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The Domino's Pizza delivery driver shot to death inside his car early Tuesday morning (March 24) in the Lower 9th Ward has been identified by company officials as Michael Price. The 36-year-old husband and father of three young children, ages 8, 6 and 2, lived in the Lower 9th and was on his way to make a delivery when he was murdered, said Robert Tedesco, regional vice president for local Domino's franchisee RPM Pizza LLC, which operates the Franklin Avenue Domino's where Price worked for the last year or so. "He was an exemplary team member," Tedesco said. "He always...

Survey: 9th Ward Can Be Rebuilt Sunday January 7, 2007 10:46 PM By CAIN BURDEAU Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The predominantly black neighborhoods known as the 9th Ward can be brought back largely as they existed before Hurricane Katrina flooded them, a survey contends. The finding contradicts the common perception that the neighborhoods are so damaged that they need to be rebuilt from scratch, said urban planners who conducted the survey. ``The structural integrity of the buildings, even in the most devastated areas, are in much better condition than has been reported,'' said Kenneth Reardon, chair of...

Although more than 200 people packed into a New Orleans hotel room wanted Mayor Ray Nagin to address a sheaf of topics Wednesday, he knew one question was paramount: What is going to happen to my house? Nagin opened his remarks with a complicated answer, leaving some in the audience as confused as ever. Federal officials monitoring the proceeding said portions of Nagin's speech were incorrect. Federal and City Hall officials even disagree on the number of houses facing demolition, with the fate of thousands of residences perhaps hanging in the balance. But Nagin did deliver the gist, unpleasant as...

In a stunning case of déjà vu, residents of the Ninth Ward were delivered another blow hampering their efforts to clean up their homes and begin the process of rebuilding. Water was found ponding in some areas of the flood ravaged neighborhoods, leaving many to believe that the levees had once again been topped. The Army Corps of Engineers said 8 to 12 inches of water were discovered in selected parts of the Ninth Ward; the result of a weak pumping system. National Guardsmen were blocking all entrances into the neighborhood while the Army Corps of Engineers monitored the situation....