http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hurricanekatrina/ en-us Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:35:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352010/posts D'IBERVILLE, MS (WLOX) - It was his first official role as the new D'Iberville City Manager. On Monday morning, Michael Janus helped celebrate the opening of Newk's Express Restaurant in the new Promenade Shopping Center. "It's exciting," said Janus. "I mean, you can't imagine a better job. Within three hours on the job, you already have a ribbon cutting." Janus took the opportunity to learn new names and catch up with some familiar faces. Then it was time to head back to City Hall for a busy afternoon. "I haven't filled out my employment paperwork yet. I was wondering if... WLOX-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352010/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:35:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332616/posts OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- In the four years since Hurricane Katrina swallowed Barbara Lambert's Gulf Coast house, her family has slowly rebuilt its life - moving out of a FEMA mobile home and to another city, finding a job for her husband and enrolling the kids in new schools. Then, the recession hit. The Lamberts and others in the hurricane-stricken region are struggling through renewed hard times as federal recovery dollars dry up and the recession chokes off jobs and charitable help. For the Lamberts, paying next month's rent is the latest worry as a federal hurricane assistance program ends.... The South Mississippi Sun Herald / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332616/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 02:12:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2329998/posts Monday August 29 2005 Black America got her own 9-11. She was hit with an act of terrorism in New Orleans that was just as devastating if not more than what took place when those Twin Towers were felled by planes… Yes, you read that correctly.. Most people mistakenly believe that the city of New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Lets make sure folks understand this once and for all.. Much of neighboring Mississippi was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina which hit the state with its full level 5 impact. New Orleans which was initially in the path of Hurricane... All Hip-Hop: The World's Most Dangerous Site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2329998/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 02:27:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327120/posts Dear Mr. President, Tomorrow we will mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which claimed the lives of 1,400 Louisianians and nearly killed a great American city. We will miss having you in our midst. We know you don't lack passion for our community and its recovery. Though you haven't been here as president, as a senator you visited five times after Katrina. We remember well the fervor of your speech at Tulane University on your last visit, a year and a half ago. "I promise you that when I'm in the White House, I will commit myself every day... The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327120/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:36:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324451/posts Energy Policy: A new study shows that Waxman-Markey will increase prices at the pump, deepen our dependence on foreign oil and shred our ability to turn crude into gasoline. Even fuel-efficient cars will still need fuel.Oil may bubble up out of the ground, but gasoline does not. It's made in those ugly little NIMBY places called refineries we are loath to build anymore because we're too busy trying to save the Earth rather than our economy and American jobs. When Hurricane Katrina shut down 20% of our refining capacity in a single day and raised gas prices in a single... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324451/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:59:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290466/posts Aiming to maximize federal grant money and offer proof of his city's recovery, Mayor Ray Nagin is urging Hurricane Katrina victims still living elsewhere -- and longing to return -- to record New Orleans as their home when the U.S. Census Bureau conducts its decennial head count next spring. Problem is, that strategy doesn't mesh with census rules, federal officials say. In an e-mail response to questions about the much-anticipated count, Nagin spokesman James Ross said this week: "An area of major concern relates to New Orleanians working to return here. Many are repairing their homes, and others are trying... The Times-Picayune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290466/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:44:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271737/posts If the Republican Party is in danger of being marginalized as a conservative, white male Southern enclave, is Haley Barbour — the longtime Washington power broker and current Mississippi governor — the best person to turn things around? Many rank-and-file Republicans and party leaders say yes, as the 61-year-old Barbour prepares to ramp up his national profile this month with back-to-back trips to the early presidential voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. Barbour will headline fundraisers in both states, but says the visits are part of his duties as incoming chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Both states have... WXMI-TV / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271737/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:31:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264229/posts In an effort to put the lingering image of a failed government response to Hurricane Katrina to rest, the Obama Administration moved Wednesday to get about 5,000 Gulf Coast residents out of FEMA trailers through $50 million in housing vouchers and, for those interested, a chance to buy a trailer for as little as $1. A joint plan announced by the Federal Energy Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development would make the $50 million in newly appropriated money available on a priority basis to low-income Gulf Coast residents of Mississippi and Louisiana. There will also be... The Miami Herald / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264229/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:31:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212323/posts Frank Rich says this might be Pres. Obama’s Katrina moment. That would make Tim Geithner PBO’s Mike Brown. Which in turn might make some people’s blood run cold to hear the president say of Geithner, during his 60 Minutes interview broadcast this evening, that: “he is doing a terrific job.” [snip] Whereas in the case of Katrina, Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco bore much of the blame, in this case it is Geithner alone who apparently pushed to make the AIG bonuses, the ones that PBO has called an "outrage," legal. That's what the president calls a "terrific job"? View... FinkelBlog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212323/posts#comment Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:55:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200815/posts There are many government-led events in the United States that would infer that America might be moving in an unconstitutional direction. If AmericaÂ’s leaders were secretly moving in an unconstitutional direction, what government agency would be responsible for masterminding the creation of a police state in the United States? The possible culprit would be the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But, most Americans know very little about the operations of FEMA, except for its disastrous operations in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. However, all Americans should know just how powerful an agency FEMA is. Of course, it is... therealitycheck.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200815/posts#comment Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:11:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200111/posts NEW ORLEANS — Two members of President Barack Obama's cabinet said Thursday they are disturbed by the extent of damage that remains 3 1/2 years after Hurricane Katrina and pledged to speed the pace of rebuilding across the Gulf Coast. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced creation of new federal-state review teams to resolve funding disputes and a five-year, $50 million housing program. "What we have seen today makes us disturbed, angry even, to see some of the families living the way that they have," Donovan said from a 9th Ward housing... The Conway Log Cabin Democrat http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200111/posts#comment Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:10:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2157037/posts Cape Girardeau County emergency management director Dick Knaup and three volunteers took advantage of Tuesday's good weather... "We took the pieces of the antenna damaged by the storm off the tower and installed one new antenna and one old one," said Phil Nash, who volunteers for emergency management duties ... Amateur radio operators — nicknamed "hams" — are critical members of the communications process during an emergency. They are able to set up and operate off generators when telephones and other devices are not functioning. Knaup said amateur radio operators have a reputation for finding ingenious ways of creating a... Southeast Missourian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2157037/posts#comment Thu, 1 Jan 2009 01:46:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156920/posts Black survivors of Hurricane Katrina said Tuesday that racism contributed to the slow disaster response, at times likening themselves in emotional congressional testimony to victims of genocide and the Holocaust. The comparison is inappropriate, according to Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. “Not a single person was marched into a gas chamber and killed,” Miller told the survivors. “They died from abject neglect,” retorted community activist Leah Hodges. “We left body bags behind... The people of New Orleans were stranded in a flood and were allowed to die.” Angry evacuees described being trapped in temporary shelters where one New Orleans resident said... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156920/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:28:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149882/posts Houston Mayor Bill White used a Web video to announce his plan to run for U.S. Senate today.... He cites turbulent economic times, a rising federal deficit and high unemployment rates in the video, saying "this may be an opportunity for our nation to do things it has only dreamed of before..." White previously worked as deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy under President Clinton and as chief executive of the Wedge Group, a Houston-based holding company with interests in oil-field services, engineering and real estate. In comments today, he also highlighted signature domestic issues such as health... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149882/posts#comment Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:29:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137376/posts The museum area of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies features interactive displays for learning about marine life at the new facility in Gulfport. Marine Life post Hurricane Katrina New research, rehab facility features museum GULFPORT -- Dolphin lovers at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies are flipping over their new state-of-the-art museum and research facility expected to open in the next few weeks. IMMS President Dr. Moby Solangi, a marine biologist who spent more than two decades working with dolphins at Marine Life Oceanarium, said the new 12-acre Center for Marine Education and Research will open as soon... SUN HERALD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137376/posts#comment Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:33:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086214/posts Housing finance company Freddie Mac plans to put $1 billion into mortgages and home-repair loans in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina, an effort praised by critics of the company as Congress considers legislation to increase regulation of Freddie and its larger rival, Fannie Mae. In Baton Rouge, La., yesterday, Freddie Mac chairman and chief executive Richard F. Syron and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation announced Freddie Mac's plan to buy $1 billion worth of bonds from state and local housing finance agencies. By accepting a below-market rate of return on the bonds, the purchase will allow cut-rate financing for... WaPo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086214/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:01:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016079/posts Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn were in New Orleans Wednesday doing their part to help rebuild the Gulf Coast. Video: Watch the Story Carter was among dozens of volunteers helping Habitat for Humanity rebuild a home in the Upper Ninth Ward. Carter and his wife were in the area last May when the 100th home was built – now they are back to celebrate another milestone: the 25th anniversary of the Carter Work Project. WWLTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016079/posts#comment Wed, 14 May 2008 23:51:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980020/posts GENEVA (AP) — Two human rights experts for the United Nations on Thursday criticized a plan by New Orleans authorities to raze public housing projects, saying it will force the predominantly black residents into homelessness. They charged that demolition would harm thousands of people by denying them a place to live in a city where housing already is scarce since Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005. The joint statement was not a U.N. finding, but only the individual views of Miloon Kothari, a special investigator on housing matters for the U.N. Human Rights Council, and Gay McDougall, a lawyer who... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980020/posts#comment Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:09:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985286/posts When Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to ask for a declaration of war in 1917, the U.S. Army was ranked 17th in the world, behind Portugal. On Armistice Day, 19 months later, there were 2 million doughboys in France, where they had helped to break the back of Gen. Ludendorff's theretofore invincible army in its final offensive, and 2 million more in the United States ready to march on Berlin. No other nation could have done that. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, FDR demanded that a disarmed America "build 50,000 planes" -- a seemingly impossible number, but one... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985286/posts#comment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:42:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975782/posts HOUSTON -- In a cramped guard booth on the edge of a community of luxury townhouses, the sense of helplessness that has become so familiar to Gregory Sam since Hurricane Katrina uprooted him from his home town of New Orleans can become all-consuming. "I'm struggling," said Sam, 29, a college graduate who took an $8-an-hour post as a security guard after more than 20 job interviews led to nothing. "I feel like I'm isolated in the country somewhere . . . in a time warp." For the nearly quarter-million people such as Sam who were evacuated to Texas after the... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975782/posts#comment Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:24:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1972621/posts BAINS — West Feliciana Middle School sixth-graders left school last Tuesday with laptop computers and words of encouragement and caution. The students are participating in “Turn on to Learning,” a $5 million initiative to put Apple MacBook computers into the hands of more that 3,500 sixth-graders and their teachers across the state. West Feliciana’s students received their computers last fall, and Tuesday was their first opportunity to use them at home. “I think the kids are so excited about it, that they’ll take care of them,” Principal Darryl Powell said. “The parents are excited, too. They’re so proud their kids... 2 the Advocate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1972621/posts#comment Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:52:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971032/posts Tom Kauffman thought that once a storm blew over people could go home, clean up a few things and return back to normal, everyday life. But two mission trips to Biloxi, Miss., changed his thinking. People are still recovering from the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in 2005. "A storm doesn't just blow over and people don't go back to their homes the next day," said Kauffman, 69, of Manchester Township. "There's a lot of pain and suffering and a lot of waiting. I opened my eyes up." Kauffman plans to return to Biloxi a third... The York Dispatch (Pennsylvania) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971032/posts#comment Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:55:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944581/posts NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The National Rifle Association has hired private investigators to find hundreds of people whose firearms were seized by city police in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, according to court papers filed this week. The NRA is trying to locate gun owners for a federal lawsuit that the lobbying group filed against Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley over the city's seizure of firearms after the Aug. 29, 2005, hurricane. In the lawsuit, the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation claim the city violated gun owners' constitutional right to bear arms and left them "at... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944581/posts#comment Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:42:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924665/posts The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter) is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. HUNTER. Madam Speaker, I want to talk a little bit about the wonderful people of Rescue Task Force who are headquartered in San Diego, who have been operating in the disaster area in New Orleans, and use that discussion about them to reflect on all the great private efforts and public efforts to help the victims who have been created by this incredible disaster in New Orleans. Rescue Task Force is a small group. It is headed... Library of Congress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924665/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:57:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1915317/posts President Bush has shown that he can be empathetic, sensitive and decisive. But those qualities eluded him for days after Hurricane Katrina . . . He didn't cancel his vacation until two days after Katrina struck and didn't visit the region until four days after the storm. -- "A compassionate Bush was absent right after Katrina", USA Today, 9-9-05 USA Today's broadside is typical of the MSM criticism leveled at Pres. Bush for his failure to visit New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. So, now that President Bush has announced that he will be visiting California on Thursday while the wildfire... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1915317/posts#comment Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:01:54 GMT