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Former Governor of Louisiana Kathleen Blanco talked about her time in public office and the challenges she faced when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. The former governor talked about the ho…

Louisiana elected officials and Major General Bennett Landreneau spoke to reporters about search and rescue operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. They talked about the damage in Louis…

The closing plenary session of the National Governors Association 2007 annual meeting focused on judicial independence. The keynote speakers U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (r…

The opening plenary session of the National Governors Association 2007 meeting focused on innovation and technology, including the link to postsecondary education. They focused on advances i…

A simulcast of “The Garland Robinette Show” on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was shown. Federal, state, and local officials were interviewed live on the program and pre-taped me…

A citywide interfaith service was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Auditorium to commemorate the victims of Hurricane Katrina on the first anniversary of the hurricane’s landfa…

Participants talked about impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Louisiana communities. They talked about recovery and reconstruction efforts over the first year since the hurricanes devas…

A hearing was held on the role of Gulf Coast governors in responding to Hurricane Katrina. Governor Blanco was questioned over state evacuation plans that left sick and elderly patients in n…

The 98th annual meeting of the National Governors Association focused on the state of health care and education in the United States. In the opening plenary session, former Secretary Thompso…

At the 98th annual meeting of the National Governors Association, the Natural Resources Committee heard presentations on the topic, “Challenges Facing the Expanded Use of Alternative Transpo…

The meeting began with the Presentation of the Colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the invocation. Chairman Dean presided over the general session. After speeches by Senator Landrieu and o…

Governor Blanco delivered her state of the state address in which she focused on recovery and reconstruction efforts following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on Gulf Coast hurricane recovery and reconstruction efforts. State governors testified about the administration’s supplemental budget reque…

A hearing was held on preparedness and response by the State of Louisiana to Hurricane Katrina. Two panels testified about emergency responses to Hurricane Katrina, the status of recovery ef…

A group of House Armed Services Committee members spent the day touring New Orleans and the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf coast areas to look at some of the damage left by Hurricane Katrina…

A hearing was held, titled “Hurricane Katrina: Community Rebuilding Needs and Effectiveness of Past Proposals.” The witnesses participated in a panel of three Gulf Coast state governors an…

President Bush met with local officials in Texas and Louisiana. He spoke to reporters about relief efforts in response to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Then, Governor Blanco spoke about revit…

Governor Blanco, along with local Federal Emergency Management Agency and military officials, spoke to reporters about local recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Governor …

President Bush met with Governor Blanco in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Joint Operations Center. They spoke to reporters about the damage assessment and progress of hurricane r…

Governor Blanco and hurricane relief officials spoke to reporters about flooding from Hurricane Rita and relief efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina. Among the topics they discussed were…