THURS 11/19 | A federal ruling about the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet could put pressure on the Obama administration to help settle claims for damages that could reach into the billions of dollars. More...

WED 11/18 | Policy-makers have focused on housing to jump-start New Orleans' sluggish recovery, but a new report finds nearly half of the city's employee's make less than $35,000 a year -- a big barrier to finding an affordable home. More...

More than 1,000 uninsured people showed up for a free health clinic at the city's Convention Center on Saturday -- some of whom were very sick but hadn't seen a doctor in years. Did the politicians notice? More...

U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao of New Orleans says he knows his decision to vote for the House health reform bill was unpopular with his party. But he also says it was the right thing to do for his district, where many residents are uninsured and economically struggling. More...

A New Orleans resident facing eviction barricaded himself in his apartment last week and fired an assault rifle into his neighborhood. As Jordan Flaherty of Justice Roars reports, the incident highlights the housing crisis that's deepening in that city and others around the nation. More...

Is New Orleans' housing crisis a human rights violation? United Nations Special Rapporteur on Housing Raquel Rolnik will be in New Orleans this week gathering evidence. More...

A group of Filipino teachers recruited for Louisiana schools was coerced into contracts that amounted to "virtual servitude," according to a complaint filed by the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers. More...

Obama's quick trip to New Orleans won't end questions about his administration's commitment to post-Katrina recovery -- but he can silence the critics by supporting several practical proposals for Gulf Coast renewal. More...

Here in New Orleans, residents and community leaders -- including many who worked tirelessly for his campaign -- are waiting for Obama to signal he has a real plan for post-Katrina recovery. More...

In a letter released to coincide with Obama's visit to New Orleans today, more than 50 leading religious leaders and faith-based groups have asked the president to take action to address challenges still remaining along the Gulf Coast. More...

President Barack Obama arrives in New Orleans today for his first visit to the city and region since his presidential campaign. But some local lawmakers and community leaders criticize the short visit and the lack of attention paid to the still struggling region. More...

Two weeks ago, a federal judge partially granted class certification in a lawsuit seeking to hold the Gretna Police Department and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office accountable for their actions in the aftermath of Katrina. More...

Four years on, the federal investigation into the actions of New Orleans police officers in the days following Hurricane Katrina seem to finally be under way. More...

A new report examines life in Louisiana four years after Hurricane Katrina, and finds that portions of the state's population experience health, education and income levels that the rest of the country surpassed three to five decades ago. More...

Four years later, Bush's response to Katrina is still hurting workers. Many New Orleans' migrant workers toil in dangerous conditions for little or no pay. More...

In light of the continuing affordable housing crisis in post-Katrina New Orleans, advocates are worried about the local housing authority's lackluster efforts to inform residents about a rare chance to get housing assistance. More...

Is the Gulf Coast back to normal? Has Washington done all it can do? Is Obama better than Bush? Facing South debunks the myths and answers the tough questions the remain in Katrina's aftermath. More...

What took place in New Orleans following Katrina was no less than a war, in which victims whose only crimes were poverty and blackness were treated as enemies of the state, reports James Ridgeway. More...

This is the first year that Congressional leadership and the U.S. president did not travel to the Gulf Coast to honor the anniversary of our nation's largest disaster. Leaders in Washington still have much to learn from community leaders on the ground working every day to restore their neighborhoods, reports Jeffrey Buchanan. More...

Progress has been made on many fronts in the last few years, but New Orleans' housing crisis shows how federal and state policies have failed to help the region's most vulnerable residents rebuild. More...