Hurricane Katrina
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The 00's: A Decade from Hell...was as if the gods themselves were conspiring against this decade. On Aug. 29, 2005, near the center point in the decade, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana, killing more than 1,500 and causing $100 billion in damages. It... In this article: Wall Street, Hurricane Katrina, Islam, Derivative, Recession, World War II, Enron, Nasdaq, and Afghanistan |
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Express News | 1 day ago
Katrina led special teams standout to Aggieland
...Smith was discovered by the Aggies after his family relocated to Houston following Hurricane Katrina. COLLEGE STATION - The more Hurricane Katrina zeroed in on his hometown in late August four years ago, the wider Lionel Smith's eyes grew...
In this article: Dennis Franchione, Houston, New Orleans, God, and Louisiana Tech
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USATODAY.com | 2 days ago
Katrina case raises costly question
...in her Chalmette, La., home on Saturday. She was awarded $317,000 in a court ruling for repairs on her home, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS The recent ruling here by a federal judge...
In this article: New Orleans, Plaintiff, USA Today, Mary Landrieu, and Army Corps of Engineers
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Compensation urged as judge faults Army Corps of Engineers in Katrina floods
...ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for some of the worst flooding in and around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. ruled late Wednesday that the Corps' "monumental...
In this article: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mary L. Landrieu, David Vitter, and Charles Melancon
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds
...a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval on Wednesday awarded seven plaintiffs $720,000, but the...
In this article: Stanwood Duval, Plaintiff, New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish, and Lower 9th Ward
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AP Online | 7 days ago
Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding
In this article: Stanwood Duval, Plaintiff, New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish, MRGO, and Lower 9th Ward
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washingtonpost.com | 7 days ago
Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding
In this article: New Orleans, Plaintiff, Stanwood Duval, Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Army Corps of Engineers, and Justice Department
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Description from Wikipedia:
The levee failures prompted investigations of their design and construction which belongs solely to the US Army Corps of Engineers as mandated in the Flood Control Act of 1965. There was also an investigation of the responses from federal, state and local governments, resulting in the resignation of Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael D. Brown. Conversely, the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service were widely commended for accurate forecasts and abundant lead time. Three years later, thousands of displaced residents in Mississippi and Louisiana were still living in trailers.
- Name:
- Hurricane Katrina
- Fatalities:
- 1,836 confirmed, 705 missing
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