The majority of news stories that I've seen and read have been generally positive about the status of the Gulf States for this post Katrina five year anniversary. Many news organizations have made their trips back to New Orleans to inventory the changes made over the last half decade. The NY Times article On Anniversary of Katrina, Signs of Healing is just one such story
There are success stories:
Thanks to Bill Cumming for sharing the link to the NY Times story above.
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There are success stories:
- A revitalize school system in New Orleans
- Neighborhoods rebuilt
- A levee system strengthen
- FEMA brought back to life from its depths of destruction
- A national disaster system that was "righted" from a terrorism only focus following the 9/11 Attacks
- Billions of dollars spent to try and protect people living where they should not be living
- Knee jerk decisions by congress and administrations to reverse mistakes made and in their haste, whip sawing emergency management programs around the nation.
- Disaster mitigation still in on the back burner
- People still flocking to our nation's coasts like lemmings--never thinking about the next big disaster waiting to strike
Thanks to Bill Cumming for sharing the link to the NY Times story above.
