$60 billion based on reports by risk management experts. One of the most affected areas by the natural disaster is New Orleans whose people and infrastructure was significantly affected. The natural disaster contributed to the establishment of concerted efforts by several public safety agencies and law enforcement agencies to help mitigate the impact of the disaster. New Orleans Police Department is one of the law enforcement agencies that was significantly affected by the disaster
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three appeals in his argument. Hurricane Katrina was a devastating natural disaster that everyone around the world remembers. Hurricane Katrina produced so much water that the levees around New Orleans could not withstand the pressure and the levees broke. Was it really Katrina that caused all the damage in New Orleans or was it the fact that the levees could not sustain the level of the water that was rising and thus broke. Wallis shed light to the ugliness that most Americans were not aware‚ and the
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was a category five hurricane that had made its way to New Orleans by August 29th. This storm was so destructive that not only did it leave a mark in the gulf coast‚ but it put the whole country into complete turmoil. Spike Lee was one of the first people to try to start a movement and show the country what really happened during this brutal storm. In the film When the Levees Broke‚ Spike Lee does a fantastic job at using the people of New Orleans to back up his argument that the United States government
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days did it take for the government‚ under President George W. Bush‚ to acknowledge they were late and inadequate in its response? It took 6 days. “The Storm: What Went Wrong in New Orleans”: 10. After reading the interview excerpts from the federal‚ state‚ and local officials‚ what do you feel went wrong in New Orleans? Everyone was
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies (New Orleans) Most of New Orleans is below sea level and is prone to flooding. There is a complex system of canals‚ storm drains‚ pump systems and levees to alleviate and protect New Orleans from the worst of the flooding. The USACE (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) were charged with design and construction of the levee system. August of 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and surrounding areas. Hurricane Katrina caused water levels
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one experience that I can remember where my survival was literally at stake. It was in August of 2005. That was the time Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana‚ demolishing the city of New Orleans and surrounding areas. I’m from a small town‚ which is approximately twenty minutes outside of New Orleans. The hurricane affected my family both mentally and physically. My family didn’t evacuate for Hurricane Katrina. We decided to stay and “Ride it out.” They had the mindset like many others that
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forecasted increase in economic activity‚ this growth would not be statistically significant in terms of the total economic activity of the host city. The economy of New Orleans was projected to increase by $434 million in 2013 due to the Super Bowl but that growth constitutes only about .5% of the $80.3 billion economy of the New Orleans metropolitan area. The reason for the misconception that major events significantly boost local economies when in fact‚ they have very little effect‚ is that the
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Federalism in Action Part One: The Storm "The Storm: Chaos and Tragedy": Answer the following questions as you view the PBS video excerpt "Chaos and Tragedy." 1. According to Frontline‚ what problems were caused by the following groups: o The Local and state officials? The Local and state officials had failed to plan. o The U.S. military? The U.S. military had waited too long. o FEMA? FEMA was poorly led. o The Government? The government was indifferent to victims who were mostly poor
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educational forums. Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8‚ 1954‚ in Tylertown‚ Mississippi‚ and grew up on the farm her parents and grandparents sharecropped in Mississippi. When she was 4 years old‚ her parents‚ Abon and Lucille Bridges‚ moved to New Orleans‚ hoping for a better life in a bigger city. Her father got a job as a gas station attendant and her mother took night jobs to help support their growing family. Soon‚ young Ruby had two younger brothers and a younger sister. The fact that Ruby Bridges
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scenes‚ told Catlett to paint what she knew best. For Catlett‚ this meant African Americans. After receiving her degree‚ Catlett taught at various high schools and colleges‚ serving for a time as head of the art department at Dillard University in New Orleans. In the mid-1940s Catlett was awarded a Julius Rosenwald Foundation fellowship and used part of it to go to Mexico. In Mexico Catlett became involved with a printmaking workshop‚ Taller de Grafica Popular‚ which through its posters and illustrated
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