Five years ago this morning, August 29, 2010, Hurricane Katrina hit just east of New Orleans.
Five years later, we still don’t feel like we’re really part of the United States. We don’t seem to fit into the rest of the country. We feel taken for granted and then forgotten. Then we get remembered and [...]

Posted on August 29th, 2010 by Sherri
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The Rachel Maddow Show visited New Orleans on February 5 to help us celebrate the first time the Saints ever went to the Superbowl. It turns out the Saints also won their first Superbowl competition, so WHO DAT? WE DAT!!!
Here is a clip from the show about the levees and flood protection system progress. Rachel [...]

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Sherri
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