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3/18/2010 -
Nearly 60 percent of graduates from LSU's New Orleans medical school will stay in Louisiana
In a development that could be significant for the future of medicine in Louisiana, nearly 60 percent of the graduates of LSU's School of Medicine in New Orleans learned today that they will be undergoing further training in the state. That figure, a 9-point spike from last year's rate, is significant because studies have shown that most doctors set up practices within 75 miles of where they do their residencies, said Dr. Steve Nelson, the medical school's dean.
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3/18/2010 -
Armstrong airport to begin major renovations, expansion
It is the gateway to New Orleans for travelers flying into the region. Over the years, Armstrong International Airport has seen its share of updates, but now it's about to get a major facelift. "The big picture is, we're going to modernize the whole airport," said New Orleans Aviation Board Chairman Dan Packer.
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3/18/2010 -
March Madness another reason for N.O. to smile
College basketball fans are flocking to the New Orleans from across the country to see their teams face off in the first round of the NCAA Men's basketball championship tournament this weekend. Games kickoff in the New Orleans Arena Thursday morning.
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3/17/2010 -
Construction of permanent pumps on drainage canals set to begin
Construction of permanent pump stations at the Lake Pontchartrain ends of the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue canals can move forward, after state and local officials signed an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers today guaranteeing that they will be built to accommodate future changes in the drainage system.
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3/17/2010 -
New Orleans' tree-planting campaign to address Hurricane Katrina's toll
Armed with $750,000 in federal grant money, the Department of Parks and Parkways in New Orleans is embarking on what city officials say is the city's most ambitious greening project in two decades: a citywide initiative that calls for planting nearly 4,000 trees, including some unusual varieties, during the next year. The effort is the latest push by Mayor Ray Nagin's administration to rebuild an urban canopy that lost an estimated 100,000 trees after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, many of them because of saltwater intrusion.
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3/17/2010 -
7th Annual N.O. Int'l Human Rights Film Festival opens
Patois: New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival kicked off Thursday, March 11, and runs through March 21. This year’s festival features an impressive 11 days of programming that will not only include films that address social justice issues and celebrate successes in the global struggle for human rights, but breath-taking performances as well as workshops and speakers that offer concrete solutions to some of today’s most pressing justice issues.
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3/16/2010 -
New Orleans master plan hearings are set
Starting with a meeting Thursday in Algiers, the New Orleans City Council this month will hold public meetings in each council district on the city's proposed master plan. One hearing is scheduled in each district except C and E, which will have two.
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3/16/2010 -
Project Homecoming celebrates finishing 100 Katrina damaged homes
The dedication of Wesley Hall's new home in the Lower 9th Ward was a kind of milestone: It celebrated the 100th house finished by volunteers of Project Homecoming, a rebuilding ministry of the Presbytery of South Louisiana.
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3/16/2010 -
Preview: Tracking Lakeview’s recovery
The number of people moving back into Lakeview has climbed steadily but has been fairly level for the last year and a half. Numbers from the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center show 11,278 homes with residents in the 70124 ZIP code, which entails much of Lakeview. As of January, the number of active Lakeview addresses was 6,238 - more than 44 percent below the pre-Katrina figure.
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3/8/2010 -
Nagin Testifies in DC about Stafford Act
Mayor Nagin has testified before Congress more than a dozen times since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He's currently chairman of the US Conference of Mayors task force on reforming the Stafford Act. Nagin said the Stafford Act, which supports preparation for and response to disasters, doesn't work for a catastrophe, such as Katrina. He is calling on Congress to come up with a catastrophe designation allowing the president to waive regulations and automatically provide 100 percent federal funds for eligible work.
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