In the summer of 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina unleashed what resulted in a widespread devastation wreaked on the city of New Orleans. New Orleans—the colorful‚ zealous Mississippi Delta city‚ home to world-renowned restaurants‚ jazz and blues’ clubs‚ and universities‚ saw many of its neighborhoods flooded‚ even washed away by Katrina’s strong waters that breached the barrier of its levees. The extent of this catastrophe has triggered fierce debate over how the city should be rebuilt; taking into
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Many places in the city have been measured at 17 feet below sea level‚ making New Orleans one of the lowest inhabited spots in the United States of America. It is continuing to sink at an estimated rate of about an inch per year. This sinking is due to several different factors. The flooding of the Mississippi river has been controlled by levees since the late 1800’s. The river used to leave sediment when it flooded. When levees were put in to prevent flooding‚ the delta downstream was starved of
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Keira King King1 Ms. Nuygen English April 1‚ 2014 Murder capital of the world? In both 2009 and 2012 the great city of New Orleans was label as the most dangerous city in the United States. Despite the cruel critics and misconception of New Orleans‚ that didn’t stop the hundreds of thousands of tourist from visiting. New Orleans may be label as a lot of things but most importantly this city is label as the biggest tourists’ attraction in the world. On average about 6 million tourist
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it explains the how the Zeitoun family dealt with Hurricane Katrina and how they were able to overcome the horrible situation they were put into. Zeitoun‚ a Syrian- American started his own painting and contracting company with his wife Kathy in New Orleans. Once Katrina hit‚ Kathy and the kids left while Zeitoun stayed to take care of their house‚ business‚ and whatever else needed his attention. After the storm
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Is there a certain date that has forever impacted your life and you will never forget? For me‚ that date is August 29‚ 2005 (the dreadful day Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States and mainly the city of New Orleans). What was once thought of a few days before as a non-threatening storm would forever change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people forever. My grandma‚ being one of those people. Through the struggle she never seemed to lose hope
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Marcos Public Administration Program 4-1-2009 An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans‚ Louisiana Kevin L. Bailey Texas State University-San Marcos‚ Dept. of Political Science‚ Public Administration Program‚ kevinbailey444@hotmail.com Recommended Citation Bailey‚ Kevin L.‚ "An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans‚ Louisiana" (2009). Applied Research Projects‚ Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 304. http://ecommons
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Traditions play a big role in any holiday or event including Carnival‚ which happens to be one of them. Carnival music is fast and lively‚ but different cultures have different music. In the United States‚ jazz music goes with Mardi Gras‚ because New Orleans is the birthplace of Jazz. At a costume ball‚ there are many choices for costumes like‚ a clown‚ a princess or whatever else there is. Different cultures have their own dances; in Brazil‚ the official dance is the samba. Parades are a big part of
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August 29‚ 2005 presented the residents of New Orleans‚ Louisiana a devastating blow. A category five hurricane made landfall and wiped out life as they knew it. Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadly to hit the United States. One thousand eight hundred and thirty six people lost their lives and this incident provoked many to wonder‚ how could this happen? Loss of life was tragic and the economic impact would be felt for years to come. How could New Orleans be wiped out? How could so many lives
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PLANTS AND FLOWERS AND BEAUTY TO NEW ORLEANS New Orleans contains a famous neighborhood called the “GARDEN DISTRICT”‚ New Orleans abounds with lovely Flora‚ throughout the City’s neighborhoods and parks‚ the plant life of New Orleans is an essential part of the City’s atmosphere‚ beauty and character. Live Oaks with their twisting‚ dramatic gestures are one of the City’s most spectacular natural sights. These wise‚ old trees decorate the streetcar rides along St.Charles Avenue and Canal Street
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Mississippi and Alabama‚ but the biggest hit was to Louisiana. More specifically‚ New Orleans. New Orleans has an average elevation of six feet below sea level. Since many neighborhoods were below sea level there was a system of levees and seawalls to help prevent flooding. The mayor of New Orleans‚ Ray Nagin‚ ordered an evacuation on the eve of Hurricane Katrina. This was the first mandatory city evacuation of New Orleans. Many of the citizens took shelter in the Superdome stadium‚ which was above sea
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