These kindly neighbor-like heroes have been working day and night‚ using everything from fishing boats to paddle boards to save those in need. One such group of rescuers that goes by the name “The Cajun Navy”‚ a Louisiana-based volunteer crew that served in Hurricane Katrina‚ has come to the call again. Also‚ South Texas’ more northern neighboring communities have added to the rescue effort as well‚ opening the refugees with open arms. Even our own president has made
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Angola Prison The state penitentiary in Angola Louisiana is the largest and on of the oldest maximum security prison in the United States. A little over 5000 men live within its walls and three quarters of them are black. Eighty five percent of the inmates at Angola will die inside the prison due to being executed or serving a full life sentence. The prison is 18‚000 acres and has its own farm which prisoners work on. Angola’s name is derived from a country in Africa named Angola. The prison
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he had died around 1823 trying to capture Spanish vessels. Information about his life and death continues among historians. The place of his death is unknown but here are some possible places he could have died Yucatán‚ gulf of Mexico‚ Texas‚ Louisiana‚ south Carolina‚ Illinois‚ Leon‚ Nicaragua‚ sao Miguel island‚ and Azores. He was a captain. Battles and wars he was in the battle of new Orleans. Around 1820‚ Lafitte reportedly married Madeline regaud‚ who was possibly the widow of a French
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Hurricane Katrina was the most dangerous‚ deadly‚ and horrifying storm to ever hit United States. Hurricane Katrina was so powerful that it devastated the lives of the people of New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ as well as other Gulf Coast areas. On August 29‚ 2005 at 8:00 am‚ Hurricane Katrina reached Category 5 status. The storm hit the city hard and was the lead story on the national media stage for a number of weeks. The city was wiped out and the clean up and renovation of what is left of The City Of
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exchange. To recompense its ally France gave all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi and New Orleans to Spain‚ but with these being the only exceptions‚ England now had the whole land of North America east of the Mississippi in its power. The majority of Spanish and African occupants of Florida left and established somewhere else in parts of the Spanish empire‚ but all French settlers maintained occupying Canada‚ the Illinois country‚ and Spanish Louisiana. Over all the triumph‚ on the race for the most
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flood control act of control act of 1965 gave authorization to U.S Army Crop of Engineers (USACE) to design and construct a flood protection system to protect south Louisiana from hurricanes. It was called the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project‚ the reason for this project was prior to 1965. The state of Louisiana design and built its own flood protection‚ but on September 9‚ 1965 hurricane Betsy a category five‚ hit the city of New Orleans. Betsy drove strong storm surge waters
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The Louisiana Wetlands Louisiana is located in the most southern part of North America. The wetlands of Louisiana span it ’s southern coast where it feeds into the Gulf of Mexico. Features: ● 3‚560 km2 of fresh water wetlands 6‚600 km2 of salt water wetlands. Bogs‚ Marshes‚ & Swamps ● ● Life in the Wetlands The wetlands may not appear very hospitable to humans‚ nevertheless‚ many living things thrive in this habitat. The large concentration of rich nutrients‚ brought to the wetlands
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privileges to be greeted to by a tip of hat or curtsy‚ right to vote‚ and upper pew setting in church. 9. The Treat of Paris affected land ownership in North America by giving Britain all land east of the Mississippi River‚ Spain got New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ and all land west of the Mississippi River‚ and France lost all of its land. 10. Braddock and his army along with George Washington tried to make a surprise attack to the French and Native American allies at Fort Duquesne. Washington suggest that
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest five hurricanes that happened in the history of the United States. Hurricane Katrina was mapping since August 24th‚ 2005. The tropical storm started on the Bahamas and moved to Florida in days. Meteorologists were able to warn people in the Gulf Coast States that a major storm was on its way. New Orleans was the main impact of Hurricane Katrina. On August 28th‚ 2005 the mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation. Major Nagin also declared
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Introduction to the New Orleans Tourism Industry Before Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005 New Orleans‚ Louisiana boasted a thriving tourism industry. Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Thousands of lives were lost and businesses and homes vanished overnight. So did the tourism industry. This paper will discuss the New Orleans tourism industry before and after Hurricane Katrina. It will analyze the economic impact of the hurricane on employment‚ housing and healthcare in the area‚ which
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