Ten years after Rita the coast recalls the storm
Editorial notes a decade since Hurricane Rita struck near the Texas border with 120 mph winds and a 9-foot surge. It damaged Lake Charles and Port Arthur, caused $10 billion in losses, and exposed deadly evacuation delays. Lessons include better contraflow plans, sheltering, and statewide needs databases for future storms.
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Rita
Texas
Lake Charles
Port Arthur
Greater Houston
By the Numbers: Rita devastation in Louisiana and Texas
A look back at Hurricane Rita’s destruction with wind speeds over 120 mph and 20 foot surges. The storm killed at least 11 in Texas and Louisiana, plus 100 in evacuations near Houston, caused over 11 billion dollars in damage, halted 98 percent of Gulf oil and gas output, and left tens of thousands homeless in Cameron Parish and surrounding areas. Population shifts show Cameron Parish never recovered, dropping from about 10,000 to 6,700 residents, while Calcasieu and Vermilion parishes grew.
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Cameron
Louisiana
Texas
Houston
Gulf
FEMA
Cameron Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Rita
Calcasieu
Vermilion Parishes
Vermilion
Booming Baytown Letter Describes Goose Creek Course Demolition
A Baytown reader laments the Goose Creek Country Club’s 50 year history ending in its conversion to a nature reserve and final demolition. The letter notes photos of heavy equipment, contemplates loss of trees and ponds, and calls for an explanation from the Chamber of Commerce amid ongoing Baytown growth and the San Jacinto Mall demolition.
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Goose Creek Country Club
Baytown
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
San Jacinto
Thomas Grail
Tracing Routes: Baytown Street Names Reveal History
The column traces how Baytown streets bear the names of early settlers Texas heroes and local leaders. It links William Scott, Lynchburg founders, Burnet and Bowie to Linden shifts, Harveys and whiting streets to pioneers, and names like Gaillard, Fayle, Stolander and Pruett to settlers, brickyard owners, developers, and a noted poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
William
Scott
William Scott
Stephen F. Austin
Exxon
Scott Bay
Lynchburg
Nathaniel Lynch
Austin Colony
Cedar Bayou
Crosby
Lynchburg Road
Texas
Mexico
Burnet
David G. Burnet
Bowie
James Bowie
Travis
William B. Travis
Ashbel
Ashbel Smith
Harvey Whiting
Memorial Stadium
Harvey
Whiting
John Martin
Harris County
Airport Drive
Busch
Francis
Mary Busch
Germany
Thomas
Henry Busch
Goose Creek
Houston
Galveston
Gaillard
Mississippi
Thomas B. Gaillard
Linna
John Gaillard
Wright
Thomas Wright
Gland
Fayle
Fayle Street
William R. Fayle
England
Arthur Fayle
Kilgore Road
Massey Street
Massey-Tompkins Road
Gillette Street
C.Q
Kid” Alexander
Pelly
Cleveland
Eddie Cleveland
Tri-City Beach Road
Baytown Area
Landmark inaugurations and historic market crash anniversaries
On this date in 1789 Washington signed the Judiciary Act creating federal courts and attorney general post. In 1869 Black Friday crushed thousands of financiers after Gould and Fisk tried to corner gold. In 1929 Doolittle piloted the first all instrument flight at Mitchel Field. In 1934 Babe Ruth made his farewell appearance.
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George Washington
America
Wall Street
Jay Gould
James Fisk
James H. Doolittle
Mitchel Field
New York
Babe Ruth
History Highlights From Today in Time
On this date Yankee slugger shows up in a 5 0 loss to the Red Sox. In 1960 the USS Enterprise, first nuclear powered carrier, launched at Newport News. In 1976 Patricia Hearst, once a SLA figure, sentenced to seven years for the bank robbery. Dr Seuss died in 1991 at age 87 in La Jolla California. Ten years ago antiwar protests crowded the White House. Thought for Today quotes Baruch Spinoza.
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New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Newport News
Virginia
Patricia Hearst
San Francisco
Symbionese Liberation Army
Hearst
Jimmy Carter
Theodor Seuss Geisel
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Baruch Spinoza
Memorial Drive
Baytownsun
Facebook
Janie Gray
Brenda Burr
April Jones
Bill Hou
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M. A. Bengtson
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