Haley Barbour’s Post-Katrina Leadership, Remembered Fondly, Was Controversial

Haley Barbour’s Post-Katrina Leadership, Remembered Fondly, Was Controversial

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s leadership after Hurricane Katrina was often controversial despite fond recollections. He drew significant criticism for redirection $570 million in housing funds for Katrina victims toward a port expansion project. The post Haley Barbour’s Post-Katrina Leadership, Remembered Fondly, Was Controversial  appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

How well did Katrina reconstruction go?

…the federal government did something extraordinary: It committed more than $140 billion toward the region’s recovery. Adjusted for inflation, that’s more than was spent on the post-World War II Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe or for the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks. It remains the largest post-disaster domestic recovery effort in […]

When Water Rose and Winds Raged: Katrina Hits Mississippi - Darkhorse Press

August 31, 2005: The Day Katrina Redefined Mississippi August 31, 2005, remains carved into Mississippi’s memory as a day when the Gulf Coast faced a storm unlike any before. Katrina did more than rearrange the landscape; she left an imprint on the lives of those who witnessed her force. Timber, sand, and shattered foundations still line the shore, silent witnesses to what occurred. That same year, more than a thousand baby girls in the United S…