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- FEMA obligates $7.2B to Louisiana for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has obligated $7.2 billion to Louisiana to assist in the recovery from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which struck more than three years ago. Of that, the state has paid $3.7 billion to parishes and state agencies as reimbursements for recovery work. ...
- Research articles 2008-10-01
- Mandeville recovery center to covert to SBA site
- The Mandeville Disaster Recovery Center at the Mandeville Public Works Department will convert to an Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 9 a.m. Monday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. The center is at 1100 Mandeville High Blvd. FEMA, the Louisiana Governor's Office of...
- Research articles 2008-09-26
- Louisiana Recovery Authority director: Hurricane recovery entering
- The recovery from the 2005 hurricanes is entering its "final stage," said the executive director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority. "We are now moving forward into the final stage of recovery and proving that great things are happening all around us," Paul Rainwater said. "School by school, block...
- Research articles 2008-08-25
- Communities plan flood recovery
- CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The flooding that has muddied or destroyed parts of the Midwest is still making its trek downriver, but communities have begun figuring out how to dig out and rebuild. Recovery will mean different things in different places. Coming...
- Research articles 2008-06-25
- Flood insurance costs key factor in Coast recovery
- Problems with insurance cost and availability have been identified as the number one barrier to the rebuilding of the Mississippi Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina. But while most private carriers are no longer writing wind coverage, leaving expensive insurance from the state's Wind Pool underwriting association as the only option,...
- Research articles 2008-01-14
- Most of $4.5B in Gulf aid unspent
- WASHINGTON -- Three-quarters of the billions in federal money earmarked to replace schools, firehouses and other public works after the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes still haven't been spent, a sign that key pieces of the region's recovery effort are languishing in red tape. Reports from the...
- Research articles 2008-01-11
- Recovering from Katrina: a work in progress—2007: Gulf Coast states have improved local emergency management, but more is needed to upgrade overall performance as the region struggles to recover from the storms of 2005
- The American Society for Public Administration's (ASPA's) Hurricane Katrina Task Force continued its multiyear study of the disaster and its management, providing its second report at the 2007 ASPA annual conference. The task force examined areas that have improved and those that still need to, as the Gulf Coast states...
- Research articles 2007-12-22
- The expanded role of federal executive boards: federal executive boards now play a pivotal role in emergency planning, response, and recovery
- In 1961, President John F. Kennedy established federal executive boards FEBs by presidential directive to achieve better interagency coordination and communication among federal departments and activities outside of Washington, DC. In 1982, the Executive Office of the President transferred authority for the FEB functions to the U.S. Office of Personnel...
- Research articles 2007-12-22
- Determinants of government aid to Katrina survivors: evidence from survey data
- 1. Introduction Natural catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina are unfortunate natural experiments for evaluating otherwise unobservable events such as the effectiveness of government disaster aid. Katrina was arguably the greatest natural disaster in modern U.S. history. The damage stretched across 90,000 square miles an area roughly the size of Great...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- The political, economic, and social aspects of Katrina
- 1. Introduction Disasters, whether man-made or natural, represent a "natural experiment" for social scientists. As one business leader put it to us on one of our first research trips in February 2006 to New Orleans after the storm, "Heck, I understand it is not every day that you can...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- The KatrinaRitaVille Express Tour
- Activists take a FEMA trailer on the road.An interview with historian, preservationist, community organizer, and economic and environmental justice activist Derrick Evans appeared in Dollars & Sense in March/April 2006. At the time, six months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast, Evans already saw clear signs that...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- New Orleans-area construction industry ready as recovery hits full
- Repairing Hurricane Katrina damages will keep construction companies busy for years. But as the storm's second anniversary approaches, some New Orleans-area construction companies are hungry for more work. "The boom has really already started," said Freddy Yoder, president of Harahan-based Durr Heavy Construction. "We are very...
- Research articles 2007-08-28
- Commentary: Moving recovery forward faster is urgent
- As the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina arrives Wednesday, the eye of the storm now revolves around recovery funding impediments. Finger-pointing and buck-passing make it difficult to determine who's at fault and it's ultimately unimportant. It's vital, however, to move the recovery forward with much greater urgency. ...
- Research articles 2007-08-27
- Much remains, but groundwork has been laid for recovery
- After Hurricane Katrina two years ago, Gerald Blessey, an attorney who is a former mayor of Biloxi, said massive government help similar to the Marshall Plan instituted to rebuild Europe after World War II was needed in order to assure the recovery of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. While billions of...
- Research articles 2007-08-27
- James Lee Witt Returns to Grand Forks 10 Years after "Flood of the Century"
- Witt Credited with Instituting Disaster Reduction Measures Leading Disaster Mitigation Projects to Be Highlighted April 19-22 GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the "Flood of the Century," James Lee Witt, Chairman and CEO of James Lee Witt Associates, a part of GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB:...
- Research articles 2007-04-20
- Senators Request Presidential Waiver of 10 Percent Match for Gulf Coast Recovery
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Reid: Jim Manley/Rodell Mollineau, +1-202-224-2939, jim_manley@reid.senate.gov or rodell_mollineau@reid.senate.gov; Lieberman: Leslie Phillips +1-202-224-0384, leslie_phillips@hsgac.senate.gov; Landrieu: Scott Schneider +1-202- 224-4893 or scott_schneider@landrieu.senate.gov WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.,
- Research articles 2007-02-09
- Moving forward: ASPA Katrina task force: this year's discussions highlight improving local emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery planning
- On April 3, 2005, the American Society for Public Administration ASPA received its first report from the Hurricane Katrina Task Force appointed by then President Don Menzel. Because the hurricane and flooding revealed many gaps in American emergency management, President Menzel selected ASPA members who were emergency management practitioners or...
- Research articles 2006-12-22
- Mayor Nagin: State bureaucrats are blocking N.O. recovery
- Mayor C. Ray Nagin said today $900 million in federal funds are tied up in red tape and stalling the city from repairing its sewage system, roads, buildings and other hurricane-related damages. The city is seeking public assistance dollars through the federal Stafford Act, which provides municipalities and...
- Research articles 2006-12-21
- Slidell requests extension for federal cleanup deadline
- Slidell Mayor Ben Morris is seeking an extension of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' collection and disposal of hurricane-related debris in the city beyond the Dec. 31 deadline. Morris requested the extension through Thomas Kirkpatrick, the point man for hurricane cleanup in the state Department of Homeland...
- Research articles 2006-12-08
- Nagin: Feds have abandoned New Orleans recovery
- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin accused the federal government Wednesday of abandoning its legal obligation to help his city recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. In an interview with USA TODAY's editorial board, Nagin insisted that even the city's most flood-prone areas should be rebuilt -- albeit "smarter and...
- Research articles 2006-12-07
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