http://dir.salon.com/topics/new_orleans/?source=rss&aim=new_orleans en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Mary Elizabeth Williams Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/31/a_d/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/31/a_d/index.html?source=rss Josh Neufeld's haunting account of one of the worst disasters in U.S. history gives new meaning to graphic tragedy By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss An Oscar rarity -- at least three of the nominated documentaries are outstanding and deserve to win! Can the Academy find a way to snub them all? By Sheri Fink Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/03/gustav_hospitals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/03/gustav_hospitals/index.html?source=rss As Gustav approached, New Orleans hospital workers swore they wouldn't repeat the mistakes of Katrina -- and they were right. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Gray Miles Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/02/gustav/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/02/gustav/index.html?source=rss A milder than predicted Gustav spares the city, but the region's hurricane response remains in tatters. By Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Gray Miles Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/01/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/01/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss Locals are jazzed by the swift emergency response to Hurricane Gustav. But doubts about post-Katrina repairs to the flood-control system have the city shaking. By Sarah Hepola Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/29/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/29/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss Before Katrina, all I knew about New Orleans was Bourbon Street clichés. Then I got mugged there and fell for a local boy and the glorious city itself. By Pasha Malla Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/27/phyllis_montana_leblanc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/27/phyllis_montana_leblanc/index.html?source=rss She was unforgettable in Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke." Now Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc explains what the storm took away -- and never could. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/21/trouble_the_water/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/21/trouble_the_water/index.html?source=rss As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, "street hustler" Kim Roberts turned on her camera -- and captured a story more thrilling than any Hollywood blockbuster. By Paul Alexander Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/06/06/rove_katrina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/06/06/rove_katrina/index.html?source=rss Hurricane Katrina posed a huge test to Bush's administration. But instead of bailing out Louisiana, Karl Rove played Blame the Democrats. By Sarah Hepola Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/14/jane_fonda/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/14/jane_fonda/index.html?source=rss In a "Today" show appearance to promote "The Vagina Monologues," Fonda slips in the forbidden word. By Sarah Hepola Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/02/05/gumbo_tales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/02/05/gumbo_tales/index.html?source=rss Author Sara Roahen talks about her love affair with the big, decadent flavors of the Big Easy -- from crawfish and beer, to gumbo, and deep-fried oysters and brie. All guilt-free. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/31/edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/31/edwards/index.html?source=rss He sought to return the Democratic Party to its blue-collar roots. But a historic race ended his hopes for the presidency. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/01/21/trouble/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/01/21/trouble/index.html?source=rss An electrifying Katrina documentary blows the doors off at Sundance, and Hunter S. Thompson returns from the dead to eviscerate ski-resort Hollywood reptiles. By Larry Blumenfeld Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/29/treme/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/29/treme/index.html?source=rss Police have cracked down on funeral processions, a time-honored cultural tradition in the historic black neighborhood of Treme. But musicians vow to play on. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/09/27/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/09/27/thursday/index.html?source=rss Saints legend Archie Manning says come on down to New Orleans, and the Crescent City swoons for him all over again. Plus: Vick, Bonds. By Lenora Todaro Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/09/21/naomi_klein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/09/21/naomi_klein/index.html?source=rss Naomi Klein talks about how governments and corporations take advantage of floods, wars and other crises to implement "shock and awe" economics. By Ken Foster Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/29/katrina_media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/29/katrina_media/index.html?source=rss Two years after Katrina, even the most unassuming residents have grown cynical about the media spotlight. So why do we keep telling our stories? By Tim Shorrock Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/29/gulf_coast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/29/gulf_coast/index.html?source=rss Many are still struggling on the Gulf Coast. But casino and real estate investors are living large -- thanks to Republican officials. By Larry Blumenfeld Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/28/katrina_anniversary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/28/katrina_anniversary/index.html?source=rss While well-meaning programs seek to restore New Orleans' battered "cultural wetlands," two years after Katrina many musicians still struggle to survive. By Robin Templeton Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/23/nola_prisons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/23/nola_prisons/index.html?source=rss Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the city's prisons are overflowing and inmates have mysteriously died behind bars. Critics denounce a justice system in tatters. By Bill Sasser Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/23/9th_ward/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/23/9th_ward/index.html?source=rss Two years after the deluge: A brew of Hollywood pyrotechnics, homeowner nightmares and local cultural revival in New Orleans. By Joan Walsh Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/17/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/17/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss On her confrontation with Ann Coulter, why she backs gay marriage -- and why Edwards is a better choice for women than Hillary Clinton. By Larry Blumenfeld Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/06/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/06/obama/index.html?source=rss The candidate and the black middle class meet up in the Superdome at the Essence Music Festival. By Cynthia Joyce Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/04/21/willie_mae/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/04/21/willie_mae/index.html?source=rss Willie Mae, the matriarch of Creole cooking, lost everything in Katrina. Now the 91-year-old is frying drumsticks again, thanks to John Currence and other top Southern chefs. By Bill Sasser Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/06/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/06/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss With much of New Orleans still uninhabitable, drug dealers are deluging neighborhoods. Violent crime is surging -- and so is anxiety about the city's recovery.