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08-10-2006, 12:45 PM | #1 |
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New Orleans and Katrina Recovery efforts
The city is showing signs of rebirth nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina, but a lack of health care and other services and a dearth of affordable housing could stymie a full recovery, according to a study released Wednesday.
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08-16-2006, 12:31 PM | #2 |
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Recovery efforts very slow
i grew up in hurricane country on the Texas coast. It never took long to recover from a hurricane, even the bad ones, usually a matter of weeks. Most things came back even better than they were before. I was shocked to visit NO last month and find things looking as bad as they do. Please check out my photo gallery in the Friends of New Orleans Group if you are interested in seeing some current pictures.
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08-16-2006, 12:46 PM | #3 |
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I suppose hurricanes are one thing.. and having a WHOLE city underwater for weeks and months is something else all together :-)
I was down in New Orleans this past April for the Jazz Fest. I found signs of improvements and recovery.. Surrounded by signs of devistation and descrtruction. They do have a way to go, and I hope they make it. New Orleans has been a favorite destination of mine for many years. |
08-17-2006, 12:17 AM | #4 |
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Flooding the real problem
Yes, it is the water that does the most damage. Hurricanes caused flooding in my area as well, but it didn't sit in a "bowl" that it couldn't escape. The surge might be destructive, but water that doesn't recede keeps on damaging things. So your point is well taken.
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08-21-2006, 10:01 PM | #5 |
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yeah, the damage is bad enough...but the city has bigger problems, such as it's racist moron of a mayor, and it's facist gun-grabbing toadie of a police chief.
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08-22-2006, 11:15 AM | #6 |
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Politics
I was disappointed, but not surprised when Nagin was reelected. I was hoping they might elect Landrieu who is at least intelligent and knows the system. I think it was a close election. The city as well as the state has a history of electing people more on the basis of their flamboyance than on ability. After the general fumbling of the ball after Katrina, I had a little hope that might change.
I used to watch the city council meetings when I was a New Orleans resident. If you've ever watched Jerry Springer...it was a lot like that. I am not very informed as to the current police situation. But I know there has always been corruption there.
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