New Orleans

unimportant. The ride was going to be sixteen hours long, but nobody cared because of how fun the Ohio State game would be. So, after two days, we arrived in New Orleans. Our hotel room was quite small for five people, so we were itching to get out as we explored the city. That night, we had great dinner to start our three day stay in New Orleans. The next day, we woke up and hurried out the door to get into a cab and book it down to the French Quarter for some famous beignets. It was a…

The reason I chose to write about New Orleans city is that I wanted to learn more about it and about its infrastructure and the reasons made it vulnerable and what caused hurricane Katrina to destroy the city. Also, I found it interesting how the city recovered after hurricane Katrina so I wanted to know more about its economy and its current plans and future plans for re-engineering and rebuilding the city. What, if anything, makes this city vulnerable with regard to climate change? I…

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating natural disaster that took the lives of many and affected millions across the nation. The government failed the people of New Orleans by giving faulty information about Katrina , taking too long to deliver supplies, and giving money to people who did not need it. The people of New Orleans were not expecting hurricane Katrina to be as fatal or relentless as it was. The “key federal officials were not proactive, they gave faulty information to the public, and…

signing of a peace treaty called the Treaty of Ghent, the Battle of New Orleans began. The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814, and restored the boundaries before the war, allowing the War of 1812 to be officially over. Although the peace treaty was signed after the War of 1812, the communication took a while to travel to the United States. This caused the Battle of New Orleans to be unaware…

In New Orleans Hurricane Katrina hits, from August 23, 2005 to August 31, 2005. This starts near the gulf coast of the United States and went to New Orleans. Information states that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin told everyone to evacuate to the Super Bowl Dome for safety. Many people survived but their homes did not. But, this is just New Orleans there were other places that Hurricane Katrina hit. Sadly we won’t be focused on those places. Hurricane Katrina started as all the other hurricane but…

New Orleans Attraction New Orleans is a unique city, quite possibly the most unique in all the US. New Orleans is a very beautiful place. It has a lot of historical places to visit and learn about. When someone comes to New Orleans for vacation, they should go to the Bourbon Street, New Orleans cemeteries, and Voodoo Museum. First, no trip to the New Orleans is complete without a stop at Bourbon Street. This street is located right in the heart of the French…

purely embarrassing. Officials ranking from New Orleans mayor, all of the way up to president bush were simply finger pointing and would not accept responsibility and accountability of what happened. In my essay, I will be taking a look at how biases from government individuals could have impeded rather than supported efforts of survivors based on their perceptions of their jurisdictions and…

Racism in New Orleans, Louisiana has historically been reflected in settlement patterns throughout the city, dating back to its founding in the early 1700’s. The first settlers favored well-drained uplands and shunned the swamps and marshes as dangerous, instead relegating African American slaves and native Creole people to these areas. Post-civil war, these settlement patterns were only exaggerated as the racial geography of the city shifted toward what is now considered a “classic southern”…

relieving New Orleans of a little pressure . Finally on August 31 Katrina died down but left serious distraction. Katrina was the most expensive and destructive storm to hit the United States. Once the hurricane finally dissipated The coast guards went to work. They rescued over 34,000 people just in New Orleans. Although over 1,800 people lost there life. There were 2 deaths in Alabama, 14 in Florida, 2 in Georgia, 1,577 in Louisiana and 238 in Mississippi. Out of all of these deaths most…

force of a nuclear explosion. Less than 12 hours later, more than 80% of New Orleans was submerged in water. The resulting damage is predicted to have cost $300 billion and to have taken at least 1,400 lives. The progress in which cities along the Gulf Coast has amazed much of America, especially in New Orleans. As The New York Times stated, “It is a wonder that any of it is there at all.” (Robertson and Fausset) However, New Orleans and many other cities have yet to fully recover from the…