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Post-Katrina: New Orleans Reborn through Prayer

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast seven years ago this week, triggering one of the most devastating chain of events that left New Orleans flooded, hundreds dead, and thousands of residents without a home.

Since then, the city has mostly recovered and tourism is booming.

But the big concern now is whether soon to be Hurricane Isaac will devastate the area once again. Still, …

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Interview on the “De Laatste Show” – Brussels, Belgium

Check out video link below.

http://www.een.be/programmas/de-laatste-show/ray-nagin

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has some advice for Australian governments struggling with last summer’s disastrous floods and cyclone: let local people own the recovery.

”I think New Orleans is a key study of a horrific catastrophe and how we struggled to plan and implement to get the city back to recovery,” …

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Hurricane Irene Preparedness with Martin Bashir – MSNBC (video)

NOLA mayor cautions about hurricane..

Interview with Martin Bashir MSNBC

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