New Orleans

Disaster relief: learning from Katrina, learning from the Red Cross

Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, we’re watching another hurricane, this time Gustav, coming ashore near the crescent city. We’ve all learned a lot since then. I’m still hoping that the damage will be minor and that the evacuees will return to nothing worse than soggy lawns. But great effort has already been [...]

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Firstgiving partners with Patron's Music in Motion tour

If you’re lucky enough to be in New Orleans tonight, you might catch part of the kickoff event for the Patron Tequila Express Music in Motion Tour. It’s just the first of several stops on a music tour that will also help rebuild New Orleans through Firstgiving’s social fundraising platform. And New Orleans is a [...]

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