'Big Easy' bites back: shrimp, warm beer, Hurricane drinks - Yahoo! News

NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) - A sumptuous aroma of barbecued shrimp, the promise of warm beer and Hurricane cocktails drew disbelieving storm survivors to the only restaurant still open in the battered French Quarter of New Orleans.

FEMA: Evacuees Cautioned Not To Re-Enter Damage Areas Prematurely

"This hurricane has caused catastrophic devastation across areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama," said Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response and head of FEMA.  "FEMA, along with our federal,...

Fosterfest: Diary of a Hurricane Katrina Refugee

So here we are, snug in Baton Rouge. I think everyone we know and love has made it out of New Orleans, though the news shows plenty of others hunkered in the Superdome who have not had our good fortune.

** HURRICANE KATRINA - MAJOR HURRICANE THREAT PANAMA CITY TO NEW ORLEANS REGI...

** HURRICANE KATRINA - MAJOR HURRICANE THREAT PANAMA CITY TO NEW ORLEANS REGION **MAJOR THREAT FOR NEW ORLEANS TO PANAMA CITY Katrina managed to take one of the most unusual tracks across south Florida that I can recall, and while hurricaneforce winds and torrential rains...

** KATRINA GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED - SE FLORIDA STORM IMPACT IN 24 HRS/HURRI...

Posted By: SteveGregory at 9:05 PM CDT on August 24, 2005Updated: 9:11 PM CDT on August 24, 2005AUG 24 - 8:45 PM CDTSatellite imagery...Doppler radar data from the Bahamas and Miami...and the last RECON reportshow Katrina is getting much better organized this afternoon, has...

TROPICAL STORM KATRINA -- HEADS FOR FLORIDA

** KATRINA GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED - SE FLORIDA STORM IMPACT IN 24 HRS/HURRICANE IN 36HOURS **Posted By: SteveGregory at 9:05 PM CDT on August 24, 2005Updated: 9:11 PM CDT on August 24, 2005AUG 24 - 8:45 PM CDT Satellite imagery...Doppler radar data from the Bahamas and...