Are they really just now getting to this? Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was charged today with using his office for personal gain, accepting pay offs and more as New Orleans struggled to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has announced federal mortgage insurance approval that will allow construction to begin on a full-service hospital in eastern New Orleans — one of the areas devastated by flooding in 2005 when levees failed during Hurricane Katrina.
Fewer than 100 people are staying in a shelter in Shreveport, forced from their homes in New Orleans as Hurricane Isaac slams Louisiana's coast. Two are women who fled Hurricane Katrina nearly seven years ago to the day.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction (More info)
1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded (More info)