Hurricane Katrina Aftermath
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…
283 viewsFormer 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…
283 viewsLouisiana 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…
620 viewsThe 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…
112 viewsThe 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…
138 viewsA 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…
376 viewsA 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…
724 viewsParticipants 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…
133 viewsA 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…
153 viewsThe 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…
153 viewsAt 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…
161 viewsThe 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…
182 viewsGovernor Blanco delivered her state of the state address in which she focused on recovery and reconstruction efforts following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
24 viewsThe Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on Gulf Coast hurricane recovery and reconstruction efforts. State governors testified about the administration’s supplemental budget reque…
147 viewsA 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…
857 viewsA 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…
80 viewsA 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…
188 viewsPresident 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…
432 viewsGovernor 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 …
165 viewsPresident 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…
118 viewsGovernor 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…
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