April 2014 “The Gentilly Neighborhood” While there are many neighborhoods in New Orleans, Gentilly is a large historical community. It is home to three universities. Dillard University, Southern University at New Orleans, and the University of New Orleans are located throughout the area (The Gentilly Neighborhood 1). Gentilly is a peaceful community which includes parks, historical neighborhoods, and golf courses (The Gentilly Neighborhood 1). The Gentilly neighborhood began in the 1900s (Gentilly
Hurricane Katrina had 127 mph winds. Hurricane Katrina has winds through Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the tip of the Mississippi River. “Historical examples that reached the Category 5 status and made landfall as such include the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the 1959 Mexico Hurricane, Camille in 1969, and Gilbert in 1988, Andrew in 1992, Dean
Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana as a ‘Category 2’ storm on August 25, 2005 with winds of 115-130 miles per hour that extended more than 100 miles from its center (Sparks 2008). Many watched in horror as it quickly became clear that the city’s 350-mile levee system, a federally-funded project built by the Army Corps of Engineers in the aftermath of the devastation of Hurricane Betsy in 1965, was not strong enough to defend against the encroaching floodwaters. Breach was inevitable. Within
New Orleans is a city in southern Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River. Most of the city is situated on the east bank, between the river and Lake Pontchartrain to the north. Because it was built on a great turn of the river, it is known as the Crescent City. New Orleans, with a population of 496,938 (1990 census), is the largest city in Louisiana and one of the principal cities of the South. It was established on the high ground nearest the mouth of the Mississippi, which is 177 km (110 mi)
Environmental Effects of Hurricane Katrina: On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with winds up to one-hundred and forty miles per hour. Katrina was one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes to ever hit the United States. One-thousand eight hundred deaths, seven hundred missing and one-million displaced is evidence of the human toll that Katrina caused and $84 billion in cost makes Katrina the most expensive natural
way into New Orleans, Louisiana with winds of more than 140 mph. This storm was a strong category three when it hit New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina destroyed homes, businesses, and factories from the high winds and flooding. The devastation that the city suffered was terrible; many people lost family members young and old and also their most prized possessions. Most of all it displaced families and caused an abundance of damage to properties. Due to the costly destruction that the city of New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, leaving its signature of destruction form Louisiana all the way to Florida. The hardest hit area and the greatest catastrophe was in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. For many years the people of New Orleans had feared that one day a hurricane would drown their city with its storm surge. Katrina brought that nightmare storm surge and flooded the city. Yet the New Orleans levees system and flood control was the major cause of flooding, due to the inadequate
named storm, named Hurricane Katrina, hit the Gulf Coast on the 29th of August and led to the death of 1,836 and millions of dollars’ worth of damage (Waple 2005). The majority of the damage occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana. Waple writes in her article that winds “gusted over 100 mph in New Orleans, just west of the eye” (Waple 2005). Not only was the majority of the damage due to the direct catastrophes of the storm but also city’s levees could no longer hold thus breaking and releasing great masses
disastrous effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana (4-5). The ‘levees only’ approach grew from and promoted certain cultural, social, and natural conditions in New Orleans, and each of these elements critically interacted to contribute to the human and environmental destruction unleashed by Katrina. Cultural, social, and natural elements of Worster’s framework individually shaped the essential preconditions of the Katrina disaster. Culturally, New Orleans’s
description. Jazz is referred to as “America’s Music” and has played a huge role in the cultural development of the United States. Originating in New Orleans, Louisiana, people from several cultures influenced the creation and evolution of jazz. The outcome is now appreciated by people all over the world. Although it is believed that jazz started in New Orleans about 100 years ago, its roots can be traced further back to musical traditions of Africa and Europe (Where Did Jazz). Jazz progressed from
One London Neighborhood Armadillos Boost Cycling Uptake by 40 to 50%." Industrial Design Supersite. N.p., 29 Jan. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. Parker, Kathryn M., Jeanette Gustat, and Janet C. Rice. "Installation Of Bicycle Lanes And Increased Ridership In An Urban, Mixed-Income Setting In New Orleans, Louisiana." Journal Of Physical Activity & Health 8.(2011): S98-S102 Parker, K.M. (1), et al. “Effect Of Bike Lane Infrastructure Improvements On Ridership In One New Orleans Neighborhood.” Annals
At the Superdome in New Orleans, where supplies had been limited to begin with, officials accepted 15,000 more refugees from the storm on Monday before locking the doors. City leaders had no real plan for anyone else. Tens of thousands of people desperate for food, water and shelter broke into the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center complex, but they found nothing there but chaos. Meanwhile, it was nearly impossible to leave New Orleans: Poor people especially, without cars or
Water Essay Zach Albright The issues surrounding water in New Orleans have been around for centuries, dating all the way back to the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. These issues stem from a wide variety of issues, such as political, economic, and social issues. However, they all share a common theme: Ethics. Specifically, focusing on the ethical components behind these issues, and the ethical solutions to fix or resolve the situation, need to be explored to a much further depth, rather than just observing
The Honey Island Swamp is a 'marshland', which is located in the eastern portion of the USA, Louisiana in St. Tammany Parish. This marshland earned its name 'Honey Island ' because of the honeybees once seen on a nearby isle. In ‘Honey Island Swamp’ there is legendary hominid cryptid have made its home, its called ‘The Honey Island Swamp monster’. The animal is portrayed as bipedal, seven feet (2.2 meters) tall, with silver hair and yellow eyes. It is joined by a sickening odor. Impressions as
The explanations offered were that the people stranded in the Superdome were there because they 1) did not heed evacuation warnings and 2) they were ‘guilty’ of being poor. (Piano, 2010) With the lack of government response and media scrutiny New Orleans was facing, the affected communities needed were ready to take matters into their own
popular in New Orleans, Louisiana, and spread through the southern states. Mardi Gras is a legal holiday in Alabama and Florida and in eight counties of Louisiana. The New Orleans celebration is the most famous. But Biloxi, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama also have celebrations. (World Book pg. 197) History of Mardi Gras in New Orleans during the 18th century. Many wealthy Louisiana families would leave their rural plantations to spend the winter months in New Orleans, where
August 27th 2005, two days before the hurricane made landfall, President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Waterford nuclear plant was shut down for precautionary reasons in the wake of the oncoming storm and mandatory evacuations were issued for large parts of the southeast. Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans stated that about 80% of the 480,000 people asked to evacuate heeded warnings. Evacuation orders were also made for areas along the
history was made in New Orleans, Louisiana. On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Hurricane Katrina was categorized as one of the deadliest hurricanes in US history. Once the hurricane passed, it left over $100 billion in damages behind. After the wake of the hurricane, there were more than 1,800 deaths confirmed. More than 80% of New Orleans was flooded and over 1 million acres were destroyed throughout the Gulf Coast. Because of Hurricane Katrina, most of New Orleans were under water
acquiesced the next day. These got the ball rolling by enabling FEMA to acquire and disperse funds and equipment necessary as they saw fit. On August 29th, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, LA. The initial wave of first responders we a thousand workers from the Homeland of Security give assistance to New Orleans specifically. FEMA also encouraged no emergency personnel such as rescue units as well as firefighters engage in Katrina effected areas prior to being assembled and organized by local
29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought a death toll in the thousands and millions of dollars in damage. It was a severe storm “with winds in excess of 150 miles per hour [that] caused 20-foot-high waves to pound the coastlines of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi” (Dass-Brailsford 24). Other than the rescue missions, the city was also concerned with clean up efforts and restoring basic service to residents, which was a huge challenge to the city government. On the other hand, different voices