"They were terminated due to them abandoning the department prior to the storm," acting superintendent Warren Riley said. "They either left before the hurricane or 10 to 12 days after the storm and we ...

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Twenty years after Katrina, the cultural workers who kept New Orleans alive are demanding not to be pushed aside. Some people celebrated renewal. Some mourned loss. Still others just hoped for the ...