Gulf Watch

November 9, 2007 - The first congressional veto override in President Bush's seven-year term is especially welcome news in Louisiana, which is set to receive almost 30 percent of the $23 billion allotted by the Water Resources Development Act.

November 9, 2007 - Louisiana's outgoing Attorney General has borrowed a page from the playbook of his Mississippi counterpart and filed suit against insurance companies for their treatment of policyholders in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

November 7, 2007 - House and Senate members negotiating a Defense Department spending bill yesterday agreed to tuck an extra $3 billion into the legislation for Louisiana's Road Home post-Katrina rebuilding program, which is facing an estimated $3 billion to $4.5 billion shortfall.

November 6, 2007 - The Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act (S. 1668) got a boost last week with the unanimous endorsement of the New Orleans City Council. Similar legislation (H.R. 1227) overwhelmingly passed the U.S.

November 2, 2007 - Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is urging a congressional hearing and a halt to federal transportation funding for Louisiana "until officials can ensure freedom of movement."

November 1, 2007 - Speaking of criminal justice in post-Katrina New Orleans, an Orleans Parish grand jury declined to indict Gretna Police Officer Lawrence Vaughn on a charge of illegal use of a weapon in connection with his firing a gun on the Crescent City Connection two days after Hurricane Katrina, the

November 1, 2007 - by Bill Quigley, Guest Contributor  

October 31, 2007 - District Attorney Eddie Jordan of New Orleans has resigned.

October 16, 2007 - Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco traveled to Capitol Hill yesterday to ask federal lawmakers to provide the additional $3 billion to $4 billion needed to fully fund the states' Road Home program, which assists residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

October 15, 2007 - A Louisiana State University program that provides mental health services for children traumatized by Hurricane Katrina faces cutbacks as a result of the Bush administration's rejection of a $400,000 grant application, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.