Mark Waller of the Times Picayune reported that teachers and students said that by October 2010 the school order dramatically improved.

"Lost Legend," New Orleans Times Picayune, 28 April 2007.

According the Times Picayune, Louisiana is the prison capital of the world, because of its many for-profit/Sheriff owned prisons.

Weeks later, The Times Picayune wrote that just two people were found killed and there had been no reports of rape.

Feb. 2007 - Times Picayune "Back to Basics"

Oct. 2006 - Times Picayune "Rocking and Rolling"

Cindy Chang of the Times Picayune said that these methods are "not uncommon elsewhere."

During that year, Cindy Chang of the Times Picayune said that the school hallway coverings are "makeshift."

The Times Picayune said, "Spielman had to dodge checkpoints and authority while capturing Katrina's devastation.

In 2002, the Times Picayune published a feature covering various scenarios, including a Category 5 hurricane hitting the city from the south.