Hurricane Katrina Aftermath (and other stuff I find interesting)

Youc an't make this stuff up...

2006-09-12T09:22:00.000-07:00

MASTER P - MASTER P'S HURRICANE KATRINA MUSICAL OPENS

Interesting...

2006-09-11T10:38:00.001-07:00

Lee to develop Hurricane Katrina series pilot

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Interesting...

2006-09-11T10:38:00.000-07:00

Lee to develop Hurricane Katrina series pilot

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That John Wayne dude

2006-09-07T06:17:00.000-07:00

Great article on Lt. Gen. Russel Honore. Worth a few minutes of your time this morning.

Army General Recalls Katrina Aftermath

Landrieu in USA Today

2006-08-31T14:36:00.000-07:00

USATODAY.com - Post-Katrina tourism in Louisiana packs fun, state's rebirth

I love stuff like this

2006-08-24T09:11:00.000-07:00

FACTBOX-Katrina by the numbers - Reuters.com

Thanks, Boston

2006-08-24T07:40:00.000-07:00

This is a great travel piece from the Boston Herald. We need more of these around the country to help stimulate our tourist trade.

BostonHerald.com - Travel News: Easy renaissance: A year after Katrina, New Orleans is jazzed for visitors

We're saved!

2006-08-23T17:01:00.000-07:00

Hilary Duff Will Visit New Orleans On Katrina Anniversary News Access Hollywood

Seriously though, thanks for the help Hillary. My number is 504...........

"Do you know what it means to myth New Orleans"

2006-08-23T17:00:00.000-07:00

Great piece from the independent on public perception around the country. Having spent the past three days in middle america, I've been telling the story and fighting misconceptions every step of the way. It's more important than ever that we continue to tell the story of the successes and challenges in Katrina's wake.

TheInd.com - News Business Culture - Weekly - Lafayette LA

Great article on insurance challenges

2006-08-23T16:59:00.000-07:00

Shortly behind housing, property & casualty insurance markets is the number 2 issue affecting the pace of recovery. Insurers are making it almost impossible to live in the city.

Post-Katrina Homes in Insurance Limbo

Interesting story about one homeowner's rebuilding process

2006-08-23T05:42:00.001-07:00

Take a look, a nice read this morning.

A New Orleans home is reborn, with grit and persistence - Americas - International Herald Tribune

Interesting story about one homeowner's rebuilding process

2006-08-23T05:42:00.000-07:00

Take a look, a nice read this morning.

A New Orleans home is reborn, with grit and persistence - Americas - International Herald Tribune

The whole purpose is intended to get money into people's pockets to help them rebuild"

2006-08-22T18:52:00.000-07:00

Heckuva job, Georgie.

United Press International - NewsTrack - Bush: Locals must handle Katrina recovery

This will be pretty sad

2006-08-22T18:50:00.000-07:00

Isn't somebody looking for these two? Some distant relative? Friend?

Maybe they will rest in peace. Nameless victims of a named storm.

AP Wire 08/18/2006 Funeral for two unidentified storm victims set for Katrina anniversary

The most depressing post-K article to date

2006-08-22T18:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks, Bloomberg. I'll give you the most positive comment here before you read the rest:

``I have no doubt that New Orleans will recover as a better city than it was pre-Katrina,'' Tulane's Cowen says. ``I just think the process is probably going to take longer and be more painful than it probably should have been.''

Bloomberg.com: U.S.

16% back to normal post-K?

2006-08-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

It's easy to believe if you're on the ground. USA Today has some interesting stats in the article below.

USATODAY.com - Katrina struggle goes on for many

Not Good

2006-08-18T10:54:00.000-07:00

Two national guard soldiers arrested for armed robbery of two people that they pulled over.

NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Updates

Climate Refugees?

2006-08-16T17:55:00.001-07:00

This is a pretty funny article. Not that global warming is funny, but the fact of the matter is that many of the people who have not returned have not becuase of their financial situation, not because of how hot or cold it is somewhere.

Last winter was a very mild winter. Let's get a real Chicago winter on some of these refugees and they will be climate resettlers.

250,000 Katrina evacuees seen as "climate refugees

Climate Refugees?

2006-08-16T17:55:00.000-07:00

Not very surprising

2006-08-15T20:10:00.000-07:00

The insurance industry won its first defense of the provisions in homeowners' policies that exclude flooding.

I'm not surprised at all, and I don't think that anyone should be. This has been a well set precident for years and years. Private insurers left the flood market for the most part, as the problem was too catastrophic to insure. The federal government stepped in, and now we have the NFIP. Thank goodness, and thank goodness that New Orleanians were better insured from a flood perspective than practically any other major metropolitan area in the US.

ABC News: Homeowners lose Katrina insurance flood case

New Orleans Schools

2006-08-15T19:05:00.000-07:00

"New Orleans was the worst-performing of the 100-largest U.S. school districts"

According to this article. I wish it wasn't filed under "World Crises" but that's probably an apt title. One can hardly doubt that it was our poor public education system that put us in the economic and crime situation that we face here today. Hopefully we have a way out.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I think in 10 years, we could look back and say that Katrina was the best thing to happen to this city, not the least of which would be washing out our deplorable school system and replacing it with a new one.

World Crises Reuters.com

the "No $*#&" headline of the day

2006-08-15T06:41:00.000-07:00

The Houston Chronicle has done a pretty good job of the post Katrina coverage, this is pretty silly. Come on. I mean, "Those who fled Katrina on own did better"? Seriously.

You mean, people who had the means to catch a flight, or drive themselves out of harm's way fared better than those who didn't? I can't believe it!

Those who fled Katrina on own did better

Gotta love it

2006-08-15T06:23:00.000-07:00

The Saints getting some run in the New York Times...

Saints Aim for Quick Pivot After Season on Skids - New York Times

Fairgrounds stepping up

2006-08-12T06:24:00.000-07:00

Good to see the Fairgrounds stepping up and working towards becoming a national attraction for horse-racers and horse-racing fans alike.

Fair Grounds Offers Record Stakes Purses in First Post-Katrina Meet

Could this statistic be right?

2006-08-10T06:49:00.000-07:00

At the same time, the study said, the number of houses put up for sale in Orleans Parish - 4,433 - far exceeded the number sold since Katrina - 273. The average sale price for a New Orleans home slid from $292,735 six months after Katrina to $247,436 in June, the report said.

Study: Katrina recovery is a mixed bag