December 16, 2005 :: staff :: No Comment Yet
Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans visited the White House yesterday, where Pres. Bush announced his intention to follow through on plans to rebuild the devastated city. The mayor has been vocal in calling for action from Washington, where he says political “constipation” is putting the future of his city at risk. The President has promised federal funding for the rebuilding effort and has said the money will come, despite ongonig delays.
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December 10, 2005 :: J.E. Robertson :: No Comment Yet
In early December, the Hurricane Katrina Survivors’ General Assembly gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, saw evacuees from devastated Gulf Coast communities accuse the federal government of “criminal indifference” and demand reparations for damage resulting from government negligence. They also sought the “right to return” to their homes, even as New Orleans remains under a state of emergency, whole sections of the city still closed to residents who may seek to return, and much of Mississippi still languishing with little to no substantive federal aid.
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