Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare an emergency for her state Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Rita's arrival somewhere on the Gulf Coast. Earlier, Blanco declared a state of ...

President Bush has tapped homeland security adviser Frances Townsend to lead an internal inquiry into the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, but leading Democrats renewed calls for an ...

Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, causing severe flooding damage ... co-host of the “Higher Learning” podcast, told CNN. “It made you wonder whether or not you were ...

(CNN) — As the US works to recover ... those living in economically disadvantaged areas. Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, causing severe flooding damage to cities from ...