past, but they have a long way to go."

President Bush Gets Down With Jazz Band in New Orleans 04-22-2008 8:27 am   -  Reuters

U.S. President George W. Bush joins the New Orleans Euphonic Brass Band on stage before speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reception.

New Orleans: ‘The Vagina of America’ 03-08-2008 11:36 am   -  NBC/Today Show

Jane Fonda: "Think about it -- it (New Orleans)'s moist, it's a wetland, it's a place -- it's a place where people come for fun. And when things go south, forget about it, shut it down."

‘I Am In’: New Orleans Mayor Declares Himself ‘Vagina Friendly’ 03-08-2008 7:44 am   -  WRNO-FM/99.5

"How am I gonna stand up and say, I'm a 'vagina-friendly' Mayor to these cameras after 'Chocolate City' and some of the other stuff that I've done." Note: In the moderately explicit related link Jane Fonda and playwright Eve Ensler describe New Orleans in very candid terms.

Raw: Protests Rage as New Orleans OKs Razing Public Housing 12-20-2007 6:46 pm   -  YouTube

YouTube: Outside the building, protesters gathered at a metal gate, which they eventually breached. In this video, local police pepper spray and Taser those protesters.

Raw: Police Use Pepper Spray, Stun Guns on New Orleans Protesters 12-20-2007 3:27 pm   -  WWL-TV

One woman was sprayed with chemicals and dragged from the iron gate at City Hall. She was taken away on a stretcher by emergency officials, the AP reports. Protesters are seeking to halt the demolition of 4,500 public housing units.

Obama Invokes Bible in New Orleans 08-27-2007 2:40 am   -  CNN

While speaking to a New Orleans congregation, Barack Obama applied principles of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount to the lessons of Hurricane Katrina.