Most of the national news media has now turned its attention away from the aftermath of America’s worst natural disaster, Hurricane Katrina, although much good and bad work is still being done to plan the future of New Orleans and…

This story starts at the rear Now it can be told: the real reason the federal government bungled its disaster response to Hurricane Katrina. It was because of that horse’s ass guy. When the defrocked director of the Federal Emergency…

Shelby County State Senator Hank Erwin has pronounced that the storms Katrina and Rita are God’s punishment for our sins. Birmingham News story “He somehow doesn’t believe in the loving, forgiving, redeeming God of Christianity. I hope his voters investigate…

That’s broadcasting for you. It is not unusual to get bumbed by some movie star. Here’s the note: Sorry to have to say that we are no longer able to do the New Orleans story as a topical local story…

Editor’s Note: If you are awake and online at 7 a.m CDT on Monday, go to the British Broadcasting Corporation Web site and find the show “The Radio Cafe” from the BBC Radio in Scotland. Locust Fork Editor and Publisher…

Oh, and I also forgot to remind any new readers lurking here where to easily find some of the best coverage around of Hurricane Katrina. We have it archived under Hurricane Season 2005.

With President Bush and other top federal officials warning that New Orleans is still unsafe and could flood again in an approaching storm, the mayor came under increasing pressure Monday to abandon a plan to reopen large portions of the…

This just in from Penelope Staples: psapb1 (at) yahoo (dot) com. Maple Leaf bar owner Hank Staples is alive and well, and the Maple Leaf bar appears to have weathered the storm with no flooding, she said. He’s also promising…

New Orleans photographer David Rae Morris has a new photo gallery up showing some of his photographs from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Enjoy. Lagniappe Five, September 2005

FEMA Outsources Katrina Body Count to Body-Dumping Firm The Federal Emergency Management Agency has hired scandal-ridden Kenyon International to set up a mobile morgue for handling bodies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, following Hurricane Katrina, according to Raw Story. Kenyon is…

It’s a start. . . FEMA Chief Mike Brown Relieved of Katrina Duties

Before joining FEMA, Michael Brown’s only previous stint in emergency management, according to his bio posted on FEMA’s website, was “serving as an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight.” The White House press release from 2001 stated that Brown…

For all those passing around stupid, bad information and pro-Bush propaganda for the GOP blaming local officials in Louisiana for the slow responde to Hurricane Katrina, chew on this Times-Picayune story. This will be a part of the record on…

A Boing Boing reader who owns an environmental cleanup services company – and asks to remain anonymous here – says. “My company cleans up waste industrial gas cylinders and specialty chemicals. As such we are in contact with the EPA…

Hurricane Katrina Timeline

This just in from Aaron Viles, who says, “What a jackass!” WASHINGTON, DC. – Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) wrote a letter to Speaker Hastert, urging him to direct federal hurricane relief aid through channels other than Louisiana public officials. Citing…

For all you conspiracy theorists out there, how about this one from Tab Gilbert? “Does anyone know if this is on the main stream media yet?” Did the Pentagon jam communications in New Orleans? If so, why? Who is jamming…

This just in from Michael Justin: justin (dot) michael (at) cingular (dot) com: A fund has been set up to help Hurricane Katrina evacuee Dave Stueber. He needs a new transmission for his Ford Taurus and money for other expenses…