Hurricane Katrina: The Justice System in Peril XXXXX Hurricane Katrina: The Justice System in Peril Introduction President George W. Bush described Hurricane Katrina as “One of the worst natural disasters in our nation’s history.” In 2005‚ Katrina rampaged over the Gulf coast and several states‚ but completely devastated Louisiana and the city of New Orleans in particular. It formed over the Bahamas on August 23rd and continued its historic devastation through August 30th
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As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the South and drowned large parts of New Orleans this past September‚ the ugly reality of our nation’s continuing problem with class‚ poverty‚ and race became apparent. Many Americans began to question the possibility of racism being a deciding factor in the fate of many New Orleans citizens who were black and who lived in the poorest‚ most low-lying portion of the city‚ the Ninth Ward. Many‚ including First Lady Laura Bush‚ denounce critics who say race played a role
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In the immediate aftermath of hurricane Katrina‚ more than one third of the evacuees in Houston shelters reported that they had spent time in the Superdome in New Orleans. About forty percent of the evacuees said that they had spent at least one day on the street or overpass waiting to be rescued. Moreover‚ 34% had reported that they were trapped in their homes‚ and some of them were trapped and waited for 3 days to be rescued. The National Guard as reported by evacuees rescued most of the people
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Considered as one of the top five deadliest storms in America‚ Hurricane Katrina was a tropical cyclone that engulfed the United States and killed close to 2000 people. It also destroyed property and goods worth billions of dollars. Though it began far in the Bahamas‚ the storm left a trail of devastation along the Gulf Coast‚ Florida‚ and Texas‚ but most of the damage occurred in Louisiana (Hartman and Gregory 24). Katrina traveled along the coastal region of Mississippi leading to massive flooding
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Civil–Military Relations in Hurricane Katrina: A Case Study on Crisis Management in Natural Disaster Response In late August 2006‚ Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans region‚ affecting an area of over 90‚000 miles. It began with a hurricane which led to flooding‚ disrupting millions of lives across multiple jurisdictions‚ and damaging or destroying much of the local critical infrastruc- ture—21 refineries‚ miles of electricity transmission lines‚ and telecommunications equipment—within
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Hurricane Katrina 800‚000 Houses‚ This is the sum of how many homes were destroyed and lost. I’m sure no person could imagine waking up with everything they needed and then the next day wake up with absolutely nothing. Hurricane season if from the beginning of June and until the end of November. In this time in 2005 one of the world’s worst natural disasters occurred on August 23 and ended August 31 and it destroyed everything in it’s path like office buildings‚ local restaurants‚ businesses‚ many
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Hurricane Katrina started a tropical depression on August 23rd‚ 2005. On August 27th‚ President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency for the states of Louisiana‚ Alabama‚ and Mississippi. By August 28th‚ Katrina become a Category 5 hurricane. However‚ when Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29th‚ 2005‚ it was a weakened Category 3 hurricane. As Katrina made landfall‚ the levees in the greater New Orleans area began to fail causing large amounts of water to begin flooding the city
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit the United States and left behind much devastation to the south coast‚ particularly New Orleans‚ Louisiana. However‚ there were many ways that some of this physical and emotional damage could have been prevented‚ particularly by the government systems and engineers. When the Levees Broke‚ a movie directed by Spike Lee‚ clearly showed this and the interviews of those who lived through the storm were truly heart wrenching. However
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though Hurricane Sandy was challenging to forecast‚ lack of proper and useful information confused the public along with a false sense of confidence‚ eventually leaving 70% of the population behind after evacuation orders. The National Hurricane Center could not label the storm a hurricane and because of NOAA rules‚ they could not even set out warnings for it. Between the absence of hurricane warnings‚ late evacuation orders‚ and citizen’s previous experience one year earlier with Hurricane Irene
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Christina Thomas ’13 February 10‚ 2012 Crime during Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina caused many forms of distress‚ displacement and disruption to the community of New Orleans and the citizens most certainly were forced to act in drastic ways for survival. The response by the people has been considered forms of criminal activity and in all senses of legal activity has been defined as crime. Acts of looting and violence were reported by many reporters of various news media. Crimes were not
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