A New Orleans resident facing eviction barricaded himself in his apartment last week and fired an assault rifle into his neighborhood. As Jordan Flaherty of Justice Roars reports, the incident highlights the housing crisis that's deepening in that city and others around the nation. More...

Is New Orleans' housing crisis a human rights violation? United Nations Special Rapporteur on Housing Raquel Rolnik will be in New Orleans this week gathering evidence. More...

Documents obtained by a watchdog group show a severe breakdown in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers management of its contractors tasked with clean-up projects in southern Mississippi in the aftermath of Katrina. More...

This week the Galveston Housing Authority finally announced plans to rebuild 569 housing units of public housing. But the decision has met controversy from all sides, with the most recent public meeting on the rebuilding plan ending in a yelling match. More...

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has ruled that a class-action lawsuit brought against greenhouse gas polluters by Mississippi property owners who suffered severe damage in Hurricane Katrina may go forward. More...

Obama's quick trip to New Orleans won't end questions about his administration's commitment to post-Katrina recovery -- but he can silence the critics by supporting several practical proposals for Gulf Coast renewal. More...

Here in New Orleans, residents and community leaders -- including many who worked tirelessly for his campaign -- are waiting for Obama to signal he has a real plan for post-Katrina recovery. More...

In a letter released to coincide with Obama's visit to New Orleans today, more than 50 leading religious leaders and faith-based groups have asked the president to take action to address challenges still remaining along the Gulf Coast. More...