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A 20 page research paper that discusses the recovery of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Two weeks after Katrina, President Bush stood in Jackson Square in New Orleans and promised that the federal government would do “’what it takes’” to rebuild the Gulf Coast region (Brush). Since that time, he has frequently referred to the $110 billion that Congress has committed to this endeavor. However, only a small portion of these funds have actually reached Katrina victims and rebuilding is extremely slow, with many of the areas of devastation unchanged. The reasons for this are diverse and are affected by political and economic factors. This analysis examines these factors, with particular focus on the gaming economy of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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hit by Hurricane Rita. Two weeks after Katrina, President Bush stood in Jackson Square in New Orleans and promised that the federal government would do "what it takes" to rebuild
the Gulf Coast region (Brush). Since that time, he has frequently referred to the $110 billion that Congress has committed to this endeavor. However, only a small portion of these
funds have actually reached Katrina victims and rebuilding is extremely slow, with many of the areas of devastation unchanged. The reasons for this are diverse and are affected by political
and economic factors. The following analysis examines these factors, focusing on the gaming economy of Mississippis Gulf Coast. The recovery thus far In March of 2007, only 3 percent of
the 115,000 families who have applied for aid from Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blancos "Road Home Program" have actually reached the "closing" process where they receive the funding to rebuild their
homes ("United States" 59). Those few who achieve this status have successfully surmounted the numerous "bureaucratic hurdles" that characterize this program ("United States" 59). The slow pace of recovery
constitutes yet another disaster for New Orleans, as the lethargic pace of such programs places those left homeless in a sort of purgatory and keeps section of the city as
devastated and lifeless as they were in the immediate aftermath of Katrina. This compares sharply with Mississippi where 89 percent of the 14,623 people applying for homeowner aid have reached
"closing" and 78 percent of this group have already received funds ("United States" 59). The blame for this difference cannot be entirely laid of Louisiana officials, as congress took close
to a year to approve the $10.4 billion that provides the foundation for the Louisiana program and Mississippi, which has a "more powerful congressional delegation," succeeded in obtaining federal
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