City awaits billions in aid for Gulf Coast rebuilding
City residents grow tired of potholes and water pressure drops while federal aid, totaling about 25 billion for Louisiana, awaits approval. Local agencies must file project worksheets to FEMA, with funds released to the state and upfront local payments required, delaying repairs. Officials cite bureaucratic hurdles and material shortages as key bottlenecks amid Katrina and Rita recovery.
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Student Refugees Return to Tulane After Katrina Fallout
A KU student displaced by Katrina describes returning to Tulane, the slow recovery of New Orleans, and the lasting impact on families and neighborhoods. The Douglas County Red Cross raised a record 500000 for Gulf Coast residents, funded by diverse donors. Raney volunteers locally as she reflects on resilience and a city forever changed.
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Lott calls FEMA a four letter word during coast visit
U S Senator Trent Lott told Biloxi Sun Herald readers that FEMA should operate independently of Homeland Security and possibly be renamed EMA. He urged reforms to flood insurance and catastrophe response while recounting his Pascagoula home loss and noting lingering post hurricane needs.
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Engineers study work on levees in New Orleans
The Army Corps of Engineers has rebuilt many levees and floodwalls with 5.7 billion dollars in federal funds, raising 220 miles of levees to pre Katrina strength or better. A panel notes no single agency oversees hurricane protection, leaving gaps in evacuation and pump station control. By 2010, protections are planned to guard against a 100 year storm, though full safety remains uncertain.
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Louisiana Supreme Court upholds hurricane insurance laws
The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld two laws extending deadlines for Hurricane Katrina and Rita insurance claims. Policyholders have until Sept 1, 2007 for Katrina and Oct 1, 2007 for Rita to file suits. The ruling aligns with plans to reinforce levees against a Category 5 hurricane.
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