Lalor married Alicia Dunne on 10 July 1855 in Geelong. Their daughter, Anne, was born in Prahran in 1856; their son Joseph was born at Sandridge (now called Port Melbourne) on the 18 of may 1857. Anne Lalor married Thomas Lempriere in 1882, but died three years later of lung phthisis. Joseph Lalor became a medical doctor, marrying Agnes McCormick of Dublin, Ireland and leaving young.…
The effects of Hurricane Georges in Louisiana included $30.1 million in damage and three deaths. Forming from a tropical wave over the Atlantic Ocean, Georges attained a peak intensity of 155 mph (250 km/h) on September 20, 1998. Over the following several days, the storm tracked through the Greater Antilles and later entered the Gulf of Mexico on September 28, the Category 2 storm made landfall in Mississippi before dissipating on October 1. Before landfall, about 500,000 residents in Louisiana evacuated from low-lying areas. The mayor of New Orleans declared a state of emergency to allow federal assistance into the state. After nearly 1.5 million people were urged to evacuate coastal areas, officials described the evacuation as "probably the largest [...] we have ever achieved".[1]…
There are several different reasons African Americans decided not to evacuate during Katrina. There were income restraints, lack of knowledge in a timely fashion and race bias.…
In his article “Racially Disparate Views of New Orleans’s Recovery After Hurricane Katrina,” Campbell Robertson (2015) portrays the racially separate views of New Orleans’s healing process after the hurricane Katrina was hit in 2005.…
Politics played a large role in terms of the slow, emergency response to the tragedy. Many politicians were interviewed and mostly claimed they were unaware of what had happened in New Orleans. What was even more shocking, was how long it took president Bush to become conscious of the issue. This happened on the fifth day after the hurricane. People were starving, searching for shelter and trying to find missing relatives. Some tried to leave the city, but were met by military men with guns, who had just instructed them to go back. These politicians were abusing their power and forgetting about what…
One of the elemental leaders involved in Hurricane Katrina was the once head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Michael Brown. Brown took…
The emergency responders that responded to Hurricane Katrina saved thousands of lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property. These men and women brought hope to a region devastated by one of the worst disasters in the history of the United States. However, the response to Hurricane Katrina was unsatisfactory by most people’s standards. This meager response greatly overshadowed the high-quality work that the emergency responders performed. The inadequate response can be attributed to each of the four different elements of an effective emergency response.…
Where were state and local officials during the aftermath of Katrina? Why was this a problem?…
How would you feel if your town where you were born was flooded and never built back again? In the summer of 2005, in the city of New Orleans, a hurricane, which was named Katrina, destroyed the city, leaving people homeless and source less, and because of that, the government and the town’s council started thinking if they should really re built the city or not, because of possible future disasters. New Orleans is an important city because it was the home of many people, and without it they would need to find some other place to start their lives again, the city contains some great history that cannot be forgotten and if it was to be rebuilt it would be rebuilt in a way that would prevent any future disasters. With that said, even if New Orleans was destroyed by the hurricane, it should still be rebuilt and it should still be turned into a stronger city. I think that if New Orleans was in my hands I would for sure start rebuilding it, get the possible help from anyone, and making sure next time the city will be prepared to fight against future disasters, because it is just part of history, it can’t be let go.…
Hurricane Katrina started a tropical depression on August 23rd, 2005. On August 27th, President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency for the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. By August 28th, Katrina become a Category 5 hurricane. However, when Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29th, 2005, it was a weakened Category 3 hurricane. As Katrina made landfall, the levees in the greater New Orleans area began to fail causing large amounts of water to begin flooding the city. With the flooding of the city, came the communication failures causing a lack of communication throughout the city. As Katrina passed, the failure of the levees, caused many residents who did not evacuate to become strand waiting for help.. Many…
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadliest hurricanes to affect the United States. The hurricane killed at least one thousand people and caused at least one hundred billion dollars in damage. The physical damage and the countless number of lives lost are typically all that is reflected upon when discussing Hurricane Katrina but the mental health effects of this devastating hurricane are also important to consider. In addition to its devastating physical affects, Hurricane Katrina has affected many mentally. Survivors of the natural disaster have been reported to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, and depression.…
Setting aside the philosophical and legal issues this case raises, what are the management or efficiency arguments for and against a more centralized response to large national disasters like Hurricane Katrina?…
"There are no natural disasters, but a Mismanagement of natural phenomena." Extreme natural phenomena has always existed and it is precisely when human beings should protect goods and services that may be affected by these natural phenomena when we have a disaster. The tragedy of Katrina was not, in a fundamental sense, the product of the forces of nature, but of the Bush administration and the capitalist system in general. The Bush administration was unfit to govern. Although a big cyclone was expected long ago, sufficient preventive measures were not taken to minimize damage. This catastrophic event also demonstrated that the institutions of white supremacy and racism ideas are deeply intertwined with the system of capitalism in America.…
The film presents nearly 100 people of New Orleans of different nationalities, social branches and a wide range of opinions. It also presents a cast of co-conspirators criminals, among whom are George Bush and his gang, as well as racism, poverty and police brutality. This film is an important platform for the people of New Orleans to talk and denounce the many crimes perpetrated by this system. The stories, the horror, grief, frustration and anger reveal the magnitude and depth of the crimes that persist. A very important aspect that the film shows is that the tragedy of Katrina was not, in a fundamental sense, the product of the forces of nature, but of the Bush administration and the capitalist system in general. ¨When the Levees Broke¨…
After reading the article, I believe it is the battle of federalism that contributes to the problems of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Both the federal government and local government should be able to fix problems as such together. It is impossible for local governments to do what needs to be done to help their city if the national government is not agreeing. The federal government should be at blame for not helping the cities effected by the disaster. The policies and procedures enforced by the federal government failed to be resourceful to the victims. It kept the victims in unhealthy living situations because their procedures were not efficient. Based on the article, many local people of power were given the run around by FEMA when…