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Mississippi school district awarded $7 million for Hurricane Katrina claims

Federal panel overrules FEMA's ruling that denied funding to Bay-Waveland district

Hurricane Katrina Relief

New Orleans Retailer Wins Katrina Appeal

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court here has upheld a $20 million insurance award to Marc Robert 2nd, the owner of Robert's Fresh Markets here, after an insurance company failed to pay him the full amount for severe wind damage the stores sustained during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

New Orleans readies itself for $700 million in school construction projects

FEMA is financing most of the construction over the next 5 years

Mississippi district to rebuild junior high closed since Hurricane Katrina

Magnolia Junior High facility would be open in late 2010

Tindall Corp., Katrina Replacement Plant

Looking for more information on Tindall Corp., Katrina Replacement Plant? Read the companion piece to this photo gallery

A Marketing Blitz in New Orleans

FEATURES: Airport Model Guestroom Previews Restored Roosevelt
Market where your customers congregate is a good business maxim. That’s one of the rationales management at the soon-to-open Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans employed

Coming back from Katrina: An incomplete recovery

A year after a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall and killed five people before taking his own life, Northern Illinois University has unveiled plans to build a memorial garden on its DeKalb campus near the site of the tragedy.

Georgia districts may have to repay some Katrina funds

Federal government says districts that took in evacuees received too much aid

Book Tells Story of Firefighters' Katrina Response

A new book, The St. Bernard Fire Department in Hurricane Katrina, the experiences of St. Bernard Parish, La., firefighters in the days following Hurricane Katrina.

Katrina’s Reach

Many lessons on swiftwater and flood rescue have traveled far beyond the gulf to the federal level and to states across the country.

How to Handle Katrina Zip Suppressions

The USPS says those affected by Hurricane Katrina can now receive mail again. But are your Louisiana and Gulf Coast customers still living there? And if they returned, are they ready to buy? Here for four things to consider before you start mailing again to those areas

Katrina Blogs

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina affects many of our readers. Please visit our blogs to share your experiences and observations about the rescue, relief and restoration efforts in the affected area as well as the immediate and future impact of this immense disaster. Check back several times a day to read the latest posts.

Visit FleetOwner's Katrina Blog

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