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Patrick Norton, Tulane University senior vice president, chief operating officer and treasurer, right, and Jeff Benjamin, vice president of facilities and campus development, talk in a hallway inside the old Charity Hospital building Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated disasters & weather brief. The source report from AP says: Patrick Norton, Tulane University senior vice president, chief operating officer and treasurer, right, and Jeff Benjamin, vice president of facilities and campus development, talk in a hallway inside the old Charity Hospital building Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP.
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- Primary source: AP
- Published: Aug 28, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Disasters & Weather
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