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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin speaks about the economic redevelopment of New Orleans at a news conference in New York in this September 1, 2006 file photo. Former New Orleans Mayor Nagin, the colorful and controversial spokesman for the city after the... View Photo »
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Mayor Ray Nagin talks on a mobile phone as he waits for rain to subside at an event commemorating the upcoming anniversary of Hurricane Katrina at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana in this August 26, 2006 file photo. Former New Orleans Mayor... View Photo »
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Chef Eric Damidot poses in the 8 Block Kitchen & Bar at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in this undated handout photo. After spending nine years in Las Vegas, the 41-year-old Damidot is the head chef at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, which reopened last... View Photo »
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In this Dec. 21, 2011 photo, Rene Brunet Jr. , 90, second left, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, tours the theater as it is readied for reopening on Canal Street in New Orleans. From left to right are spokesperson Sandie McNamara, Brunet,... View Photo »
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In this Dec. 21, 2011 photo, Rene Brunet Jr. , 90, with cane, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, tours the theater with his son Robert Brunet, right, as it is readied for reopening, on Canal Street in New Orleans. In its new incarnation,... View Photo »
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In this Dec. 21, 2011 photo, Rene Brunet Jr. , 90, left, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, looks at the original outside ticket window with his son Rene Brunet III as he tours the theater as it is readied for reopening, on Canal Street in... View Photo »
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In this Dec. 21, 2011 photo, Rene Brunet, 90, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, tours the theater with developer and co-owner Joe Jaeger, left, as the theater is readied for reopening on Canal Street in New Orleans. In its new incarnation,... View Photo »
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In this Dec. 21, 2011 photo, Rene Brunet Jr. , 90, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, poses outside before he tours the theater, as it is readied for reopening on Canal Street in New Orleans. But in its new incarnation, the Joy will be a... View Photo »
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Jourdan Bournes, 13, walks on stilts with the help of Jy Nero, 13, left, and Cristhian Buezo, 14, right, at the International School of Louisiana in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The wave of Hispanics who flooded the Gulf Coast after Hurricane... View Photo »
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Occupy New Orleans participants listen as they sit in the front row during a City Council meeting in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The dozen protesters aligned with the Occupy Wall Street movement accused New Orleans City Council members of making... View Photo »
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A man who identified himself as Michael Nola reads a letter to the New Orleans City Council along with other Occupy New Orleans participants in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The dozen protesters aligned with the Occupy Wall Street movement accused... View Photo »
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Singer Tony Bennett, center, stands outside a newly constructed home during an event to commemorate the 101st and final home built by 'Project Return Home,' a rebuilding effort started by Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio and his wife Louise after Hurricane... View Photo »
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RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT SURNAME TO RIGGIO - Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes & Noble, waves from the porch of a new home during an event to commemorate the 101st and final home built by 'Project Return Home,' a rebuilding effort started by him and... View Photo »
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Louise Riggio, wife of Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio, holds Gerard Veal, 3, during an event to commemorate the 101st and final home built by 'Project Return Home,' a rebuilding effort started by the couple, after Hurricane Katrina, in New... View Photo »
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Gerard Veal, 3, and his sister Mia Veal, 5, participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony with singer Tony Bennett, right, Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio, center, and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, third left, to commemorate the 101st and final home... View Photo »
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Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio, right, hugs singer Tony Bennett during an event to commemorate the 101st and final home built by 'Project Return Home,' a rebuilding effort started by Riggio after Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11,... View Photo »
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Izabel Fazekas, 10, left, and Noelle Trotter, 10, right, put away French books during class at the International School of Louisiana in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The wave of Hispanics who flooded the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina doesn't... View Photo »
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Singer Tony Bennett smiles during an event to commemorate the 101st and final home built by "Project Return Home," a rebuilding effort started after Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Behind him is New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. View Photo »
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Noelle Trotter, right, walks past French lessons written on the board at the International School of Louisiana in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The wave of Hispanics who flooded the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina doesn't appear to have... View Photo »
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Alejandro Perez, 10 studies French at the International School of Louisiana in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The wave of Hispanics who flooded the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina doesn't appear to have dampened Louisiana families' demand for... View Photo »
About Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest hurricane on record that made landfall in the United States. Katrina formed on August 23 during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and caused... Full Article
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Gerard Veal, 3, and his sister Mia Veal, 5, participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony with singer Tony Bennett, right, Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio, center, and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, third left, to commemorate the 101st and final home built by 'Project Return Home,'...
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Dorothy Booker, 90, holds hands with Angela Isla, hand visible left, during an opening prayer, at an event to commemorate the 101st and final home built by 'Project Return Home,' a rebuilding effort started by Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio and his wife Louise, after Hurricane...
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Right to left, New Orleans City Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, singer Tony Bennett, Louise Riggio, and Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio, hold hands during an opening prayer at an event to commemorate the 101st and final home built by 'Project...
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People enter trailers, still in place since Hurricane Katrina, which are used as administration offices, at Southern University at New Orleans, in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 26, 2011. More than five years after Hurricane Katrina nearly wiped out Southern University at New Orleans,...
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Lower 9th Ward resident Robert Green, who lost his mother and niece in Hurricane Katrina, replaces a wreath from last year with a new one, at the spot his home landed after the flooding, commemorating the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
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A member of the Big 9 marching club plays trumpet in a second line commemorating the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
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Caryan Hurst, 2, granddaughter of Lower 9th Ward resident Robert Green, who lost his mother and niece in Hurricane Katrina, walks with an umbrella during a second line commemorating the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
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New Orleans Police Deputy Superintendent Kirk Bouyelas leaves Federal Court after five current or former police officers were convicted in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Former officer Robert Faulcon, Sgts. ...
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U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, left, and FBI Special Agent-In-Charge David Welker address the media outside Federal Court after five current or former police officers were convicted in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011.
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Rebecca Glover, aunt of a victim of a separate civil rights case against New Orleans police officers, hugs supporters of victims and their families outside Federal Court after five current or former police officers were convicted in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after...
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Demonstrators react outside Federal Court as they receive word by phone that five current or former police officers were convicted in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Former officer Robert Faulcon, Sgts. Robert...
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In this Dec. 21, 2011 photo, Rene Brunet Jr. , 90, second left, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, tours the theater as it is readied for reopening on Canal Street in New Orleans. From left to right are spokesperson Sandie McNamara, Brunet, son Brian Brunet, partially...
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In this Dec. 21, 2011 photo, Rene Brunet Jr. , 90, with cane, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, tours the theater with his son Robert Brunet, right, as it is readied for reopening, on Canal Street in New Orleans. In its new incarnation, the Joy will be a performing arts...
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In this Dec. 21, 2011 photo, Rene Brunet Jr. , 90, left, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, looks at the original outside ticket window with his son Rene Brunet III as he tours the theater as it is readied for reopening, on Canal Street in New Orleans. But in its new...
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