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Participants in the study were Florida State University, Georgia Tech, Lehigh University, Louisiana State University, University of Colorado, University of Delaware, University of Iowa, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, University of Vermont, and University of Wisconsin...
...this event without sobbing by the middle of my story. However, I find that many people continue to roll their eyes at the sound of the word "New Orleans." They're tired of hearing about it. These types of reactions often come from people who have never been to Louisiana. I am counting down the days until I can return to the only place on earth where I truly feel comfortable. I hope everyone who is tired of hearing about Katrina goes to visit New Orleans some time in their lives ... maybe then they will see exactly why my heart...
...Louisiana's recent request for $250 billion, perilously short on details, got a contemptuous reception from Republicans ("Nonstarter," said a Senate aide), editorial writers (who dubbed it the "Louisiana looters' bill") and even a few Democrats ("They're thieves," said a House aide involved with budgeting for Louisiana relief). Michael Olivier, Louisiana's secretary of economic development, points out that Katrina devastated a far larger area--23,000 acres--than 9/11 did and destroyed nearly 284,000 homes. With 71,000 businesses shut down by Katrina and a further 10,000 by Rita, and with local governments short...
FEMA continues to be a four-letter word in Louisiana. In Kenner and Metairie, suburbs west of New Orleans, blue tarps provided by FEMA dot the roofs of homes damaged by wind, but there are few in the worst-affected neighborhoods like Lakeview, the Ninth Ward and East New Orleans--a policy defended by the agency. "What's to protect?" asks FEMA spokeswoman Nicol Andrews in Washington. She argues, like the insurance companies, that most of the damage east of New Orleans was from floodwaters, not wind. Tarps, she says, would be a waste of money. "There are still houses...
...city of 30 years ago either. There is no reason to think New Orleans will not once again be a vibrant place, but it will take time, and more time than one might have thought just a month ago. As Jim Richardson, director of the Public Administration Institute at Louisiana State University, puts it, New Orleans is not a traditional hurricane-recovery model. "It's more like a war zone. You're looking at a 10-year recovery, not two years...