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Weekly Updates: Katrina and the Gulf Coast Recovery
Are you interested in news and information pertaining to issues in the Gulf Coast?
The following are weekly updates of news and research related to Katrina and the recovery in the Gulf Coast. Updates are released every Friday and can be e-mailed directly to anyone who is interested. To request to be added to the research update mailing list please contact Jason Reece at reece.35@osu.edu.Friday, November 17, 2006
(11 17 06_Research Update.pdf)Reports Released:
- New Report links Federal cuts in affordable housing to massive homelessness.
- The Brookings Institution will release its Katrina Index at end of the week.
Recovery:
- La. Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness: "U.S. Congress and the nation cannot comprehend the magnitude of Katrina."
- Operation USA continues to assist in recovery of Gulf Coast clinics.
- Trauma of Katrina was the focus of the 2006 Carter Center symposium on mental health policy.
- Selective armoring of the levee and floodwall system.
Governments' Responses:
- Success for fair housing litigation in St. Bernard Parish.
- The tree saga continues along the Gulf Coast.
- Program to train construction workers comes up short despite pressing labor shortages.
- Louisiana Road Home to open assistance center in Houston, TX.
- Gov. Blanco describes pace of Road Home "inadequate".
"Katrina Effect":
- Failed federal response to Katrina contributes to Democrats winning majority status.
Media and Culture:
- Environmental officials try to convince the public that the New Orleans area is safe.
- Off-Broadway play brings social issues unveiled by Katrina to a theatre audience.
- Comic Relief is back with funds to rebuild homes in New Orleans Lower 9th.