Louisiana State University

1 hurricane. The storm was stronger than many people expected. Siding came off houses, and wind scattered debris. Sheets of rain flooded the streets, Before Hurricane Katrina made landfall, Governor Katrine Babineaux Blanco declared a state of emergency in Louisiana on August 26, 2005, and asked President Bush to do the same at the federal level the next day, a request with which he complied. This authorized FEMA to organize and mobilize resources as it saw fit to help the residents…

1,577 people dead, 5 states affected, thousands suffering, and an abundance of unanswered questions. These are the results of Hurricane Katrina. The initial reaction or lack thereof, by government officials showed an inefficiency and chaotic response. August 29,2005- August 29, 2015, ten years later and people are still trying to recover from the catastrophe. The dash (-) between the ten years could be a representation of those still trying to get back on their feet along with those…

enormous damage in the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana. While it made its first landfall at Key Largo in Florida, Betsy did its greatest damage after the second landfall on September 9 near the mouth of the Mississippi River, causing significant flooding of the waters of Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans. Seventy-six people were killed by “Billion-Dollar Betsy” but I survived. Izzy Hannah is my name and I moved to the Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1949 and bought my lot for $200.…

was so blessed to have not lost anyone close to me, unlike so many others. Hurricane Katrina was a destructive storm that tested this city’s strength and determination; but ten years later, it’s obvious who came out ahead. This beautiful city and state has rose back up again with no intention of going back down. Hurricane Katrina was truly one of the most important events in my life and for that, I’m…

was valued at $4000 according to probate records. He is in an unmarked grave in the Dugas Cemetery on the land donated by his family to build the church. Elpege Picou Cemetery Stories surround E. Picou Cemetery , the tomb-covered mound and now a state marker officially recognizes the cemetery and mound as historically sacred land once inhabited by American Indians. Just below the Boudreaux Canal Bridge on La. 56, the cemetery is distinct among the fishing camps and oilfield companies of Bayou…

cannot be prevented but can be prepared for. Hurricane Katrina formed on August 23rd, 2005. Over the last hundred years, hurricane Katrina is one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of United States of America. Hurricane Katrina has been one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit United States of America which cost around 125 billion dollars, and leaving approximately 1000 dead. The National Weather service and the National Hurricane Center got the right predictions about…

and that all “of them had lived and studied Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country for a period ranging from” (Achard & Niemer, 2004, p.21), five to ten years. Additionally, the questionnaire revealed that the participants have been in the United States between six and ten years. Of the thirty-four participants, thirteen of their parents are high school graduates from their native countries who did not continue on to college, and the twenty-one others did not go beyond eighth grade, even though…

more a screech. As the rain came pouring down over coastal Texas at the end of last month, mother nature surely produced the most ideal conditions for a leadership situation. Hurricane Harvey, the wettest tropical storm to hit the contiguous United States, inundated cities like Houston and Beaumont and put Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a rather sink or swim locus to lead through difficult circumstances (Alvarez). This essay will examine the exchange of Governor Abbott’s leadership style with the…

In exploring such a poignant topic as exile, one must first examine the group of people most likely to be subjected to exile. Often, this group tends to be the socially observed “other.” What an other is can change drastically depending on who is defining it, and to whom they’re assigning the term. As we’ve seen in both Book of Salt by Monique Truong, and Exile According to Julia by Gisele Pineau, the characters Bihn and Man Ya represent comparable, but fundamentally different ideas of the other…

Anita Desai's first novel Cry, the Peacock (1963), is about Maya, a dissenting female who battles against three traditional forces in her life: male authority expressed by her husband; her female friends who play stereotypical submissive-wife roles; and her religion's beliefs in karma and detachment. Being over-sensitive, sentimental and imaginative Maya is a total contrast to the rational, logical, Gautam. By making a beautiful use of the symbolic technique, Anita Desai has delved deep into the…