If Katrina had hit the upscale, wealthy, mostly Anglo city of Santa Barbara, California, do you think it would have taken this long for D.C. to respond? Race and class are undeniable, unavoidable issues here. As for the looting, from…

Gingrich said the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina “puts into question all of the Homeland Security and Northern Command planning for the last four years, because if we can’t respond faster than this to an event we saw coming across the…

Gov. Kathleen Blanco Friday night called on President Bush to order the expeditious return to the state of the 256th Brigade Combat team of the National Guard which is now serving in Iraq because they are needed in Hurricane Katrina…

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say that much of New Orleans is considered a flood plain, and if structures are rebuilt in those parts of the city, they will have to be elevated substantially. “Absolutely, yes,” said Ed Pasterick, a…

Fats Domino, safe and sound, reunited with family.

It is reported that black hurricane victims in New Orleans have begun eating corpses to survive.

Some NOLA hip hoppers have lost much, including family. They and others though are stepping up and helping out. Jay-Z and P-Diddy have stepped up and have each donated one million dollars to the Red Cross. They have also donated…