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In the two months after the hurricane, there was a decline of 215,000 jobs in New Orleans, and by June 2005, there was a 30% decrease in the metro area's employment. [108] By a year after the hurricane, unemployment in Louisiana had fallen to 3.5%, partly due to new jobs in construction.
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The economic effects of Hurricane Katrina, which hit Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Mississippi in late August 2005, were far-reaching. In 2006, the Bush administration sought over $100 billion for repairs and reconstruction in the region, making the storm the costliest natural disaster in US history. [1]
On August 22, a fire started in Beauregard Parish, before spreading to numerous areas of the Parish. [20] Power outages occurred in Singer, Louisiana, and a main water line north of Singer burned due to the fires, forcing the Beauregard Parish Police Jury to shut off water from the connecting water lines, including water lines to Merryville.
Gov. Jeff Landry has asked President Biden for an emergency disaster declaration to unlock federal recovery funding for the Shreveport region and northwestern Louisiana, where tornadoes triggered ...
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September 1, 2008 – Hurricane Gustav reached the Louisiana coast on the morning of September 1, making landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana as a Category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. The center of the storm continued northwest across the state resulting in significant damage and 7 deaths; 34 parishes were declared as disaster areas.
In the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area, numerous trees and power lines were downed, some of which landed on homes and cars. However, no injuries were reported. [ 30 ] As the derecho moved into the New Orleans area, it produced winds of more than 80 mph (128 km/h).