Gulf Coast
October 15, 2007 -
A Louisiana State University program that provides mental health services for children traumatized by Hurricane Katrina faces cutbacks as a result of the Bush administration's rejection of a $400,000 grant application, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
October 8, 2007 -
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insider alleges that the 40 pumps protecting New Orleans from catastrophic flooding still suffer from serious flaws that put the city's residents at risk -- and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has found her concerns so compelling that it's ordered the U.S. Department of Defense to respond to the charges.
October 5, 2007 -
A report released this week by the Government Accountability Office is critical of the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency administered an alternative housing program for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
October 3, 2007 -
Last week, I went to Washington, D.C. to speak to Congress about the need for bold federal action to jump-start the Gulf Coast recovery and make sure Katrina aid reaches those who need it.
October 1, 2007 -
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the media struggled over what to call the storm's survivors. Early news reports often referred to fleeing residents as "refugees," but civil rights leaders objected to that label.
September 27, 2007 -
This afternoon, Institute for Southern Studies Executive Director Chris Kromm was among a panel of experts who spoke at a congressional briefing titled "Addressing Remaining Low Income Housing Needs for Hurricane Evacuees and for the Gulf Coast." Here are Chris's prepared remarks:
September 27, 2007 -
Poor New Orleanians are not the only Gulf Coast residents whose post-Katrina housing needs are being treated with disregard by their government: Low-income residents of Mississippi are also facing dire problems that have been exacerbated by the actions of Congress, the Department of Housing