Tag Archives: Hurricane Katrina
Katrina +5: SBA, Taken by Surprise, Unprepared to Quickly Offer Aid
Businesses most prepared for rainy days most likely to succeed
When Katrina struck, SBA was in the middle of a transformation that included an internal…
By Joyce Jones
Backtalk with Ray Nagin
Five years after Katrina, the former New Orleans mayor weighs in on the recovery and the impact of the BP oil spill
Katrina was one of the costliest natural disasters and one of the five deadliest hurricanes…
By Joyce Jones
Forever Linked to Katrina, Ray Nagin Reflects on His Term
New Orleans mayor concedes mistakes, but 'did the best he could'
The legacy of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin will be forever intertwined with the…
By Joyce Jones
Southern University Wins Morehouse Biz Plan Competition
Proposal addressing need for low-income housing in New Orleans takes top prize of $10,000
Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) won the Morehouse College 2010 Business Plan Competition on…
By BLACK ENTERPRISE
Do Historic Events Add Up To a Resurgence for NOLA?
Mardis Gras celebrates new mayor, Super Bowl Champion Saints and renewed hope for New Orleans
Yesterday, I attended my first ever Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. It was an…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
In Once-squalid Superdome, Sweet Smell Of Success
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If desperation has a smell, it permeated the Louisiana Superdome after…
By Associated Press
Hurricane Gustav Downgraded to Tropical Depression
Hurricane downgraded to a tropical depression
Images of the calamity of Hurricane Katrina replayed in the minds of the public as…
By Renita Burns
After the Storm
New Orleans-based bank emerging strong post--Hurricane Katrina
By Three years ago, Liberty Bank and Trust Co. (No. 8 on the be…
By Jeffrey McKinney
Want to Help Save the Planet?
Make your community green
There have always been pockets of people pushing our government and anyone who would listen…
By Wendy Harris
After the Storm
New Orleans-based bank emerging strong post--Hurricane Katrina
Three years ago, Liberty Bank and Trust Co. (No. 8 on the BE BANKS list…
