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options in the city of Baton Rouge? Governments can charge people money to enter all the lanes on major commuting roads during peak hours especially. This would allow more people to travel in the lanes every hour, rather than heavy contested traffic. Louisiana natives are becoming more frustrated by the policymaker’s inability to do anything about this problem. Although governments may never be able to eliminate road congestion,…

(PTSD), anxiety, depression, and a whole range of other types of stressors. Natural disasters are hurricanes, tornados, floods and fires, and earthquakes. The focus of this paper will be limited to disasters that have occurred in the continental United States. Many of these disasters can cause serious harm, injuries and even death to people who have the misfortune of being in the path of these disasters. Some are so severe they can destroy a home, entire neighborhoods,…

Gabriel Montegut, born in July 30, 1839, was the great-grandson of Dr. Gabriel Montegut, who came to Louisiana from France in 1760. Dr. Montegut held a military commission as a surgeon under Spanish rule, and was the first resident surgeon of the Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Dr. Montegut’s wife, Francoise Delisle Dupart’s family came to Louisiana with Bienville. One of their sons and grandfather of Gabriel, Edgar Montegut was the mayor of New Orleans in 1844 and established St. Sophie…

This past Saturday my wife and I along with my daughter and her two kids rode the fan bus to the USM vs LSU game in Baton Rouge. Taking the bus and not having to drive in the traffic was a great decision! The trip and the first half of the game were perfect, but because this is a family blog, I will withhold my thoughts on the second half of the game. However, despite the second half disappointment, the trip was a success. Not only did my grandson who is a big LSU fan get to see the campus…

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…

much that at some point she did not want to leave the nursery stating, "I don 't want to go outside" (Gilman, 2012). By the same token, Edna symbolizes her spirit with the ocean and caged birds. At the very beginning of The Awakening the caged birds state, "Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That 's all right!" which translated into “Go away! Go Away! For God’s sake! That’s all right!” The idea was that the birds spoke a language that people didn’t understand and Edna was misunderstood as…

deadliest hurricanes in the United States. It initially started 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas at speeds of 40MPH. It was classified as a tropical storm. By the time it reached south Florida 2 people were killed and it was reclassified as a category 1 hurricane. It was beneath an anticyclone hovering over the Gulf of Mexico. Over water it gained momentum and was classified as category 5 at 175mph It became category 3 at 120mph as it hit Louisiana. It smashed into levees and caused…

United States of America was overtaken by one of the most destructive natural disasters it had ever faced. Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 storm which passed over the Gulf of Mexico and landed on the shores of New Orleans. As one of the top five deadliest hurricanes, this natural disaster changed the geological landscape and in 2016 there are still scars on Louisiana from this tragedy. In the beginning of the storm, which developed to be one of the most violent hurricanes in United States’…

hurricane of all time to have ever hit the United States of America. The hurricane Katrina originated in the coast of Bahamas where it was formed Hurricane Katrina caused major havoc that affected the planet earth in a very big way. The hurricane Katrina damaged the oil mining of Bp along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico leading to massive oil spillages…