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April 13, 2006 - At least two trailers provided by FEMA for Katrina disaster relief have exploded as a result of suspected propane leaks. The most recent incident seriously injured one of the occupants.

April 13, 2006 - FEMA released long-awaited guidelines yesterday regarding repairs and new construction of homes in flood-prone areas of Louisiana:

April 11, 2006 - As early voting begins, evacuees from New Orleans are determined to have a say:

April 11, 2006 - It no longer comes as any surprise, but Senate hearings on the Katrina cleanup effort revealed more wasteful spending. You can read all about it here. This pretty much sums it up:

April 6, 2006 - The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management sold off oil and gas exploration leases in several Southern National Forests last week:

March 30, 2006 - The Times-Picayune summarizes the New Orleans public housing debate:

March 30, 2006 - The U.S.

March 21, 2006 - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin unveiled the latest plan for rebuilding New Orleans.

March 18, 2006 - Yesterday, by a vote of 348-71, the House approved a measure to provide $19.1 billion for cleanup and rebuilding of the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. H.R.

March 17, 2006 - As we document in our report, "The Mardi Gras Index" (pdf), one of the key barriers to rebuilding in New Orleans is the decimation of the city's health care system. Here are some of the facts: 1) There were 22 hospitals in Orleans Parish before the 2005 hurricanes; only seven remain.