Reports of post-Katrina violence were exaggerated

Reports from New Orleans earlier this month of rampant violence were exaggerated, according to an investigation by the Times-Picayune.

Early on there were reports of killings and baby rapes inside the Superdome and the New Orleans Convention Center. Subsequent police investigations show those reports cannot be substantiated, according to the Associated Press.

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