HBO will make series about New Orleans post-Katrina

September 28th, 2009 A-TEAM star MR T has hung up his trademark gold chains for good, after witnessing the horror of Hurricane Katrina. The actor - real name Laurence Tureaud - famously hung strings of gold around his neck on and off screen.

September 25th, 2009 BRAD PITT has been honoured for his humanitarian work for helping to rebuild New Orleans, Louisiana following the devastating 2005 Hurricane Katrina which ravaged the area. The Fight Club star set up his Make It Right foundation in 2007, which created 13 homes in the 9th Ward, which was devastated by the hurricane four years ago, killing 1,500 people and causing more than $80 billion worth of damage.

September 24th, 2009 NY Clinton meeting focuses on economy, KatrinaNEW YORK — Education, jobs and the rebuilding of New Orleans are up for discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative — which features royalty of the real and Hollywood variety. Actor Brad Pitt is scheduled to speak Thursday evening, making a progress report on the efforts in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.

September 3rd, 2009 Carville, Matalin to head Super Bowl committeeNEW ORLEANS — Husband-and-wife political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin, who live in New Orleans, will be the co-chairs of the host committee for the 2013 Super Bowl, which will be played in the Louisiana Superdome. Led by the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, the Super Bowl Host Committee will be comprised of leaders from the hospitality, tourism, and economic development industries in New Orleans and Louisiana.

September 1st, 2009 SANDRA BULLOCK and JESSE JAMES have snapped up an architectural wonder in New Orleans, Louisiana. The actress and her celebrity mechanic husband are the new owners of the Coliseum Street mansion that architect William Freret built in 1876 for former U.S.

August 28th, 2009 Jamie Foxx brings music, laughs to New OrleansNEW ORLEANS — Just two days shy of the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, entertainer Jamie Foxx brought some music and laughter to New Orleans with his "Blame It" tour. Foxx joked with the enthusiastic crowd of thousands at the New Orleans Arena on Thursday night.

August 27th, 2009 KIM KARDASHIAN has reunited with her American football star beau REGGIE BUSH, according to U.S. reports. The pair ended their romance back in July (09), amid rumours both had cheated on each other - but they reportedly reconciled after an August rendez-vous in New Orleans, where Bush plays for National Football League team The New Orleans Saints.

August 17th, 2009 Degas exhibit at New Orleans home where he livedNEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans house where Impressionist painter Edgar Degas lived for a time is hosting an exhibit about his sojourn, including a larger-than-painted reproduction of the most important work he did in the city. The house, now known as the Degas House, was owned by relatives of the artist's mother and dates to the early 1850s.

August 13th, 2009 BRAD PITT has mixed feelings about the growing success of his affordable housing project in New Orleans, Louisiana, because he's "irritated" they can't build homes fast enough. The city was left devastated by 2005's Hurricane Katrina when the levees broke and flood water wiped out residential areas.

August 13th, 2009 BRAD PITT has laughed off a campaign urging him to run for mayor in his adopted home of New Orleans, Louisiana, insisting politics is "not what I do best". The Hollywood star is being courted by residents of the city to run for public office after helping to rebuild the hard-hit Lower Ninth Ward area through his Make It Right Foundation, which is providing affordable housing for families displaced by 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

August 1st, 2009 New Orleans great Toussaint feted in hometownNEW ORLEANS — Over music and gumbo served in a historic New Orleans nightclub, pianist and hit songwriter Allen Toussaint will join the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Sunday's celebration was planned in a perfect spot for Toussaint and his fellow inductee, the late rhythm and blues singer Ernie K-Doe.

July 4th, 2009 Essence Fest celebrates black music, cultureNEW ORLEANS — Queen Latifah dropped by the Essence Music Festival on Friday to help celebrate its 15th year of uplifting and empowering the African-American community through issues-filled seminars by day and high-powered musical performances by night. Queen Latifah, a spokeswoman for Cover Girl's Queen Collection, said she was happy to support an event that tackles concepts close to her heart but also weaves in fun.

July 2nd, 2009 2009 Essence Fest begins Friday in New OrleansNEW ORLEANS — When the Essence Music Festival kicks off in New Orleans on Friday, singer Lionel Richie says the celebration of black music and culture will provide some comfort following Michael Jackson's death. Richie, a longtime friend of the pop superstar, says going to New Orleans for Essence is a homecoming of sorts that will give him and others comfort and a chance to regroup.

July 1st, 2009 Katrina Kaif has been often chided for her British accent with which she speaks her Hindi dialogues on screen. In fact many a times one used to get to hear a dubbing artist speaking on her behalf in chaste Hindi.

May 21st, 2009 NEW ORLEANS - Hollywood actor Brad Pitt is planning to expand his building project in Louisiana to house hundreds of more New Orleans residents whose homes were demolished by Hurricane Katrina. The 2005 disaster left thousands of people homeless.