US Army Corps at fault for New Orleans levee failures: judge (AFP/Getty Images/File)
U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge (Reuters) Reuters - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Louisiana seeing busy fall filming season (AP) AP - With hurricane season ending, film and TV production in south Louisiana is picking up, and New Orleans is on track to break last year's filming record. House speaker wants federal money to tackle blight (AP) AP - Federal recovery money that remains unused since hurricanes Katrina and Rita should be spent on blight remediation and infrastructure repairs in New Orleans, House Speaker Jim Tucker said Thursday. Ask AP: Soldier in Uzbekistan, solar panel safety (AP)
New Orleans amusement park revival hits new snag (AP) AP - The revival of an amusement park flooded by Hurricane Katrina has suffered a setback after the cable television network Nickelodeon said it has ended its relationship with a Louisiana company trying to redevelop the abandoned site in eastern New Orleans. Tropical Storm Ida weakens as it hits US Gulf Coast (AFP)
Ida's threat ebbs but U.S. Gulf energy output disrupted (Reuters) Reuters - A weakened Tropical Storm Ida drenched the U.S. Gulf Coast and oil installations on Monday, shutting down nearly 30 percent of Gulf energy production. Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm (AP)
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AP - A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.
AFP/Getty Images/File - The deadly levee failures that led to the 2005 flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina were due to negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers, a federal judge has ruled.
AP - A lot of the sunniest parts of the U.S. — like Florida and the Gulf Coast — are also prime hurricane country.
AFP - Weakened remnants of what was once Hurricane Ida made landfall on the US Gulf coast Tuesday, dumping heavy rain and triggering some flooding but without the deadly winds Ida packed over the weekend.
AP - Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm headed their way, bringing with it the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places.
