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Laurel

Recent news articles mentioning Laurel .

Volunteers grateful they helped hurricane evacuees 15 Dec 2005
OregonLive.com, ...a call for people to help with Hurricane Katrina relief ... and Pieschel spent 30 days in Mississippi, where Pieschel's ... to evacuate her home in the town of Laurel. ...

402nd Military Police Battalion (MS) Serves Hurricane Katrina Area Dec 13, 2005
Latin Business Chronicle, ...mobilized for operations related to Hurricane Katrina and ... along the Gulf Coast , Hattiesburg , Laurel , and Meridian . ... for itself and the Mississippi State Guard ...

Hope and Opportunity in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina Dec 8, 2005
Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Louis and Pass Christian, which survived Hurricane Camille in 1969, are ... miles inland, in the city of Laurel, more than ... Let me tell you how Mississippi responded ...

Arrests give Laurel ward unwanted notoriety Dec 11, 2005
Hattiesburg American, Hurricane Katrina ripped through Laurel and Ward 7, which is about 90 miles inland from the Mississippi Coast. Winds were still ...

JSU adopts Laurel, will help city recover from Katrina Nov 30, 2005
Hattiesburg American, ...give some of its faculty and students invaluable experience by helping Laurel recover from Hurricane Katrina. JSU is one of four Mississippi universities that ...

Artwalk draws Christmas shoppers Dec 11, 2005
Hattiesburg American, ...to its Main Street location after the hurricane - tends to ... the corner of Walnut Street and Laurel Avenue ... As Mississippi and New Orleans continue to rebound from ...

Region's firefighters help those affected by Hurricane Katrina Dec 4, 2005
The Journal News.com, ...to provide presents to children in Laurel, Miss. ... Since Hurricane Katrina, Streppone said, most news coverage focused ... the toys to go to children in Mississippi. ...

Around South County: Teens raise $1,500 for hurricane victims Dec 1, 2005
Annapolis Capital, ...in a disaster the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina, you ... Gulf Coast from her grandparents in Mississippi, whose roof ... Sretenski at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel. ...

DEADLIEST SEASON Nov 30, 2005
Journal-Advocate, A group from Sedgwick County visited Laurel, Miss., where it ... Some of these folks, take Mississippi in Katrina ... they died because they didn't have a hurricane plan ...

Vets: Katrina, Pearl Harbor similar Dec 7, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...of Laurel sees striking similarities between the attack on Pearl Harbor 64 years ago today and Hurricane Katrina's destruction of southern Mississippi and ...

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and ... Dec 6, 2005
Business Wire (press release), LAUREL, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec ... close of our fiscal year and the effects of Hurricane Katrina on ... With the conversion of the Collins, Mississippi, plant to a ...

Donations given to storm-ravaged sister city Nov 17, 2005
Laurel Leader, ...his city were damaged severely by Hurricane Katrina ... gymnasium at the local high school - Laurel High - which ... farming is a major industry in Mississippi, and as ...

Chaplains ready to return to Mississippi Nov 27, 2005
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, ...the state of Mississippi to assist with clean-up after Hurricane Katrina. The Tiffin group went down at the end of August, stopping first at Laurel, Miss., and ...

Mississippi airports to receive federal funds Nov 16, 2005
Hattiesburg American, Three Mississippi airports will receive more than $7.2 million in federal funds to repair damages caused by Hurricane Katrina, but the Hattiesburg-Laurel ...

Still adrift after the storm Nov 17, 2005
Grand Forks Herald, ...other Katrina evacuees staying at a Laurel shelter ... own relatives who were displaced by the hurricane, in order ... on bond, Davis cannot leave Mississippi until her ...

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT CONGRESS OF ... Dec 6, 2005
E-Wire (press release), City Administrative Officer for the City of Laurel, Mississippi, will discuss Laurel's work with a private company before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. ...

Diaspora dispatches Nov 14, 2005
Government Health IT, ...to an e-mail message from Laurel Wood, Alaska's ... square-mile swath of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. ... in data centers far from the hurricane-damaged Gulf ...

Tobacco sales jump after storm Nov 17, 2005
Hattiesburg American, ...as much as they were before the hurricane, many local ... works at George's Discount Tobacco & Beer in Laurel. ... at the University of Southern Mississippi - down to ...

ARTS ARE STILL UNDER THE DOME Dec 6, 2005
Biloxi Sun Herald, Fortner has since moved to Laurel but will be ... rest of the acts after the hurricane was no ... Friday with the University of Southern Mississippi's Southern Chorale ...

Healing the heart, in the wake of disaster Nov 16, 2005
Lexington Winchester Star, ...that effort as she traveled to hurricane ravaged regions ... provided support to areas across Mississippi and Louisiana ... a former hair salon in Laurel, Miss., which ...

Thumbs up/down: Phosphorous in fertilizers, toy safety, Sens. ... Dec 5, 2005
Janesville Gazette, To those helping Mississippi's Jackie Jackson. Hurricane Katrina left Jackson's home in Laurel, Miss., severely damaged. A group ...

Residents map out holiday travel Nov 21, 2005
Hattiesburg American, ..."And I only filled up in Mississippi," said Gilman ... Since Hurricane Katrina, the airport has seen a 29 ... At the Laurel-Hattiesburg Regional Airport, all Northwest ...

ARTS NOTES Nov 20, 2005
SunHerald.com, Winners receive cash prizes and Mississippi-made gifts ... Post-Hurricane Katrina donations of art supplies for ... The Chisholm Foundation of Laurel, a longtime museum ...

BellSouth doesn't expect rate increase Nov 17, 2005
Hattiesburg American, ...is part of the agreement the company has with the Mississippi Public Service ... "The Hattiesburg-Laurel area looked like Mobile after Hurricane Frederic in ...

Name Dropping Nov 29, 2005
Santa Cruz Sentinel, ...spent volunteering in the South after Hurricane Katrina hit ... Lisa was deployed to Mississippi and also was ... the primary processing center in Laurel, the Magnolia ...

Coast kids ready to go fly a kite Nov 17, 2005
Jackson Clarion Ledger, ...from three high schools in Hurricane Katrina-hit ... at high schools in Ocean Springs, Laurel and Bay St. ... Hired by the Mississippi Arts Commission for professional ...

Extreme Makeover -- Gulf Coast Style Nov 22, 2005
ChronWatch, National Weather Service show that hurricane force winds ... forested towns like Hattiesburg and Laurel into bowling ... homes were destroyed in Mississippi, which is ...

'Save the Saints' stops in New Orleans Nov 18, 2005
Times Picayune, Marlin Gusman in the days after Hurricane Katrina that no ... and booked with a fresh murder in Mississippi. ... a retired computer operator near Laurel, Miss., and ...

Ready to Help Nov 18, 2005
Winston-Salem Journal, ...that when he was in Princeville after Hurricane Floyd, the ... In such places as post-Katrina Mississippi or New ... On a recent trip to Laurel, Miss., after Katrina ...

Santa and His Workshop to Embark on Multi-City Tour of Gulf Coast ... Nov 22, 2005
Business Wire (press release), ...new, unwrapped toys in communities across Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas ... visit to the Gulf Coast region after the hurricane season to ... Laurel, Miss ...

Seniors show their work at LSU School of Art Gallery Nov 26, 2005
2theadvocate.com, Council of Greater Baton Rouge, 427 Laurel St ... as a benefit for artists displaced by Hurricane Katrina, from ... 60 artists from Louisiana and Mississippi will show ...

At least 5 inmates escaped in Katrina evac; 8 unaccounted for Nov 19, 2005
Dateline Alabama, ...a three-day evacuation because of Hurricane Katrina, it ... III, who recently was booked in Mississippi with a ... a retired computer operator near Laurel, Miss., and ...





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More hurricane coverage
    Tampa Bay could be hit by 25-foot storm surge in Category 4 hurricane September 16, 2005
    A Category 4 hurricane could cause a storm surge of as much as 25 feet in Tampa Bay, according to a University of Central Florida researcher who is looking at the risks Florida cities face from tidal surges and flooding.

    Number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has nearly doubled over past 35 years September 16, 2005
    The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The shift occurred as global sea surface temperatures have increased over the same period. The research appears in the September 16 issue of Science.

    Hurricane Katrina to cost Louisiana fisheries $1.1 billion September 13, 2005
    The Louisiana Department and Wildlife and Fisheries' preliminary estimates indicate a potential $1.1 billion loss in retail fisheries revenue over the next year and an additional $150 million loss in oyster revenue in the second year due to Hurricane Katrina damage.

    Hurricane could hit San Diego September 8, 2005
    San Diego has been hit by hurricanes in the past and may be affected by such storms in the future according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While a hurricane in San Diego would likely produce significantly less damage that Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, it could still exact a high cost to Southern California especially if the region was caught off guard.

    Personal account of hurricane destruction along Mississippi Gulf Coast September 6, 2005
    The following is an eyewitness account of hurricane destruction along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Included is information on plans to provide pro bono services from out of state lawyers to the storm victims, many of whom will need assistance in dealing with insurance companies, relief bureaucracies, and possibly personal or small business bankruptcies in the aftermath of the storm.

    New Orleans Aquarium, Zoo update Surviving animals from the New Orleans will find new homes according to aquarium spokeswoman Melissa Lee. Despite escaping Hurricane Katrina with little physical damage, the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans suffered significant loss of animal life when the facility's emergency generator failed and made conditions unlivable for most its animals.

    Hurricanes getting stronger due to global warming says study August 29, 2005
    Late last month an atmospheric scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study in Nature that found hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the past three decades. Kerry Emanuel, the author of the study, warns that since hurricanes depend on warm water to form and build, global climate change might increase the effect of hurricanes still further in coming years.

    Environmental problems worsened Hurricane Katrina's impact August 31, 2005
    The loss of coastal marshlands that buffer New Orleans from flooding and storm surges may have worsened the impact of Hurricane Katrina. In the past, the region's wetlands have served as a natural buffer that slows hurricanes down as they come in from the Gulf of Mexico and helps protect New Orleans from storms. But all this has changed.

    Aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina destruction: NOAA posted online more than 1450 aerial images of the U.S. Gulf Coast areas that were decimated by Hurricane Katrina.




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