louisiana

October 24, 2005 - The LA Times ran an interesting piece this weekend about how local housing advocates are trying to address the perplexing issue of fixing up the some 100,000 homes in New Orleans that were rendered inhabitable by Hurricane Katrina.

October 18, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Here's an interesting quote from an e-mail by former FEMA directory Michael "Heck of a Job" Brown that surfaced during a House investigation into the response:

October 17, 2005 - More Gulf reconstruction news today: Gov. Blanco in Louisiana announced the members of her Louisiana Recovery Authority.

October 17, 2005 - Robert Lindsay seems to be the only one tracking this, and we thank him for it. The death toll from Katrina now stands at 1,337. Here's the state-by-state breakdown: Louisiana: Fri., October 14: 1,035 Mississippi: Fri., October 14: 224

October 14, 2005 - Blogger Nancy Scola is down in Louisiana, and has an interesting interview at DKos with local NAACP leader Dr.

October 12, 2005 - Here is the Department of Defense press release from last night. Halliburton Watch reports:

October 10, 2005 - One would have hoped that, with the future of the Louisiana Gulf now in the balance, our leaders would consult a wide range of constituencies -- planners, scientists, community leaders -- about how best to rebuild the region.