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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on disaster recovery held a hearing on hurricanes Ike and Gustav. In the first panel, mayors of the cities of Houston, TX; …

Leaders in education, public policy, religion, and black communities discussed the role of the African-American vote in the 2008 presidential election. Topics included the possible election …

Bobby Jindal took the oath of office as governor and gave his inaugural address on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol. Gov. Jindal was the youngest governor serving at the time at the …

Victory and concession speeches in the run-off election for mayor of New Orleans held Saturday, May 20, 2006 were shown. Incumbent New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin defeated Lt. Gov. Mitch Land…

Incumbent New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and final challenger Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu held a final debate before the run-off election Saturday, May 20, 2006.

Incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin and Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu were shown giving their victory speeches after the New Orleans open primary election for mayor. As the two candidates with the most …

WWL-TV in New Orleans hosted a debate with seven of the candidates in the New Orleans mayoral race. The debate focused on the future of New Orleans, reconstruction plans and efforts to date,…

Mayoral candidates held a televised debate prior to citywide elections in New Orleans. Much of the focus was on reconstruction and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, economic deve…

Experts testified about the role federal, state and local governments would play in preserving historic properties affected by Hurricane Katrina in an oversight hearing investigating the con…

Vice Admiral Allen, Head of Katrina relief operations, spoke with reporters about ongoing hurricane relief efforts along the Gulf Coast. He also responded to questions and comments from repo…