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Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans Mayor on Hurricane Katrina & What Went Wrong

  By Virginia Choi • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Former mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, Ray Nagin, recalls the flooding of his city during Hurricane Katrina. He remarks on how failure to adequately handle the hurricane and prevent damages and casualties had much to do with poor communication between governing powers: “Some goofy laws that basically say there is … Continue reading

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An AmeriCorps Volunteer’s Story: ‘The Government Wasn’t There’

  By Heath Harckham • July 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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Arielle Krasner shares her experience as a disaster relief volunteer for AmeriCorps in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other subsequent storms. She describes her motivation to assist others and recounts the dramatic devastation she saw in the Gulf, witnessing houses that were “completely washed away” and its remains strewn … Continue reading