Sep 12th, 2008 · Sidney Torres, 33, started a trash company after Hurricane Katrina. As he rides through the French Quarter on his all-terrain vehicle, he's greeted like royalty for cleaning up the neighborhood. He says residents will come back if they see others making a change.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · As New Orleans residents begin to return to the city, they'll find uprooted trees and some ongoing power outages, but not the more devastating damage that was feared. That's thanks, in part, to the rebuilt levees that protected the city. Work to make them stronger continues.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · Officials along the Gulf Coast began checking the damage left behind by Hurricane Gustav as New Orleans' mayor urged residents who had evacuated to stay away for at least a few days to be sure it was safe.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · The brunt of the storm largely missed New Orleans this time around. As Hurricane Gustav was losing steam, people who stayed behind as others evacuated surveyed the damage.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · In New Orleans, there is a sense of relief that Hurricane Gustav didn't roar ashore as hard as it could have. The city avoided a direct hit, and its improved levee system has held.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with Renee Montage about the emergency response to Hurricane Gustav. The Corps is tracking the water levels and monitoring communication among other federal and state agencies, local levee boards and liaisons with all 13 coastal parishes.
Sep 1st, 2008 · The center of Hurricane Gustav crashed ashore near Cocodrie, La., some 70 miles southwest of New Orleans, Monday morning. New Orleans was spared a direct hit from the 110-mile-an-hour winds.
Sep 1st, 2008 · About 20 people have taken refuge at Johnny White's Sports Bar in New Orleans' French Quarter. Holdouts talk about why they're not leaving.