October 22, 2009
Louisiana
The political bottleneck over plans to build permanent pump stations at three New Orleans outfall canals began to clear Wednesday, when a state panel unanimously agreed to let Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration sign a partnership agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers. By Jan Moller, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
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October 16, 2009
Katrina Recovery
NEW ORLEANS — President Obama, making his first visit here Thursday as president, confronted the impatience and frustration of a city still struggling to recover and rebuild four years after Hurricane Katrina and the resulting flooding ravaged the region. By Peter Baker and Campbell Robertson, The New York Times
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