Assignment Papers-research and discuss how and why planning efforts in this area were not effective
One of the most catastrophic weather events in the past 15 years occurred in August of 2005 when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida, Louisiana and for a third time near the Louisiana/Mississippi border. While more than 15 states were affected, the most catastrophic losses occurred in the city of New Orleans, Orleans Parish and the surrounding Parishes. The issues surrounding the losses in the New Orleans area have been the some of the most discussed and debated emergency management topics since then.
were the plans effective for a storm of this magnitude
what specific areas of planning worked and what didn’t
were plans translated to effective action (was it planning or execution)
were plans and actions in other states (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida) more effective and why or why not
