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The reconstruction of New Orleans refers to the rebuilding process endured by the city of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the city on August 29, 2005. The storm caused levees to fail, releasing tens of billions of gallons of water. The levee failure contributed to extensive flooding in the New Orleans area and surrounding ...
There were many predictions of hurricane risk in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina in August, 2005. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 2001, the Houston Chronicle published a story which predicted that a severe hurricane striking New Orleans, "would strand 250,000 people or more, and probably kill one of 10 left behind as the city drowned under 20 feet (6 ...
Levee breaches in the federally built Hurricane Protection System and the resulting flooding that occurred on August 29, 2005 in the New Orleans vicinity. On Monday, August 29, 2005, there were over 50 failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana, and its suburbs following passage of Hurricane Katrina.
See relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina victims from around the world: ... delivering more than $47 million in medical aid and about $4.6 million in cash grants in an effort to help rebuild the ...
“Asheville (North Carolina) wasn’t supposed to flood,” said Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., whose involvement in rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina ...
For people like Long, rebuilding after extreme weather disasters can be a long and expensive process. ... Texas, after Hurricane Ike in 2008, and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 ...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which tore through New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2005, architects and city planners had an opportunity to rebuild a major U.S. city in a thoughtful, sustainable way.
The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) was the governmental body created in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita by Governor Kathleen Blanco to plan for the recovery and rebuilding of Louisiana. Under the leadership of the founding executive director, Andy Kopplin, the authority's mission was to plan for Louisiana's future, coordinate ...