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Bush administration reinstating fair wage rates for Katrina workers
The Bush administration announced Wednesday that on November 8 it plans to reinstate rules that ensure workers on federal Hurricane Katrina projects receive fair wages that are close to the amount of local wages on similar projects. In the days fol (More) |
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FEMA lifts gun ban in emergency Louisiana housing parks
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has lifted a ban on firearms in emergency housing parks built in the wake of Hurricane Katrina , officials announced Monday. FEMA spokesperson Butch Kinery said the complaints from gun-rights groups t (More) |
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New Orleans mayor requests federal aid to run courts, jails
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin [official website; Wikipedia profile] has requested that a portion of the $60 billion in disaster relief approved by Congress following Hurricane Katrina be redirected to fund the city's court system, jail operations (More) |
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New Orleans legal maneuver could allow government to rebuild private property
Officials and community advocates in New Orleans have proposed using the Roman law concept of usufruct to allow authorities to gain temporary control of privately owned homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina . Coming into Louisiana state law via the Fr (More) |
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Louisiana to lift eviction ban to help Katrina rebuilding effort
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco announced on Thursday that she will not extend an eviction ban, allowing landlords to start making repairs to houses and apartments damaged by Hurricane Katrina . Starting Tuesday, landlords may once again initiat (More) |
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Gonzales: zero tolerance for hurricane aid fraud
The US Department of Justice is adopting a zero tolerance policy for anyone attempting to fraudulently acquire aid money appropriated to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Thursday. Speaking to about 100 in (More) |
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Mississippi governor OKs inland casino rebuilding after Katrina
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour Monday signed legislation to let the 13 hotel-casinos destroyed by Hurricane Katrina to be rebuilt 800 feet inland, despite opposition from religious conservatives. The law was approved in a special legislative s (More) |
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Mold, Mildew, and the Military Role in Disaster Response
JURIST Guest Columnist William Banks of Syracuse University College of Law says that President Bush's proposal after Hurricane Katrina to change the federal Posse Comitatus law to allow a greater military role in the event of natural disasters ma (More) |
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Hundreds still held awaiting hearings in wake of Katrina
Human Rights Watch said Thursday that hundreds of individuals accused of minor crimes in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina struck are still detained in temporary local correctional facilities, awaiting a hearing before a judge. The chaos in the (More) |
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FEMA reconsidering gun ban in emergency Louisiana housing parks
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Wednesday that it was reconsidering a ban on firearms for people living at emergency housing parks in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina after being pressured by gun-rights groups. FEMA spoke (More) |
Tojo and other Japanese WWII leaders executed for war crimes
On December 23, 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed for war crimes in Tokyo.
Learn more about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials.
