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Armstrong Airport Cleared For Cuba Flights
WGNO News“New Orleans airport has been designated for flights out of New Orleans to Cuba and that is something that has never been done, so it’s history for us,” said Alina Fernandez of Cuba Travel USA in Metairie. She is thrilled by the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, International Travel, Travel, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Haitians resist evacuation, hunker down in refugee camps to ride out Hurricane Tomas
ABC26 NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Mud up to their ankles and a steady rain falling on their tents, residents of Haiti's earthquake camps ignored warnings to leave their makeshift homes as Hurricane Tomas bore down on their deforested and flood-prone...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Meteorological Disasters, National Hurricane Center, U.S. Department of State, Dominican Republic
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Angola Inmates Ship Wheelchairs To Cuba
ABC26 NewsLouisiana State Penitentiary inmates have shipped off 400 wheelchairs they spent weeks refurbishing and restoring to usable condition. Two large container trucks arrived at Angola on Thursday to pick up the wheelchairs, which are being shipped to Cuba....Tags: Angola
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Mayor Nagin's Cuba Trip Cost Taxpayers $29,000
ABC26 NewsAccording to records provided by the city, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's fact-finding trip to Cuba in October cost taxpayers more than $29,000. The mayor's trip to Cuba was to learn about disaster preparedness in Cuba, which gets hit with hurricanes...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Regional Authority, Travel, Politics, Hurricane Preparedness
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A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SE LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MS.
A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SE LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MS. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. AT 400 PM CDT.THE EYE OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH.LONGITUDE 82.9 WEST OR ABOUT 130 MILES...Tags: Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters, Natural Disasters
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Nagin's Cuban Love Affair
ABC26 Political AnalystOn Thursday, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and his entourage returned from their six day trip to communist Cuba. The supposed purpose of the visit was for the Mayor to investigate Cuba's hurricane preparedness programs and to bolster trade ties with the...Tags: Hurricanes, Elections, Entertainment, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters
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Nagin's overseas trip cost more than $28,770
ABC26 NewsMayor Ray Nagin's trip in June to China and Australia with his wife and four other city officials cost city taxpayers more than $28,770. The 10-day trip was billed as an effort to lure business to New Orleans. Originally, Nagin had said an unnamed...Tags: Business Trips, Public Officials, Regional Authority, Travel, Hotels and Accommodations
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Mayor Talks Natural Disasters In Cuba
ABC26 NewsThe mayor of New Orleans arrived in Cuba on Friday to study the communist government's disaster response system. A Cuban official says Mayor Ray Nagin plans to be on the island six days, though details were not available. Nagin's office confirmed the...Tags: Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters, Regional Authority, Barack Obama
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Ida kills 42 in El Salvador, heads for U.S. Gulf Coast
ABC26 NewsA hurricane watch was issued Sunday for the U.S. Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida moved through the Yucatan Channel heading into Gulf waters, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm has already wreaked havoc in El Salvador, where the government reported...Tags: Hurricanes, Hurricane Ida (2009), Meteorological Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Alabama
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NOPD Chief Riley: Accompanying Nagin To Cuba Was 'No Vacation'
ABC26 NewsPolice Chief Warren Riley may be leaving his post next spring when Mayor Ray Nagin leaves office, but he insists his reasons for accompanying the mayor to Cuba for six days are valid. First, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin shocked Americans by praising...Tags: Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters, Business Trips, Regional Authority
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Council Panel To Discuss Cuba Trade
Staff reporterNEW ORLEANS (AP) - A city council committee is set to look into ways New Orleans can position itself if the trade embargo against Cuba were lifted. The Obama administration last month lifted some restrictions, including those on Cuban-Americans who...Tags: Politics, Economic Sanctions, Foreign Aid
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Only In America: A Communist Czar
ABC26 Political AnalystIn imperial Russia, czars ruled the country and had complete power. They were imperial monarchs who were eventually overthrown by the Bolsheviks in the communist revolution. In Russia, the communists succeeded the czars and ruled with an iron first for 74...Tags: Russia, Automotive Equipment, Crimes, Politics, Hugo Chavez
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