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The Grinning Skull: The Homicides You Didn't Hear About in Hurricane Katrina

What do you do when you notice that there seems to have been a killing spree? While... more

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The grinning skull: The homicides you didn't hear about in Hurricane Katrina

A.C. Thompson, a reporter for The Nation and ProPublica, interviews the gunmen... more

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Report: White vigilante groups blockaded small town in post-Katrina New Orleans

Earlier this week, A.C. Thompson of The Nation revealed that after Hurricane Katrina,... more

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Katrina's Hidden Race War

This is very sad. New Orleans has become a very sad city since Katrina.

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Katrina's hidden race war

It was September 1, 2005, some three days after Hurricane Katrina crashed into New... more

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Katrina Report: White Militias Attacked Blacks

Acted as vigilantes shooting any unarmed African Americans they believed were looters

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A Post-Katrina Apocalypse: Glory at Sea

Glory at Sea is an acclaimed narrative short, which has garnered ten film festival... more

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Jeremy Scahill on Bill Moyer's: Martial Law in the USA

This is an astounding interview. I almost don't beleive my ears, except I know... more

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Rebuilding New Orleans: Ten Coolest Innovators

Three years after Katrina, the nation's most expensive hurricane, which cost... more

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The First Lady Of Tropical Meteorology

Discovery-News.com: When hurricanes churn across the Atlantic Ocean, much of what we... more

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New Orleans mayor admits illegal gun confiscation

Fairfax, VA-After a three-year legal battle over the unconstitutional confiscation of lawfully owned firearms, the City of New Orleans has agreed to settle a law suit by the National Rifle Association (NRA). A permanent injunction has been issued against the city, Mayor Ray Nagin and current Police Chief Warren Riley. The Second Amendment Foundation assisted NRA in the legal battle against Mayor Ray Nagin and the City of New Orleans.

“Today’s outcome is an important victory for the citizens of New Orleans and the Second Amendment,” said Wayne LaPierre, NRA’s executive vice president. “We fought for three long years in a fundamental legal challenge to assert the inherent self-defense rights for law-abiding citizens, knowing the Constitution would prevail. Today it has prevailed and freedom has won.”

Judge Carl J. Barbier presided over the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Judge Barbier signed the permanent injuncation against the City of New Orleans. The city admitted the firearm confiscations carried out by Nagin and Riley were unconstitutional and illegal.

Under the terms of the injunction, Mayor Ray Nagin, Police Chief Warren Riley and any agents or employees of the City of New Orleans shall:

· cease and desist confiscating lawfully-possessed firearms from all citizens;

· make an aggressive attempt to return any and all firearms which may have been confiscated during the period August 29 to December 31, 2005;

· within one month of the settlement, post on the City website the procedure for the return of confiscated firearms. This notice must include an interactive form for those claiming firearms to fill out, resulting in timely transmission of the information to the appropriate official. All other information on claiming a firearm will also be included on the site.

· within one month of the settlement, the City must mail notices to all individuals who are identified on the property tags of firearms in the City’s possession which were confiscated during the aftermath of Katrina.

“On behalf of the lawful gun owners of New Orleans, NRA is pleased with this outcome,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA’s chief lobbyist. “We thank Judge Barbier for his leadership and constitutional scholarship in presiding over our lawsuit. NRA will continue to aid however we can in the full return of all the firearms confiscated by the City.”Fairfax, VA-After a three-year legal battle over the unconstitutional confiscation of... more