| How different groups feel about Katrina, disaster readinessAssociated Press Posted on Sun, Aug. 27, 2006
Some demographics and details from AP-Ipsos polling on attitudes about Hurricane Katrina and the nation's disaster readiness.Click here for full story |
| Ministry Stays In Hurricane Ravaged Waveland, MS-Volunteers Needed John Madewell August 27,2006 Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Two Collegedale, Tennessee area families moved their construction based ministry to Waveland, Mississippi. Click here for full story |
| More Than Half of Congress' Katrina Money Unspent BY BILL WALSH c.2006 Newhouse News ServiceWASHINGTON -- When Congress allocated more than $110 billion for hurricane recovery along the Gulf Coast some lawmakers worried that it would be misspent, with one senator memorably comparing Louisiana's "culture of corruption" to that of Iraq..Click here for full story |
| Democrats focus on GOP Katrina blunders
Posted on Fri, Aug. 25, 2006 JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Katrina convulsed the nation with its massive destruction. Now Democrats believe it could wreak havoc again in a tide of voter resentment that could sweep Republicans from power.Click here for full story |
| Local groups tell their stories of helping along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane KatrinaBY ALLISON KENNEDY
Staff Writer year ago Tuesday, the Gulf Coast area in and around New Orleans was forever changed by a hurricane named Katrina. The damage was immediate, extensive and ongoing. Click here for full story |
| 350K volunteers donated time for Katrina recovery in Miss.Posted on Fri, Aug. 25, 2006 Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. - More than 350,000 people volunteered to help with recovery after Hurricane Katrina battered the Mississippi Gulf Coast a year ago, officials with the state Commission for Volunteer Service said Friday.
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| FEMA Director: Housing remains top problem after Katrina
Associated Press Posted on Thu, Aug. 24, 2006D'IBERVILLE, Miss. - FEMA Director David Paulison says a lack of housing remains the Gulf Coast's top challenge a year after Hurricane Katrina.
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| Thousands risk losing rental aid from FEMA
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SAN ANTONIO - Some 7,000 families in Texas who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina risk becoming homeless next week.
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| Wind pool a chilling development-
Developers from Mississippi to Michigan feel effects
Sat, Aug. 19, 2006 By ANITA LEE [email protected]
Although a Coast business boom has been predicted, some say a 268 percent rate increase for wind insurance is dampening investor enthusiasm.....All-risk insurance costs for one apartment complex have skyrocketed from $125,000 before Katrina to more than $600,000 after the rate hike
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Hurricane Recovery Fund is set to meet Coast needs By PAM FIRMIN
[email protected] Posted on Sat, Aug. 19, 2006 Leaders seek federal money before they disburse up to $30M. The Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund, with about $18 million generated by the Mississippi Rising benefit concert last October, is in the bank waiting for decisions and more money.
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Storm aid requests cut deep by HUD August 19, 2006 By Ana Radelat
Clarion-Ledger Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Mississippi will get $423 million in hurricane recovery money - or a bit more than half what Gov. Haley Barbour asked for - in new Community Development Block Grants, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said Friday.
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| August 19, 2006
Grant process long, tedious Only a few dozen of the 17,000 who applied have received funds By Julie Goodman [email protected]
Hurricane Katrina victims have complained vociferously about the state's grant-awarding process, blaming government officials for stalling their recovery by moving at a snail's pace to process applications..
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| HUD approves $100 million to help public housing on coast
Posted on Thu, Aug. 17, 2006 Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi's $100 million plan to restore more than 2,500 public housing units damaged by Hurricane Katrina has received federal approval.Click here for full story |
| FEMA may have to change locks on 118,000 trailersMonday, August 14, 2006 By James Varney Staff writer
What began as a problem with a single travel trailer has mushroomed into yet another trailer fiasco for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and now the front door locks on as many as 118,000 of the temporary units might have to be changed. Click here for full story |
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Building materials in short supply despite slowdown
CEMENT PLANTS RUN AT CAPACITY; COPPER COSTS RISE
Posted on Sat, Aug. 12By Alan J. Heavens
Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA - Although home builders in many parts of the country are beginning to experience a decline in buyer demand, the shortage of some key building products is continuing.
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| Coast communities get $4M to enforce building codes
Associated Press Posted on Thu, Aug. 10, 2006 JACKSON, Miss. - Gov. Haley Barbour says more than $4 million in federal money is being divided among Mississippi coastal cities and counties so they can hire additional code-enforcement officers and building inspectors Click here for full story |
| Gulfport acts to ease crunch on inspectorsWednesday August 9, 2006 By JOSHUA NORMAN
[email protected] GULFPORT - The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow either residents or companies building in Gulfport to hire a private building inspector from a city-approved list to save time and prevent frustration in their rebuilding efforts.
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| Gov. seeks $800M for Katrina housing August 08, 2006 By Ana Radelat The Clarion-Ledger Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Gov. Haley Barbour has asked the federal government for more than $800 million to carry out the second phase of a housing program aimed at helping Hurricane Katrina's victims. Texas competing for same monies.
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| Ag commissioner establishes hotline for farmers seeking aid Posted on Tue, Aug. 08, 2006 Associated Press
UNDATED, Ala. - State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks has established a toll-free hotline for farmers in need of disaster assistance. Click here for full story |
| Texas: FEMA urge evacuees to meet deadline
8/1/06 CHRIS DUNCAN
Associated Press HOUSTON - Evacuees who fled to Texas to escape hurricanes Katrina and Rita have 90 days to recertify for federal housing aid, a deadline that officials warn may not be extended.
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| DHR provides hurricane relief to Louisiana, Mississippi families 8/1/06 Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Through a contract with United Way of Central Alabama, the state welfare agency is providing $7.3 million in hurricane aid to more than 650 families who evacuated from Louisiana and Mississippi and meet income and other eligibility criteria.
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| FEMA rethinks housing
Wednesday, August 02, 2006. By BRAD CROCKER
Mike Andrews, FEMA's state director of mobile home operations, told the Pascagoula City Council Tuesday that the agency is planning to replace the travel trailers with mobile homes to meet ongoing housing shortages.... Similar action is expected in other south Mississippi cities.
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| Woman's remains found in N.O. - Son believed she was still in her destroyed homePosted on Wed, Aug. 02, 2006 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW ORLEANS - Eleven months after Hurricane Katrina hit, firefighters broke through a back door of a destroyed home filled with debris and furniture and found skeletal remains, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office said.Click here for full story |
| OLD TOWN, 200 B.C.
Ancient village thrived at foot of bridge
Posted on Wed, Jul. 26 By RYAN LaFONTAINE RUDY NOWAK/SUN HERALDBAY ST. LOUIS -Archaeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an ancient village, dating to the time of Christ, that once thrived along the shores of this bay town.Click here for full story |
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One Stop Shop opens in Bay-
Housing information offered Jul. 26, 2006 By EMILY RANAGER SUN HERALD
BAY ST. LOUIS - Hancock County residents weary from seemingly endless trips around the Coast searching for housing information will find a haven in Bay St. Louis.Click here for full story |
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Miss. residents begin receiving Katrina grants to rebuild
Posted on Fri, Jul. 21, 2006 Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. - Six families in the Gulf Coast area whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina are the first to receive grants from the state to help rebuild. Click here for full story
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FEMA provides another $13M in public assistance in Mississippi
Posted on Fri, Jul. 21, 2006 Associated Press BILOXI, Miss. - An additional $13 million in public assistance grants have been approved for Hurricane Katrina recovery programs in Mississippi, U.S. Sens. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran, both R-Miss., announced Friday.Click here for full story
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Judge now has Katrina insurance lawsuit Associated Press MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Posted on Wed, Jul. 19, 2006 GULFPORT, Miss. - A groundbreaking case that challenges one of the nation's largest insurers for refusing to cover damage from Hurricane Katrina's monster storm surge went into the hands of a federal judge on Wednesday Click Here For Full Story |
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Lawyer for couple suing Nationwide calls home inspection a sham Posted on Mon, Jul. 17, 2006 MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GULFPORT, Miss. - An insurance company's inspection of a Gulf Coast couple's home after Hurricane Katrina was a sham because the insurer had already decided to deny their claim, an attorney said during Monday's session of the landmark trial.Click Here for Full Story
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Agent says he never advised Miss. couple against buying flood insurance MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Posted on Fri, Jul. 14, 2006 GULFPORT, Miss. - The agent at the center of a landmark hurricane insurance case on Friday denied telling policyholder Paul Leonard that he didn't need flood insurance years before Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. denied much of his claim following Hurricane Katrina.Click Here For Full Story
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Mentally disabled faced bias post-Katrina Associated Press KEVIN FREKING Posted on Fri, Jul. 14, 2006 WASHINGTON - Mentally ill hurricane evacuees were often discriminated against during relief efforts last year, to the point of being banished from shelters or institutionalized against their will, a government report says.Click Here For Full Story |
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Bush-Clinton Katrina fund director quits Associated Press RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Posted on Fri, Jul. 14, 2006 NEW ORLEANS - The head of a Katrina charity established by former Presidents Bush and Clinton resigned Friday under duress, a day after the exodus of seven members of one of its committees.Click Here For Full Story
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Ramped-up hurricane recovery work prompts calls for more volunteers
Posted on Thu, Jul. 13, 2006email ELLIOTT MINOR
Associated Press AMERICUS, Ga. - Habitat for Humanity International is appealing for more volunteers to help build homes for families left homeless when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the Gulf Coast last year.Click Here For Full Story
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Religious leaders quit panel for Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
Posted on Thu, Jul. 13, 2006 Associated Press RUKMINI CALLIMACHI NEW ORLEANS - Nearly all the religious leaders serving on a committee created by the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund to disburse money to churches destroyed by Hurricane Katrina have quit their posts, claiming their advice was ignored.Click Here For Full Story
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Mentally disabled faced bias post-Katrina Associated Press KEVIN FREKING Posted on Fri, Jul. 14, 2006 WASHINGTON - Mentally ill hurricane evacuees were often discriminated against during relief efforts last year, to the point of being banished from shelters or institutionalized against their will, a government report says. Click Here For Full Story
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Bush-Clinton Katrina fund director quits Associated Press RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Posted on Fri, Jul. 14, 2006 NEW ORLEANS - The head of a Katrina charity established by former Presidents Bush and Clinton resigned Friday under duress, a day after the exodus of seven members of one of its committees.Click Here For Full Story
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Ramped-up hurricane recovery work prompts calls for more volunteers
Posted on Thu, Jul. 13, 2006email ELLIOTT MINOR
Associated Press AMERICUS, Ga. - Habitat for Humanity International is appealing for more volunteers to help build homes for families left homeless when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the Gulf Coast last year.
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Religious leaders quit panel for Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
Posted on Thu, Jul. 13, 2006 Associated Press RUKMINI CALLIMACHI NEW ORLEANS - Nearly all the religious leaders serving on a committee created by the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund to disburse money to churches destroyed by Hurricane Katrina have quit their posts, claiming their advice was ignored.
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Retired meteorologist testifies in Katrina insurance dispute
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Posted on Wed, Jul. 12, 2006 Associated Press
GULFPORT, Miss. - Hurricane Katrina's highest winds pounded the Mississippi Gulf Coast for several hours before a storm surge peaked and inundated thousands of homes, a meteorologist testified Wednesday in what could be a landmark insurance trial. Click Here to read the complete update on this trial |
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Katrina victims can get mortgage break
Benefits of $80M bond issue are lower rate, cash advance
Associated Press Posted on Sat, Jul. 08, 2006
JACKSON - An $80 million bond issue by Mississippi Home Corp. could provide incentives for homebuyers affected by Hurricane Katrina. Click Here For Complete Story
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FEMA provides another $16M for Coast recovery
Posted on Sat, Jul. 08, 2006
Associated Press BILOXI - An additional $16 million in public assistance grants have been approved for Hurricane Katrina recovery programs in Mississippi, FEMA officials said Friday. Click Here For Complete Story
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$30,000 elevation grants available
Saturday, July 08, 2006
By Natalie Chambers
PASCAGOULA -- Homeowners who applied for a Hurricane Katrina Homeowners Grant may also receive up to $30,000 to elevate their home. Click Here For Complete Story
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Coast Guard pushes for waterways cleanup
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
By Natalie Chambers
PASCAGOULA -- The removal of wet debris from area canals and bayous got off to a slow start following Hurricane Katrina, but could soon gain momentum.
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Katrina shocks New Orleans visitors 10 months on By Peter Henderson Sun Jul 2, 2006 12:36pm ET NEW ORLEANS, July 2 (Reuters) - Bill Friend thought he was ready to go home again. He had read the newspapers, watched TV and talked with friends about the devastation wreaked on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.Still, he was shocked. Click Here For Full Article
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