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In Katrina’s Wake: The National Guard on the Gulf Coast, 2005
“In Katrina’s Wake: The National Guard on the Gulf Coast, 2005,” a book that chronicles the National Guard’s involvement in the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, has been released by the U.S. Government Printing Office. This 64-page monograph, written by National Guard historians Bill Boehm, Renee Hylton, and Army Maj. Thomas W. Mehl, shows how Katrina first grew from a seemingly-routine Category One hurricane in Florida into a behemoth storm in the Gulf of Mexico bringing 150 mph-plus winds and large swells of water upon hundreds of thousands of people. It struck Louisiana and Mississippi somewhat diminished in strength, but bringing with it the capability to flood 80 percent of the city of New Orleans as its levees failed, and to flatten buildings and structures in the state of Mississippi. … Read entire article »
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Comparison of Haiti donations to Katrina and the tsunami
Comparisons between the American fund raising results for Haitian earthquake relief and the efforts after Hurricane Katrina and the Southeast Asian tsunami are inevitable. Private giving by Americans, individuals, foundations and corporations has always been generous. Our economy is significantly weaker than it was in 2004-2005 and that may be the biggest factor affecting giving to date. Some of the historical numbers include money raised by churches. Those collections have happened but have not been reported publicly as far as can be determined for the Haiti relief effort. Here are the current results as recorded on this site. The column titles are links to the articles on that topic. HAITI QUAKE HURRICANE KATRINA INDONESIAN TSUNAMI Date: Jan 12, 2010 Aug 29, 2005 Dec 26, 2004 Plus 6 days $156,044,390 Plus 7 days $207,882,580 Plus 11 days $632,783,990 $401,784,551 Plus 13 days $306,797,596 $456,916,726 This table will be updated as the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americans, Analysis, Charity, Disasters, Original writing, Reporting, Stingy List
ATTN Correction for Anchoress Readers
Due to reconfiguration of this site, the links the Anchoress uses in her post 100 Hours after Katrina are no longer valid. Here are the correct links: Poop About Pumps: http://northshorejournal.org/katrina-poop-about-pumps Private American aid: http://northshorejournal.org/ameraid/ameraidamer.html Other Countries Offer Help: http://northshorejournal.org/katrina-other-countries-offer-help … Read entire article »
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Can’t Anyone in Louisiana Run a State?
I was sceptical a few weeks ago when I wrote about the vast sums of money that the Feds were giving to Gulf Coast homeowners. I figured a lot of folks were going to add to the waste we’ve already seen. Boy, was I wrong! I admit it. I never saw this coming. Louisiana cannot manage to give the money away. WWL-TV Only 11 people have received a check so far from the Louisiana Recovery Authority and only about 250 have been told they’ll be receiving money, a pace that brought shocked responses from some officials at a public hearing Friday. The LRA has about $10 billion to distribute to homeowners and they’ve had the funds for about three months. There are nearly 27,000 applicants. “We have over $10 billion at disposal,†said State … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Gulf Reconstruction, Katrina relief, Original writing
One Year Later on the Left
skippy has put together a linkfest of left blogging about the anniversary of Katrina. as usual, prime scout at first draft is the main go-to gal for what’s really happening in n’awlins, and today she gives us video of the unbreakable spirit of new orleans in the guise of the arabi wrecking krewe volunteers helping to gut the destroyed homes of nola musicians. Not all his friends froth at the mouth, so it’s worth a look at his post and some of the links he provides. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Gulf Reconstruction, Katrina relief
Katrina: Ride to Rebuild
Bunny called before I got to bed with an update on the Ride to Rebuild. They’ve made it through the Rocky Mountains and are now in the “rolling hills” of Kansas. She called from Wellington, Kansas. They’ve ridden about 2,400 miles and she thinks they’re about half way. The mountains were both very tiring and very exhilarating. They’re at three riders for now, picking up a fourth in St. Louis. They hope to be in St. Louis on Labor Day. Today, for the anniversary, they are putting in an 80 mile ride. They’ve been sleeping in city parks. Bunny says the people of Kansas are very friendly. They’re living on peanut butter and honey sandwiches for lunch and quick pasta meals for supper. If you see them biking by, I’m sure they could … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americans, Charity, Disasters, Gulf Reconstruction, Katrina relief, PG
Katrina, One Year Later
Congressman Bobby Jindal: Waste in the Eye of the Storm The ultimate cost is paid by us — the taxpayers. Every tax dollar being wasted and not spent on recovery is a dollar not reaching the people that need it. To date, nearly $100 billion has been approved in assistance, but we have yet to see that much in actual work on the ground due to the fraud and waste. In contrast, the private sector and faith-based organizations have stepped up where government has failed and have begun the process of demolishing and clearing neighborhoods of homes and debris that remain almost a year later. A national faith-based construction group uses volunteers to offer free demolition of homes in areas affected by the hurricanes. This group, that claims to be able to … Read entire article »
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Katrina Pics
Here are some pitures from various photographers showing the Gulf region, via Flickr: AB83 Kir Royale Stephen Voss … Read entire article »
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Why the Gulf Is Not Recovering
October 18th, 2006 | Comments Off
I’ve banged on Louisiana for its foot-dragging with the Gulf recovery efforts, but now it’s Mississippi’s turn. The city of wavelad, nearly flattened by Hurricane Katrina, has lost its mind. Sun Herald City leaders denied several special permits Monday, prompting the world’s largest charity homebuilder to abandon plans to construct new houses for more than 70 local families. The Board of Aldermen supported a recommendation from city planners to deny special permits that would have allowed Habitat for Humanity to build nearly 20 new homes on lots that are smaller than the city’s code requires. Habitat, which is building thousands of houses along the Gulf Coast, was planning to build at least 70 new homes in Waveland, where more than 200 families remain on a waiting list. Instead, Habitat will finish up work on “two … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americans, Charity, Commentary, Disasters, Gulf Reconstruction, Katrina relief, Original writing