Louisiana Superdome

sure that its citizens are alright if an issue arises. According to Debarshi Chaudhuri (2010), “The Governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco decided to declare a state of emergency in Louisiana on August 26, 2005.” The next day, on the federal level, Bush who was president at the time complied. After this, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) began to take action in Louisiana. The mayor at the time, C. Ray Nagin had officially declared an evacuation of the city on August 28th, 2005…

seventy five miles per hour putting the hurricane into a category five(" Hurricane Katrina...") . Hence, Ray Nagin announced the first ever mandatory evacuation of New Orleans, while President George Bush spoke with FEMA director Michael Brown, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and Alabama Governor Bob Riley to " order mandatory evaluations for those in threatened zones." (Ouellette 28; Brinkley 25). Finally on August 29, the…

Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued a voluntary evacuation but by the next day it was declared as mandatory. This was first mandatory evacuation in New Orleans's history. Due to the lack of timely notice, the Superdome and Convention Center were opened up to the public as “refuges of last resort”. The Superdome alone was able to shelter 25,000 - 30,000 people (Rushton, USA TODAY) who did not have the means or proper notice to evacuate. Unfortunately, the Superdome’s ceiling was ripped open which led…

2009). Mayor Nagin blamed the delayed reaction of the evacuation on local businesses failing to shut down and lack of state and federal assistance. He also should not take accountability or responsibility for his failure to assist people in the Superdome and the convention center. He blamed these on situational factors and other people. The actor-observer bias shown here is that the media blames mayor Nagin for the failure of people to evacuate, but Nagin blames the government for the lack of a…

hurricane. After passing Florida, the hurricane gradually increased to category two and then three and then, when around 300 or so miles out from New Orleans(8), it reached a category five level when winds amounted to around 175 mph. Moving through Louisiana, wind speeds decreased to 120 mph but Katrina still being at a category three level. It then started calming down more than 150 miles inland near Meridian, Mississippi by downgrading to a tropical depression(1). Hurricane…

Introduction New Orleans, Louisiana was awarded its first National Football League franchise on November 1, 1966. The franchise became the 16th team in the National Football League and was named the Saints due to the fact that the birthday of the franchise falls on the Roman Catholic Church’s All Saints Day; widely appropriate considering New Orleans is predominately a Catholic city. The city of New Orleans and its beloved franchise has had to deal with some of the most adverse situations…

The National Guard plays many roles in keeping our country safe from protecting the United States to assisting in helping civilians during natural disasters. The National Guard has played quite an enormous role in the past when Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina hit the coast of the United States of America. Hurricane Katrina had arrived on August 23, 2005 and disappeared on August 31, 2005. Hurricane Sandy came into effect October 22, 2012 and the storm died out on October 31, 2012. The storms…

The end of August 2005 is a period of time that many along the entire Gulf Coast area will never forget. Hurricane Katrina, even ten years later, is one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in United States history. Despite the awareness and preparation that is afforded when anticipating a hurricane, the Gulf Coast was severely devastated when the storm made landfall on August 29, 2005. Although there was widespread destruction, the region most decimated by the hurricane was New Orleans.…

August 29, 2005 was a tragic day for the residents in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama. It was a day that would change their lives. On August 25, Hurricane Katrina hit land in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 40 mph. On August 28, in the Gulf of Mexico, Katrina became a Category 5 with winds of 175 mph. At 6:10 on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Louisiana. When it finally reached Louisiana on August 29, it had weakened to a Category 3 with…

From about 1890 to 1918, the United States embarked on a quest to increase the worldwide prestige of the United States. The United States expanded its territories, adding Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico with the victory over Spain in the War of 1898. Imperialists who supported this expansion often used an unique brand of Social Darwinism, referred to as American Exceptionalism, to justify these acquisitions. This heightened American patriotism and American perceptions regarding race…