Katrina Coverage

Analyzing the news reports and politics of the New Orleans hurricane.

Posts about Houma

"Waters Recede, Leaving a Trail of Frustration"

September 26th, 2005
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From the NYT:
… Water began to retreat in the submerged low-lying bayou country of South Louisiana on Sunday, but anger welled as residents and officials of Terrebonne Parish, which includes Houma, began to survey the storm-surge damage. This is one place where Hurricane Rita was the worst recent storm; Hurricane Katrina brought only minimal wind […]

Schoolbuses in Metarie Aug. 30

September 6th, 2005
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Aug. 31's "After Escaping New Orleans, a Long Wait" discussed the events of Tuesday Aug. 30 in Metarie "on the edge of Interstate 10" near the Causeway Boulevard exit:
…2,000 hungry, flood-weary people, residents of New Orleans' northern neighborhoods and St. Bernard Parish to the northeast… everything they owned on their backs after 36 hours of […]