Depressed New Orleans drags feet to polls Reuters via Yahoo! News
New Orleans residents depressed by the city's slow rebound 15 months after Hurricane Katrina have a chance to pick a new voice in Washington on Saturday but their frustration is likely to keep many from the voting booth.
Katrina prominent in Congressional race The Advocate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Hurricane Katrina and crisis-management decisions political leaders made in the storm's aftermath are again buffeting a Louisiana election, this time a congressional race previously dominated by the federal bribery investigation of eight-term incumbent U.S. Rep. William Jefferson.
Today in History for 12/6/2006 Laredo Morning Times
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2006. There are 25 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 6, 1889, Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.
Today in History Red Bluff Daily News
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2006. There are 25 days left in the year. On Dec. 6, 1889, Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.
A Celebration of New Orleans Music at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Pittsburgh City Paper
Not only do the artists represent the city's music with vigor and history, but together, they tell the story of musicians' post-Katrina struggles. By Justin Hopper.
Today in History - Dec. 6 AP via Yahoo! News
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2006. There are 25 days left in the year.
CAM INMAN: INSIDE THE NFL: NFC's elite have poor track record Contra Costa Times
On a wall at Mulate's Cajun-themed restaurant in New Orleans is a framed copy of a 2000 Times-Picayune sports section. "AT LAST!" blares the Dec. 31, 2000, headline, commemorating the first -- and last -- playoff victory in New Orleans Saints history.
This Day in History Montana Standard
Today Wednesday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2006. There are 25 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight: On Dec. 6, 1889, Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.
College Football: Willis chases Butkus Award and history tonight The Jackson Sun
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On this day in history CNN.com
LONDON , England (AP) -- 1790 - Congress moves from New York to Philadelphia.

A short history of New Orleans
A brief history of the city of New Orleans. These newcomers to New Orleans were viewed by the French and Spanish Creoles as low-class, uncultured rough
The City of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS HISTORY FACTS. New Orleans, Louisiana is located on the Mississippi River about 110 miles upstream from the Gulf of Mexico on the southern shore
A History of New Orleans
It would, in fact, be impossible to understand the history and economic development of New Orleans without some knowledge of its unique situation and site.
New Orleans' blessing; New Orleans' curse. - By Ari Kelman - Slate
Ari Kelman teaches history at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of A River and Its City: The Nature of Landscape in New Orleans.
New Orleans LA. New Orleans Louisiana City Guide and Yellow Pages
The best way to catch the true history and flavor of the real New Orleans is a walking tour or carriage ride through the streets of the historic Vieux Carre
New Orleans, Lousiana - pictures, history, maps, hotels & French
Tour New Orleans, Lousiana's French Quarter, Garden District and Mississippi Riverfront. History, mansions, pictures and wrought iron balconies await you.
New Orleans French Quarter History, Architecture and Pictures
A historical tour of New Orleans French Quarter with many pictures.
New Orleans Tours by Haunted History Tours! New Orleans Ghost
New Orleans Tours, Tours of New Orleans, Tours of New Orleans, Haunted New Orleans Tours, Ghost Tours of New Orleans, New Orleans Cemetery Tours,
Mardi Gras History & Timeline
African Slaves were highly valued at this time in New Orleans history, as were the free men of color for their considerable trade skills.
HAUNTED NEW ORLEANS HISTORY
Haunted New Orleans. HAUNTED NEW ORLEANS. NEW ORLEANS HISTORY: PART ONE. The first colonists to arrive in New Orleans were the French, but the explorers had new+orleans+history: history hurricane new orleans , history la new orleans , history hurricane new orleans , history la new orleans , new+orleans+history