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New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:28:33 GMT

(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner

New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:03:32 GMT

New Orleans Saints #12 Marques Colston runs with the ball during ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:52:52 GMT

(AFP) - New Orleans Saints #12 Marques Colston runs with the ball during second quarter play. Inspired by a city still rebuilding from the 2005 devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints captured their first Super Bowl crown on Sunday by rallying for a 31-17 triumph over Indianapolis.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)

New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:18:23 GMT

(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:04:59 GMT

(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become the NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

New Orleans Saints fan David Phillips celebrates as fans flood ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:03:48 GMT

(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints fan David Phillips celebrates as fans flood Bourbon Street after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints have become the NFL Champions. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

New Orleans Saints fan David Phillips celebrates as fans flood ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:03:46 GMT

New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street as the Super Bowl ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:05:35 GMT

(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints fans flood Bourbon Street as the Super Bowl party begins in New Orleans February 7, 2010. This is the first year the New Orleans Saints will be playing for the right to be crowned Super Bowl Champs. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

Lt. Governor of Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu (L) interacts with ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:26:07 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Lt. Governor of Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu (L) interacts with voters in the Lakeview area in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 6. Landrieu said Sunday reducing New Orleans' notorious violent crime rate would be his top priority, as the city strains to rebuild nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sean Gardner)

Outgoing Mayor Ray Nagin speaks the media in New Orleans in ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:26:07 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Outgoing Mayor Ray Nagin speaks the media in New Orleans in 2006. New Orleans has elected its first white mayor in 32 years, ushering in hopes of a new era in a city still trying to rebuild five years after Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Graythen)

Lt. Governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu visits with voters ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:26:07 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Lt. Governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu visits with voters in the Lakeview area in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 6. Landrieu said Sunday reducing New Orleans' notorious violent crime rate would be his top priority, as the city strains to rebuild nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Getty Images/Sean Gardner)

Revellers dance in a bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:41:30 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Revellers dance in a bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans elected its first white mayor in 32 years, ushering in hopes of a new era in a city still trying to rebuild five years after Hurricane Katrina(AFP/Getty Images/Sean Gardner)

New Orleans mayoral candidate Mitch Landrieu greets voters in ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:41:30 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - New Orleans mayoral candidate Mitch Landrieu greets voters in the Lakeview area in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans elected Landrieu as its first white mayor in 32 years, ushering in hopes of a new era in a city still trying to rebuild five years after Hurricane Katrina(AFP/Getty Images/Sean Gardner)

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. With Super Bowl fever rising and ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:09:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. With Super Bowl fever rising and Carnival parades rolling, New Orleans heads to the polls Saturday to elect a new mayor nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Big Easy.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

Fans of the New Orleans Saints party on South Beach in Miami, ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:09:38 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Fans of the New Orleans Saints party on South Beach in Miami, Florida. With Super Bowl fever rising and Carnival parades rolling, New Orleans heads to the polls Saturday to elect a new mayor nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Big Easy.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)

In a Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 photo, New Orleans mayoral candidates ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:45:27 GMT

(AP) - In a Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 photo, New Orleans mayoral candidates John Georges, left, Troy Henry and Mitch Landrieu, right, get ready before a televised debate in New Orleans. Amid the festivity of Carnival parades and the Saints' first-ever Super Bowl appearance, New Orleans voters face a serious task Saturday: Electing a new mayor to deal with the city's uneven recovery from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and lingering troubles such as violent crime. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)

Win or lose on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will return from ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:06:09 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Win or lose on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will return from their first-ever Super Bowl to a hero's welcome, complete with their own Carnival parade, from a long-suffering city still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Graythen)

New Orleans Saints quaterback Drew Brees during Super Bowl XLIV ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:48:30 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - New Orleans Saints quaterback Drew Brees during Super Bowl XLIV Media Day on February 2 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Carrying the hopes of a city still rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New Orleans Saints have extra motivation for Sunday's Super Bowl showdown with Indianapolis.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Doug Benc)

A view of the partly flooded city of New Orleans in the aftermath ...

(AFP/POOL/File) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:48:30 GMT

(AFP/POOL/File) - A view of the partly flooded city of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurrican Katrine in 2005. Carrying the hopes of a city still rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New Orleans Saints have extra motivation for Sunday's Super Bowl showdown with Indianapolis.(AFP/POOL/File)

Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints addressing the press during ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:48:30 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints addressing the press during Super Bowl XLIV Media Day on February 2 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Carrying the hopes of a city still rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New Orleans Saints have extra motivation for Sunday's Super Bowl showdown with Indianapolis.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Doug Benc)

New Orleans Saints fans show support for their team outside ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:41:16 GMT

(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints fans show support for their team outside the New Orleans Superdome before the Saints game with the Philadelphia Eagles in their NFC Divisional NFL playoff football game in New Orleans, in this January 13, 2007 file photo. The Saints, who make their first-ever Super Bowl appearance on Sunday in Miami, offer a shot at spiritual redemption to a city that has struggled for 4-1/2 years to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. The powerful storm flooded 80 percent of New Orleans and killed 1,500 people when it came ashore on August 29, 2005. Picture taken January 13, 2007. REUTERS/Lee Celano/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL DISASTER)

A woman stands among debris outside the Superdome as stranded ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:39:05 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman stands among debris outside the Superdome as stranded evacuees wait in lines to evacuate New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in this September 3, 2005 file photo. The New Orleans Saints, who make their first-ever Super Bowl appearance on Sunday in Miami, offer a shot at spiritual redemption to a city that has struggled for 4-1/2 years to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. The powerful storm flooded 80 percent of New Orleans and killed 1,500 people when it came ashore on August 29, 2005. Picture taken September 3, 2005. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER SPORT FOOTBALL)

A man dressed as a New Orleans Saints player prepares to throw ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:39:02 GMT

(Reuters) - A man dressed as a New Orleans Saints player prepares to throw beads during the Krewe du Vieux Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans in this January 30, 2010 file photo. The Saints, who make their first-ever Super Bowl appearance on Sunday in Miami, offer a shot at spiritual redemption to a city that has struggled for 4-1/2 years to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. The powerful storm flooded 80 percent of New Orleans and killed 1,500 people when it came ashore on August 29, 2005. Picture taken January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Lee Celano/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL DISASTER)

In this Jan. 27, 2010 photo, barber Willie Pearson displays ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:32:28 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 27, 2010 photo, barber Willie Pearson displays his New Orleans Saints tattoo in Impressive Barber Shop in New Orleans. A lifelong Saints fan, he got the tattoo after the team's 2006 comeback season following Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

In this Jan. 27, 2010 picture, Louisiana National Guard captain ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:31:11 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 27, 2010 picture, Louisiana National Guard captain Percy 'P.J.' Williams speaks about his experience being stationed in the Louisiana Superdome during and after Hurricane Katrina in front of a photograph of the storm-damaged building. He and his wife held onto their season tickets after the storm. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

In this Jan. 27, 2010 photo, Louisiana National Guard captain ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:30:51 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 27, 2010 photo, Louisiana National Guard captain Percy 'P.J.' Williams speaks with a reporter in New Orleans. Williams, who grew up in New Orleans, was stationed in the Louisiana Superdome during and after Hurricane Katrina. He and his wife held onto their season tickets after the storm. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

In this Jan. 27, 2010 photo, Louisiana National Guard captain ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:30:31 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 27, 2010 photo, Louisiana National Guard captain Percy 'P.J.' Williams stands on the floor of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Williams, who grew up in New Orleans, was stationed in the Louisiana Superdome during and after Hurricane Katrina. He and his wife held onto their season tickets after the storm. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2005 file photo, Anthony Thompson, 51, ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:05:06 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2005 file photo, Anthony Thompson, 51, locks his mobile home trailer supplied by FEMA behind Mother's Restaurant in New Orleans, La. The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina, an idea denounced by some as a crass and self-serving attempt to dump inferior American products on the poor. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

FILE - In this March 2, 2007 file photo, some of about 20,000 ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:49:23 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March 2, 2007 file photo, some of about 20,000 mobile homes and travel trailers owned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency sit at the Hope Municipal Airport near Hope, Ark. The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina, an idea denounced by some as a crass and self-serving attempt to dump inferior American products on the poor. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

FILE - In this March 2, 2007 file photo, some of about 20,000 ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:47:13 GMT

New Orleans Saints fans flood the streets of the French Quarter ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:27:44 GMT

(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints fans flood the streets of the French Quarter after their overtime victory against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL NFC Championship football game in New Orleans, Louisiana January 24, 2010. New Orleans will now play the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl on February 7. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

New Orleans Saints fans flood the streets of the French Quarter ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:25:39 GMT

New Orleans Saints fans flood the streets of the French Quarter ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:24:37 GMT

New Orleans Saints fans flood the streets of the French Quarter ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:24:34 GMT

Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings runs the ball for ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:06:17 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings runs the ball for a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans, still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, has been inspired by the Saints, who were formed in 1967 and will finally play for a crown when they meet the Colts on February 7 in suburban Miami.(AFP/Getty Images/Ronald Martinez)

FILE - In this file photo taken Sept. 11, 2005, the Louisiana ...

(AP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:29:18 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this file photo taken Sept. 11, 2005, the Louisiana Superdome sits in the foreground as floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina continue to recede in New Orleans. The dome, once a nightmare of squalor, will host the NFC title game. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool, File)

Residents wade through a flooded street in New Orleans after ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:30:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - Residents wade through a flooded street in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005. Michael Nash's film -- "Climate Refugees" -- is a compelling look at the millions of humans displaced by disasters arising from incremental and rapid ecological changes to the environment.(AFP/File/James Nielsen)

This Jan 19, 2010 photo provided by the American Red Cross shows ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:07:35 GMT

(AP) - This Jan 19, 2010 photo provided by the American Red Cross shows American Red Cross president and CEO Gail McGovern and American Red Cross worker Matt Marek inspecting the remains of the destroyed Haitian Red Cross headquarters in Port-au-Prince. For the American Red Cross, a surge of donations to help its relief efforts in Haiti provides a dramatic chance to prove it learned from its flawed responses to Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 terror attacks. (AP Photo/American Red Cross, Talia Frenkel) NO SALES

In this Jan. 19, 2010 photo provided by the American Red Cross, ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:06:13 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 19, 2010 photo provided by the American Red Cross, Eleanore Rose of the Canadian Red Cross holds six-month-old Sebastian Joseph at Hospital General in Haiti. Sebastian�s mother was killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake. For the American Red Cross, a surge of donations to help its relief efforts in Haiti provides a dramatic chance to prove it learned from its flawed responses to Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 terror attacks. (AP Photo/American Red Cross, Talia Frenkel) NO SALES

Residents of Miami Beach and surrounding neighborhoods deliver ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:23:24 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Residents of Miami Beach and surrounding neighborhoods deliver goods to a truck being loaded in South Beach to be delivered to the nation of Haiti on January 14. US donations to Haiti relief have reached 189.9 million dollars, a level similar to the outpouring of aid after the 2004 Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a foundation tracking charitable contributions.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Angel Valentin)

In this Jan. 14, 2010 picture, Pierre Confident reacts while ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:54:57 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 14, 2010 picture, Pierre Confident reacts while watching television news coverage of the earthquake in Haiti in his living room in New Orleans. Confident, who grew up outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has lived in New Orleans for more than 20 years, is still rebuilding his home after it was flooded when the levees broke during Katrina. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

This Jan. 14, 2010 photo shows Pierre Confident posing in his ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:54:35 GMT

(AP) - This Jan. 14, 2010 photo shows Pierre Confident posing in his backyard, where a neighbor's roof that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina is visible in New Orleans. Confident, who grew up near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has lived in New Orleans for more than 20 years, is still rebuilding his home after it was flooded when the levees broke during Katrina. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Vice President Joe Biden makes a speech on the areas recovery ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:20:40 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden makes a speech on the areas recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana to announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by Louisiana Gov. Bobby ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:14:39 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal delivers an address at an event where recovery from Hurricane Katrina is being discussed, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana to announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

As Vice President Joe Biden, not pictured, delivers an address, ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:13:48 GMT

(AP) - As Vice President Joe Biden, not pictured, delivers an address, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, huddles with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, at an event where recovery from Hurricane Katrina is being discussed, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana to announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Vice President Joe Biden joins Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:12:42 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden joins Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, at an event where recovery from Hurricane Katrina is being discussed, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana to announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Vice President Joe Biden makes a speech on the areas recovery ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:04:41 GMT

Vice President Joe Biden poses for a picture during an event ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:04:16 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden poses for a picture during an event where recovery from Hurricane Katrina was discussed, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he makes a speech on the ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:03:40 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he makes a speech on the areas recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana to announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Vice President Joe Biden joins Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. , left, ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:03:19 GMT

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden joins Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. , left, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, at an event where recovery from Hurricane Katrina is being discussed, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)