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The San Antonio River Walk has been has been the heart of the city for years now. It is world-renowned and draws millions of visitors every year. The River Walk is owned by the city of San Antonio and maintained by Center City Development & Operations. The motivation for developing the River Walk was a flood that occurred in the 1920s that killed 50 people and amounted to $50 million in damages. The city government was in the beginning stages of developing a plan that would convert the San…

It was beautiful day. The skies were clear and the weather was perfect. Despite this, the neighborhood seemed empty. Planes were flying in and out of Houston. Why were people leaving? Perhaps it had to do with the threat that lingered just at the coast of Texas. Hurricane Harvey was coming. Hurricane Harvey impacted all of Texas even if the Hurricane never even reached west Texas. Every last person felt a spark of dread and compassion in our hearts for those directly affected. Hurricane Harvey…

As Cordato states North Carolina's Anti-Gouging Law in 1996: (General Statutes 75-36) (a) It shall be a violation of G.S. 75-1.1 for any person to sell or rent or offer to sell or rent at retail during a state of disaster, in the area for which the state of disaster has been declared, any merchandise or services which are consumed or used as a direct result of an emergency or which are consumed or used to preserve, protect, or sustain life, health, safety, or comfort of persons or their property…

Patrol Officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) I was faced with multitudes of incidents, both man-made and natural. I’ve worked evacuation and traffic control during a maritime barge incident on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The barge broke loose from its moorings and struck another object, causing a chemical known as benzene to leak. Also, I was assigned security during Hurricane Georges to aid in the influx of evacuees at a neighborhood school converted into an…

interesting place than New Orleans, Louisiana is the place for you. Just take a moment and read this paper and I bet that you will fall in love with this special place. Kayaking and shopping can be found in this city as well as in this paper. Though one can be a work out both can help the family bond. The classy restaurants that can be found here are delicious, But fancy so dress-up! Hotels here are roomy, great, and modern. They will make you feel at home. New Orleans, Louisiana is a wonderful,…

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico at exactly 6:15 am. It sustained winds at one hundred fifty five miles per hour. Puerto Rico got hit with thirty hours of rain. This hurricane was considered a Category 4, but was nearly considered as a Category 5. The Category 4 turned out to be quiet a catastrophe. The money damages it caused were no electric, no clean water, blown out windows and doors, trees,signs knocked down, houses destroyed, landslides, and injury and/or deaths.…

Service’s Climate Prediction Center, hit during the peak of hurricane season, which is between August and October on both the Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific coasts. The two most memorable hurricanes—Katrina and Harvey—made their landfall in the United States in August. In addition to this, the two hurricanes share many other similarities and differences. These similarities and differences vary in measurement, costs of damages, and deaths. On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the…

finally ended, he entered the field of politics. After helping write Louisiana’s constitution and declaring himself a republican, he was the governor of the U.S. state for a little over a month while Henry C. Warmth was fighting impeachment. Before he was the U.S. governor, he was the Louisiana governor. This was very ironic because Louisiana was in the south, and since he was an African-American, the people wouldn’t treat him well. Then he became the very first African-American U.S. governor.…

people who worked the district of Storyville and now work Bourbon Street. Correction, the women, the sex workers who have either chosen the dancer lifestyle or it has been chosen for them. According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in 2017, Louisiana had 84 out of 107 cases that were classified as sex and labor and sex trafficking (National Human Trafficking Hotline). While these statistics are not groundbreaking or specific to the city of New Orleans, it caused me to question the…

Our county commission is very important to Braxton County. Without the commission we wouldn’t have a lot of things. Including, a budget, 911 services, local sports complexes, a lot of things. This is what our county commission does for us. Life wouldn’t be the same without them. Our commission is made up of four members, that get paid. These members ultimately make decisions surrounding our county. They handle the budget and payment of officials such as paramedics. They introduce attractions…