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Looks at the economic and social impacts of Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans, Louisiana in August 2005. Comparison of the disaster with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City; Factors that affect the immediate evacuation of the city's residents; Role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the disaster relief efforts; Effects of the disaster on oil and gas production in the Gulf Coast region.

The article highlights the criminal justice system in Louisiana in 2005. New Orleans Parish district attorney Eddie Jordan encountered an increased criminal cases in the city following Hurricane Katrina in September. Mistreatment within corrections have prompted the American Civil Liberties Union to file a lawsuit against criminal sheriff Marlin Gusman. A grant program was requested to the U.S. Congress to finance the reconstruction of courts and justice offices.

The article reports that Republican Senator David Vitter of Louisiana has returned to work in the wake of scandal. It cites that Vitter and his wife held a news conference in Louisiana on July 16, 2007, at which they asked reporters to end their stakeout of the family. It states that Vitter admitted committing a sin before he became a senator in 2004. It says that the senator denied allegations in the "Times-Picayune" newspaper that he solicited prostitutes in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The article presents information related to politics and governance in the U.S. Julius Genachowski, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), refused to answer tough questions from reporters at a press conference on July 2, 2009. The U.S. Health and Human Services proposed to delist HIV from ailments that can be used to deny immigrants. The city of New Orleans, Louisiana added nearly 24,000 residents in 2008.