As Hurricane Gustav bore down on Louisiana in 2008, state officials wanted to avoid the food shortages that had followed Katrina three years earlier. So they bought thousands of MREs-"meals ready to eat," foil-bagged military rations available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency-for ...
Hurricane Ida - August 2021 LaPlace, LA 1.RESCUE Our first plan of action in any disaster is to complete our rescue missions and save lives. This means going out on the front lines while disaster is still striking and saving all the lives we can. ...
President Biden approved the emergency declaration for Louisiana that allows FEMA to coordinate disaster relief and supplement the state's response to the hurricane, the agency announced Wednesday. Earlier, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency Monday evening, around the same time M...
Compounding the expected damage in Louisiana is the fact that many areas rank high on theCDC’s Social Vulnerability Index. SVI is a measure of a community's resiliency when confronted with an outside stressor, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. The region has also been heavily i...
The effects of Hurricane Katrina have caused the long-term sequelae of a diminished patient base, of a reduced number of available health care professionals, and of closing hospitals in New Orleans, Louisiana. These changes have substantially impacted the academic infrastructure of New Orleans. This...
bp America and the bp foundation donated $500,000 and 200,000 gallons of fuel to support disaster relief efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida. From Port Fourchon, supply boats carry equipment and material for bp’s five operated offshore platforms and drilling rigs. Just a few miles northw...
The Louisiana Department of Revenue is stepping up to help individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Francine with automatic tax filing extensions. Learn more about this relief effort and how it can benefit you.
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DISASTER reliefDISASTERSCRISIS managementNATURAL disastersMANAGEMENTThe article explores the assistance of Louisiana State University in hurricane Katrina recovery operations through geographic information system support in Louisiana Emergency Operations Center (EOC). According to the authors, not...
Louisiana lawmakers are defending their 2013 votes against aid for Hurricane Sandy relief — even as they request billions of dollars to help their state recover from last month’s floods. GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy and Republican Reps.John Flemingand Steve Scalise — all of whom voted against the...