NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina

The criticism of the government response to Hurricane Katrina (a.k.a. Katrinagate^[1] ) consisted primarily of condemnations of mismanagement and lack of preparation in the relief effort in response to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Specifically, there was a delayed response to the flooding of New Orleans. (See Hurricane preparedness for New Orleans for criticism of the failure of Federal flood protection.) This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... NOLA redirects here. ... New Orleans, Louisiana sits between (and below) the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. ...

Background

Within days of Katrina's August 29, 2005 landfall, public debate arose about the local, state and federal governments' role in the preparations for and response to the storm. Criticism was prompted largely by televised images of visibly shaken and frustrated political leaders, and of residents who remained in New Orleans without water, food or shelter, and the deaths of several citizens by thirst, exhaustion, and violence days after the storm itself had passed. The treatment of people who had evacuated to registered facilities such as the Superdome was also criticized. is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article covers the details of the Preparations for Hurricane Katrina, a major category 5 hurricane that devastated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. ... Emergency shelters are places for people to live temporarily when they cant live in their previous residence, similar to homeless shelters. ... The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, The Dome or even the New Orleans Superdome is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

The government was accused of making things worse, instead of making things better; perhaps even deliberately, by preventing help by others while delaying its own response. Subsequently, criticism from politicians, activists, pundits and journalists of all stripes has been directed at the local, state and federal governments.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was also criticized for failing to implement his evacuation plan and for ordering residents to a shelter of last resort without any provisions for food, water, security, or sanitary conditions. Perhaps the most important criticism of Nagin is that he delayed his emergency evacuation order until less than a day before landfall, which led to hundreds of deaths of people who (by that time) could not find any way out of the city.^[2] fuck you // Fuck you Fuck you fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you btw Mister Nagin, don`t be angry. ... Emergency evacuation is the movement of persons from a dangerous place due to the threat or occurrence of a disastrous event. ...

The devastation wrought by failure of the Federal flood protection has raised other, more general public policy issues about emergency management, environmental policy, poverty, and unemployment. The discussion of both the immediate response and of the broader public policy issues may affect elections and legislation enacted at various levels of government. New Orleans, Louisiana sits between (and below) the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. ... // Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline dealing of with and avoiding risks. ...

Evacuation process criticism

Critics have noted that while the local government gave a mandatory evacuation order 22 hours before the storm hit^[3], they did not make provisions to evacuate the large numbers of citizens unable to evacuate themselves. For example, Walter Maestri, head of emergency preparedness for Jefferson Parish, stated that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials had promised that within 48 hours of a hurricane, they would provide assistance with transporting evacuees from the city. However, when Katrina hit, it was mainly left up to individuals to find their own way out of the city.^[4] Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. ... FEMA redirects here. ...

New Orleans was already one of the poorest metropolitan areas in the United States in 2005, with the eighth-lowest median income ($30,771). At 24.5 percent, Orleans Parish had the sixth-highest poverty rate among U.S. counties.^[5] The 2000 U.S. census revealed that 27% of New Orleans households, amounting to approximately 120,000 people, were without privately owned transportation. Despite these factors preventing many people from being able to evacuate on their own, the mandatory evacuation called on August 28 made no provisions to evacuate homeless, low-income, or carless individuals or households, nor the city's elderly or infirm residents. Consequentially most of those stranded in the city were the poor, the elderly, and the sick. The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

It has been stated in the evacuation order that, beginning at noon on August 28 and running for several hours, all city buses were redeployed to shuttle local residents to, "refuges of last resort," designated in advance, including the Louisiana Superdome.^[4] They also said that the state had prepositioned enough food and water to supply 15,000 citizens with supplies for three days, the anticipated waiting period before FEMA would arrive in force and provide supplies for those still in the city.^[4] Later, it was found that FEMA had provided these supplies, but that FEMA Director Michael D. Brown was greatly surprised by the much larger numbers of people who turned up seeking refuge, and also that Brown held back supply vehicles from delivering food and water for two days before they arrived on Friday, September 2.^[4] is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, The Dome or even the New Orleans Superdome is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Michael Brownie Brown For other people of the same name, see Michael Brown (disambiguation). ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Emergency response criticism

Criticism of the local, state, and federal government response was widespread in the media, as reports continued to show hunger, deaths, and lack of aid.

Federal government response

President Bush signed a $10.5 billion relief package within four days of the hurricane,^[6] Within 1-2 days of the hurricane, National Guard troops arrived with relief of food, water, and medicine, and participated in security and rescue operations.^{[citation needed]} However, members of the United States Congress and others charged that the relief efforts were slow because most of the affected areas were poor.^[7] There was also concern that many National Guard units were short staffed in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama because they were currently on a tour of duty in Iraq.^[8] USD redirects here. ... The United States National Guard is a reserve forces component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Due to the slow response by the federal government to the hurricane, New Orleans' top emergency management official called the effort a "national disgrace" and questioned when reinforcements would actually reach the increasingly desperate city.^[9] New Orleans' emergency operations chief Terry Ebbert blamed the inadequate response on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "This is not a FEMA operation. I haven't seen a single FEMA guy", he said. "FEMA has been here three days, yet there is no command and control. We can send massive amounts of aid to tsunami victims, but we can't bail out the city of New Orleans."^[9] At the time, the main staging area was only 6 miles away along the adjoining I-10 at the Causeway intersection, and FEMA had apparently been at the Superdome three days earlier. FEMA redirects here. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ...

In the early morning of September 2, Ray Nagin, mayor of New Orleans, expressed his frustration at what he judged to be insufficient reinforcements provided by the President and federal authorities.^[10]^[11] is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... fuck you // Fuck you Fuck you fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you btw Mister Nagin, don`t be angry. ...

Additionally, many police, fire and EMS organizations from outside the affected areas were reportedly stymied in their efforts to send help and assistance to the area. Official requests for help through the proper chains of command were not forthcoming. Local police and other EMS workers found the situation traumatic; at least two officers committed suicide, and many more deserted.^[12] A report by the Appleseed Foundation, a public policy network, found that local entities (nonprofit and local government agencies) were far more flexible and responsive than the federal government or national organizations. The federal response was often constrained by lack of legal authority or by ill-suited eligibility and application requirements. In many instances, federal staff and national organizations did not seem to have the flexibility, training, and resources to meet demands on the ground."^[13]." The Appleseed Foundation is a political action group founded by Ralph Nader. ...

Presidential role

Bush was on vacation at his home in Crawford, Texas^[14]^[15] when Katrina made landfall on August 29. During his appearance at the Navy base, which was primarily for the purpose of celebrating recent triumphs in Iraq, the Commander in Chief urged his fellow citizens to call an 800 number to make donations to hurricane relief. Image File history File links President Bush observes damage from Hurricane Katrina over New Orleans from Air Force One on route back to the White House on Aug. ... Image File history File links President Bush observes damage from Hurricane Katrina over New Orleans from Air Force One on route back to the White House on Aug. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Crawford is a Waco suburb located in western McLennan County, Texas. ... President George W. Bush addresses sailors during the Mission Accomplished speech, May 1, 2003. ... A toll-free telephone number (or Freephone number in the UK) is a special telephone number, in which the calling party is not charged for the call by the telephone operator. ...

Early Tuesday morning, August 30, a day after the hurricane struck, President Bush attended a V-J Day commemoration ceremony at Coronado, California.^[16] 24 hours before the ceremony, storm surges began overwhelming levees and floodwalls protecting the city of New Orleans, greatly exacerbating the minimal damage from rainfall and wind when the hurricane itself veered to the East and avoided a direct hit on New Orleans.^[17] Initial reports of leaked video footage of top-level briefings held before the storm claimed that this video contradicted Bush’s earlier statements that no one anticipated the breach of the levees.^[18] Transcripts revealed that Bush was warned of possible overtopping of the levees. is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) is the celebration of the Surrender of Japan, which took place on August 15, 1945, ending the Second World War. ... Flag of Coronado Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ...

The New York Times, in an editorial describing the President's reaction in a September 1 speech, said, "Nothing about the President's demeanor yesterday - which seemed casual to the point of carelessness - suggested that he understood the depth of the current crisis."^[19] Bush was also criticised for not breaking off his vacation until Wednesday afternoon, more than a day after the hurricane hit on Monday.^[20] Many claimed that on the morning of August 28, the president telephoned Mayor Nagin to "plead" for a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans, and further claimed that Nagin and Gov. Blanco decided to evacuate the city only in response to that request. These claims, though widely reproduced, were never substantiated: Blanco told reporters that Bush had called and spoken with her (but not Nagin) only minutes before the already-scheduled press conference.^[21] Image File history File links Summary Image of John McCain with George Bush taken August 29, 2005 (McCains 69th birthday). ... Image File history File links Summary Image of John McCain with George Bush taken August 29, 2005 (McCains 69th birthday). ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... McCain redirects here. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bush overflew the devastated area from Air Force One as he traveled from Texas back to Washington, D.C.,^[22] and subsequently visited the Gulf Coast on Friday and was briefed on Hurricane Katrina. The president expressed enthusiasm in the pending reconstruction of the Gulf Coast, noting particularly, "...that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house — he's lost his entire house — there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch."^[23] For the current aircraft, see Boeing VC-25. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... Chester Trent Lott Sr. ...

Vice President Dick Cheney was also criticized in his role in the aftermath. On the night of August 30, and again the next morning, he personally called the manager of the Southern Pines Electric Power Association and ordered him to divert power crews to electrical substations in nearby Collins, Mississippi that were essential to the operation of the Colonial Pipeline, which carries gasoline and diesel fuel from Texas to the Northeast.^[24] The power crews were reportedly upset when told what the purpose of the redirection was, since they were in the process of restoring power to two local hospitals, but did so anyway. The Vice President of the United States[1] (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS,[2] Veep, or VP) is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A 115 kV to 41. ... Collins is a city in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. ... Colonial Pipeline [1], headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga. ... This article is about the fuel. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Map of the US northeast. ...

In January 2007, former FEMA director Michael D. Brown charged that partisan politics had played a role in the White House's decision to federalize emergency response to the disaster in Louisiana only rather than along the entire affected Gulf Coast region, which Brown said he had advocated. "Unbeknownst to me, certain people in the White House were thinking, 'We had to federalize Louisiana because she's a white, female Democratic governor, and we have a chance to rub her nose in it,'" Brown said, speaking before a group of graduate students at the Metropolitan College of New York on January 19, 2007. "'We can't do it to Haley [Mississippi governor Haley Barbour] because Haley's a white male Republican governor. And we can't do a thing to him. So we're just gonna federalize Louisiana.'" The White House denied Brown's charges through a spokeswoman.^[25] Michael Brownie Brown For other people of the same name, see Michael Brown (disambiguation). ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is the current Republican governor of Mississippi. ...

Bush later attracted criticism for failing to mention hurricane recovery, Katrina or New Orleans in his 2007 State of the Union Address.^[26] George W. Bush during the speech, with Dick Cheney and Nancy Pelosi behind him. ...

Department of Homeland Security

The recent Katrina hurricane was arguably the first major test of Department of Homeland Security after September 11.^[27] There have been questions on who was in charge of the disaster and who had jurisdictional authority. According to many media outlets, as well as many politicians, the response to the disaster was inadequate in terms of leadership and response.^[28] Both President George W. Bush and Congress plan separate investigations into Department of Homeland Security's response to the Katrina disaster. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11â€”pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

On September 13, 2005, a memo was leaked that indicated that Chertoff issued 36 hours after the hurricane's landfall which read, in part, "As you know, the President has established the `White House Task Force on Hurricane Katrina Response.' He will meet with us tomorrow to launch this effort. The Department of Homeland Security, along with other Departments, will be part of the task force and will assist the Administration with its response to Hurricane Katrina."^[29] The memo activated the National Response Plan and made Michael D. Brown responsible for federal action. The article found: is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Response Plan is the Department of Homeland Securitys plan to handle terrorist attacks, natural disasters or other large-scale emergency. ... Michael Brownie Brown For other people of the same name, see Michael Brown (disambiguation). ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was heavily criticized in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, primarily for its slow response and inability to coordinate its efforts with other federal agencies relief organizations. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, said of the slow Federal response, "I was shocked. We are ready to provide considerably more help than they have requested. We are just waiting for the call. I don't want to sit here and all of a sudden we are all going to be political. Just get it done."^[30] FEMA redirects here. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor of Chicago, Illinois. ...

FEMA was accused of deliberately slowing things down, in an effort to insure that all assistance and relief workers were coordinated properly. For example, Michael D. Brown, the head of FEMA, on August 29, urged all fire and emergency services departments not to respond to counties and states affected by Hurricane Katrina without being requested and lawfully dispatched by state and local authorities under mutual aid agreements and the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.^[31] Michael Brownie Brown For other people of the same name, see Michael Brown (disambiguation). ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

FEMA also interfered in the Astor Hotel's' plans to hire 10 buses to carry approximately 500 guests to higher ground. Federal officials commandeered the buses, and told the guests to join thousands of other evacuees at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.^[32] In other instances of FEMA asserting its authority to only ultimately make things worse, FEMA officials turned away three Wal-Mart trailer trucks loaded with water, prevented the Coast Guard from delivering 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and on Saturday they cut the Jefferson Parish emergency communications line, leading the sheriff to restore it and post armed guards to protect it from FEMA.^[33] The Wal-Mart delivery had actually been turned away a week earlier, on Sunday, August 28, before the hurricane struck. A caravan of 13 Wal-Mart tractor trailers was reported in New Orleans by September 1.^[34] Additionally, more than 50 civilian aircraft responding to separate requests for evacuations from hospitals and other agencies swarmed to the area a day after Katrina hit, but FEMA blocked their efforts. Aircraft operators complained that FEMA waved off a number of evacuation attempts, saying the rescuers were not authorized. "Many planes and helicopters simply sat idle," said Thomas Judge, president of the Assn. of Air Medical Services ^[35]. The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana), was particularly critical of FEMA's efforts in a statement: "[T]he U.S. Forest Service had water-tanker aircraft available to help douse the fires raging on our riverfront, but FEMA has yet to accept the aid. When Amtrak offered trains to evacuate significant numbers of victims -- far more efficiently than buses -- FEMA again dragged its feet. Offers of medicine, communications equipment and other desperately needed items continue to flow in, only to be ignored by the agency. But perhaps the greatest disappointment stands at the breached 17th Street levee. Touring this critical site yesterday with the President, I saw what I believed to be a real and significant effort to get a handle on a major cause of this catastrophe. Flying over this critical spot again this morning, less than 24 hours later, it became apparent that yesterday we witnessed a hastily prepared stage set for a Presidential photo opportunity; and the desperately needed resources we saw were this morning reduced to a single, lonely piece of equipment. The good and decent people of southeast Louisiana and the Gulf Coast -- black and white, rich and poor, young and old -- deserve far better from their national government."^[36] However, Landrieu's overflight was of the end of the single-lane roadway being built toward the breach. The "single, lonely piece of equipment" was one power shovel, a bulldozer, and two dump trucks. Video did not show the work area a few hundred feet away at the start of the roadway. USACE photos show a variety of equipment at that site the following day. Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the Senior Democratic United States senator from the state of Louisiana, as well as the first, and as of 2008, only woman from that state to be elected to the Senate. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

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In a September 15, 2005 New York Times opinion column about the privately owned Methodist Hospital in New Orleans, Bob Herbert wrote, "Incredibly, when the out-of-state corporate owners of the hospital responded to the flooding by sending emergency relief supplies, they were confiscated at the airport by FEMA." ^[38] The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

A September 16, 2005 CNN article about Chalmette Medical Center stated, "Doctors eager to help sick and injured evacuees were handed mops by federal officials who expressed concern about legal liability... And so they mopped, while people died around them." ^[39] The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...

FEMA Director Michael Brown was criticized when he stated that he was not aware there were refugees in the Convention Center until September 1, three days after Hurricane Katrina hit, when Williams asked Brown a question about them live on the Nightly News.^[40] The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 2, CNN's Soledad O'Brien asked FEMA Director Mike Brown, "How is it possible that we're getting better info than you were getting... we were showing live pictures of the people outside the Convention Center... also we'd been reporting that officials had been telling people to go to the Convention Center... I don't understand how FEMA cannot have this information." When pressed, Brown reluctantly admitted he had learned about the starving crowds at the Convention Center from news media reports. O'Brien then said to Brown, "FEMA's been on the ground four days, going into the fifth day, why no massive air drop of food and water... in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, they got food drops two days after the tsunami."^[41] is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... MarÃa de la Soledad Teresa OBrien[1] (born September 19, 1966) is an American television journalist who is currently the host of CNN Special Investigations Unit on CNN. OBrien is most known for anchoring the CNN marquee morning newscast American Morning from July 2003 [2]- April 3... Location of Banda Aceh Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra at , with an elevation of 21 m. ...

Once officials became aware of the conditions at the Convention Center a small amount of basic food supplies were diverted there by helicopter, but there were no large-scale deliveries until a truck convoy arrived at midday on Friday, September 2, due to the damage incurred by the still present flood and the attacks on those who have attempted to deliver aid. Federal officials also underestimated the number of people converging on the convention center. Even as refugees were evacuated, more kept arriving every hour.^[42] is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Later, it was revealed that Michael Brown had virtually no experience in emergency management when he was appointed to the position by President Bush two years prior to Katrina.^[43] Despite this, he continued to receive praise from the President even on his first visit to the area, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job. The FEMA Director is working 24 – they're working 24 hours a day."^[43] Three days later, on September 12, Brown resigned his position, stating, "As I told the president, it is important that I leave now to avoid further distraction from the ongoing mission of FEMA."^[44] // Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline dealing of with and avoiding risks. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 6, citing a Defense Department policy banning the photographing of flag-draped coffins of American troops, FEMA representatives stated that they did not want journalists to accompany rescue boats as they went out searching for victims, because, "the recovery of the victims is being treated with dignity and the utmost respect."^[45] The agency also asked that no photographs of the dead be published by the media as well. This policy was met with much criticism by the media, and compared to censorship. On September 9, Army Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, who oversaw the federal relief effort in New Orleans, and Terry Ebbert, Louisiana's homeland security director, said that reporters would have, "zero access," to body recovery operations, a statement which was actually misinterpreted. What was meant by that was that reporters would not be embedded with recovery teams, but would still have free access to any public area in the city. CNN filed a lawsuit regarding the situation, and U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison issued an order preventing officials from blocking media coverage.^[46] is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Russel L. HonorÃ© Lieutenant General Russel L. HonorÃ© (pronounced ON-or-ay) (born 1947), also known as The Ragin Cajun (although actually of Louisiana Creole background), is the commanding general of the U.S. First Army in Fort Gillem, Georgia, and current commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...

On September 7, FEMA hired a private disaster relief management company, Kenyon International, to collect bodies.^[47] Based in Houston, Texas, Kenyon International specializes in disaster relief and had provided services in previous major disasters worldwide. Accusations of cronyism were raised, as Kenyon International is a subsidiary of Service Corporation International (SCI), which is owned by funeral home magnate and Bush family friend Robert Waltrip.^[48] SCI was at the center of the 1999 scandal. is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenyon International Emergency Services, Inc. ... Houston redirects here. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial... Please see the SCI article for other uses of the term SCI. Service Corporation International or SCI is a corporation based in Houston, Texas which is the largest provider of funeral, cremation, and cemetery services in the United States, and one of the largest chains of funeral homes in the... The Bush family: President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and former President George H. W. Bush sit surrounded by family in the Red Room (White House) on January 6, 2005, together to celebrate the senior couples 60th wedding anniversary. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Please see the SCI article for other uses of the term SCI. Service Corporation International or SCI is a corporation based in Houston, Texas which is the largest provider of funeral, cremation, and cemetery services in the United States, and one of the largest chains of funeral homes in the...

FEMA was criticized for giving undue prominence to Operation Blessing International, placing it as #2 on their list of recommended charities right after the American Red Cross.^[49] Operation Blessing is a charity founded, and still chaired by, Pat Robertson, the television evangelist with quite well-known political connections. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ... Marion Gordon Pat Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is a televangelist from the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

When FEMA called for firefighters for, "community service and outreach," 2000 highly-trained firefighters showed up in a staging area in an Atlanta hotel, believing that their skills would be used, or would better be used, for search and rescue operations.^[50] The firefighters, who were all paid by FEMA for their time, found themselves undergoing training on community relations, watching videos, and attending seminars on sexual harassment in a hotel, waiting days, in some cases, to be deployed in a secretarial or public relations position.^[51] Some firefighters called it a misallocation of resources, others were simply frustrated at the delay. FEMA defended itself by saying that there was no urgency for the firefighters to arrive because they were primarily going to be involved in community relations work, not search and rescue, and their call for help stated this.

Testifying before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Chertoff said that FEMA was, "overwhelmed," by the scope of the disaster, and acknowledged, "many lapses," in his agency’s response to Katrina.^[52] Chertoff also disagreed with Michael Brown's earlier testimony that state and local officials were responsible for the slow response to the hurricane, saying that he had experienced no problems in dealing with state and local officials and that Brown had never informed him of any problems.^[53] Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...

National Guard

Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) requested, via a letter to the National Guard Bureau on August 30th, additional National Guard troops from other states to supplement the Louisiana National Guard, but approval did not occur until September 1st.^[54] New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson had offered assistance to Blanco two days before the storm hit, but could not send his troops until approval came from the National Guard Bureau.^[54] Blanco later acknowledged that she should have called for more troops sooner, and that she should have activated a compact with other states that would have allowed her to bypass the requirement to route the request through the National Guard Bureau.^[55] Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a Democratic politician from and the current governor of Louisiana. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The National Guard Bureau is located in Washington DC and is a joint command operated by the United States Department of the Army and The United States Department of the Air Force to conduct all the administrative matters pertaining to the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. ... For other uses, see New Mexico (disambiguation). ... William Blaine Bill Richardson (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. ... The National Guard Bureau is located in Washington DC and is a joint command operated by the United States Department of the Army and The United States Department of the Air Force to conduct all the administrative matters pertaining to the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. ... The National Guard Bureau is located in Washington DC and is a joint command operated by the United States Department of the Army and The United States Department of the Air Force to conduct all the administrative matters pertaining to the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. ...

Some 40% of Louisiana's National Guard was deployed to Iraq at the time^[54], and critics claim that use of the National Guard to boost troop numbers in Iraq left them unready to handle disasters at home.^[8]

State and local government

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Louisiana

State of Louisiana officials, including Governor Blanco and state emergency management leaders, have been widely criticized for delaying the ability of the federal government and outside agencies to provide needed relief and necessary security in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Chief among those criticisms is that state National Guard troops, under the command of Governor Blanco, were responsible for quelling civil unrest in advance of humanitarian relief efforts, yet they failed to do so in the first few days after the hurricane.

Notably, federal troops are generally prohibited from directly enforcing state laws (e.g., controlling looting or riots) by the Posse Comitatus Act, with some exceptions. The President can assume command of state troops under the Stafford Act, but in this "federalized", or "Title 10" status, the federalized National Guard troops become unable to enforce laws directly, just like other federal troops. However, the Posse Comitatus Act does not apply to National Guard troops under the command of a state governor. The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law () passed on June 16, 1878 after the end of Reconstruction. ... The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law () passed on June 16, 1878 after the end of Reconstruction. ... Title 10 of the United States Code outlines the role of armed forces in the United States Code. ...

Shortly before midnight on Friday, September 2, the Bush administration sent Governor Blanco a request to take over command of law enforcement under the Insurrection Act (one of the exceptions to the Posse Comitatus Act), but this request was rejected by Blanco.^[56] Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi also rejected a similar request. is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Insurrection Act of 1807 is the set of laws that govern the President of the United States of Americas ability to deploy troops within the United States to put down lawlessness, insurrection and rebellion. ... Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is the current Republican governor of Mississippi. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Governor Blanco did make a request to the Federal government for additional National Guard troops (to be under her command) to supplement the 5,700 Louisiana National Guard troops available in Louisiana at the time.^[57] However, the necessary formal request through the federal National Guard Bureau was not made until Tuesday, a full day after the hurricane hit and when much of the city was already under water. Blanco also failed to activate a compact with other states that would have allowed her to bypass the National Guard Bureau in a request for additional troops. Even if an earlier request had been made, the logic of mobilizing troops from outlying areas, such as Arizona or California is regarded as questionable by many^{[citation needed]}, given the closer proximity of Federal U.S. First Army troops under the direction of Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré. The National Guard Bureau is located in Washington DC and is a joint command operated by the United States Department of the Army and The United States Department of the Air Force to conduct all the administrative matters pertaining to the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. ... The National Guard Bureau is located in Washington DC and is a joint command operated by the United States Department of the Army and The United States Department of the Air Force to conduct all the administrative matters pertaining to the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... This article is about the U.S state. ... Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the U.S. First Army. ... Russel L. HonorÃ© Lieutenant General Russel L. HonorÃ© (pronounced ON-or-ay) (born 1947), also known as The Ragin Cajun (although actually of Louisiana Creole background), is the commanding general of the U.S. First Army in Fort Gillem, Georgia, and current commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for...

Within the United States and as delineated in the National Response Plan, response and planning is first and foremost a local government responsibility.^[58] When local government exhausts its resources, it then requests specific additional resources from the county level. The request process proceeds similarly from the county to the state to the federal government as additional resource needs are identified. Many of the problems that arose developed from inadequate planning and back-up communications systems at various levels. One example of this is that the City of New Orleans attempted to manage the disaster from a hotel ballroom with inadequate back-up communications plans instead of a properly staffed Emergency Operations Center.^{[citation needed]} When phone service failed, they had difficulty communicating their specific needs to the state EOC in Baton Rouge. The National Response Plan is the Department of Homeland Securitys plan to handle terrorist attacks, natural disasters or other large-scale emergency. ... The Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, is an central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency prepardness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level in an emergency situation, and ensuring the continuity of operation of the company, or political subdivision. ...

Press reports indicate that there were other failures at the state and local level in expediting aid and social services to the stricken area. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin accused the governor of delaying federal rescue efforts, "I was ready to move today. The governor said she needed 24 hours to make a decision. It would have been great if we could have [...] told the world that we had this all worked out. It didn't happen, and more people died."^[59] A FEMA official has claimed that Gov. Blanco failed to submit a request for help in a timely manner, saying that she did send President Bush a request asking for shelter and provisions, but didn't specifically ask for help with evacuations. The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has concluded, that Blanco did submit requests for shelter, counseling and provisions in a timely manner, but there is no mention that she requested assistance with evacuation. One aide to the governor said that Blanco thought city officials were taking care of the evacuation in accord with the city's emergency plan.^[60] The Congressional Research Service is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. ...

There were reports that Governor Blanco was reluctant to issue a mandatory evacuation order until President Bush called to personally ask that she give the order. However, the mandatory evacuation order was issued by Mayor Nagin, and it is unlikely the Bush call was decisive in the making of the order.^[61] At the August 28 press conference in which Nagin and Blanco ordered the evacuation of New Orleans, Blanco actually said that Bush had called, "just before we walked into this room" to share his concerns and urge that the city be evacuated.^[62] is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

William J. Jefferson (D-Louisiana) a Representative for Louisiana from the New Orleans area, was criticized when he had misused National Guard resources to check on his personal belongings and property on September 2, during the height of the rescue efforts. He used his political position to bypass military baricades and delay two heavy trucks, a helicopter, and several National Guard troops for over an hour to stop at his home and retrieve, "a laptop computer, three suitcases, and a box about the size of a small refrigerator".^[63] William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

City and local response

Many have also criticised the local and state governments, who have primary responsibility for local disasters. Mayor Nagin was criticised for allegedly failing to execute the New Orleans disaster plan, which called for the use of the city's school buses in evacuating residents unable to leave on their own. The city never deployed the buses, which were subsequently destroyed in the flooding. Image File history File links Bus_yard-rotate. ... Image File history File links Bus_yard-rotate. ...

On Saturday August 27, several hours after the last regularly scheduled train left New Orleans, Amtrak ran a special train to move equipment out of the city. The train had room for several hundred passengers, and Amtrak offered these spaces to the city, but the city declined them, so the train left New Orleans at 8:30 p.m., with no passengers on board.^[64] is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Vermonter at the Brattleboro, Vermont, station, 18 March 2004. ...

However, Governor Blanco has said FEMA had asked for school buses not to be used as they were not air-conditioned, and a potential risk of causing heat stroke, and that FEMA had informed them of more suitable buses that they would be providing.^[65] Concerned over the slow reaction, Blanco sent in the state's fleet of 500 buses to aid in the evacuation process. It was not until late on August 31 that Blanco learned the FEMA buses were being sent from outside the state, and could not arrive in time.^[65] is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Conditions amidst the aftermath of the storm worsened, and included violent crimes, shootings, and lootings. One New Orleans police officer likened the conditions in the aftermath to Somalia, saying, "It's a war zone, and they're not treating it like one."^[66] Officers had been giving up after working days straight with little or no support. President Bush said that saving lives should come first, but he and the local New Orleans Government also stated that they will have zero tolerance for looters. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan affirmed that looters should not be allowed to take food, water or shoes, that they should get those things through some other way.^[67] Gov. Blanco warned that troops had orders to shoot to kill, saying, "These troops are fresh back from Iraq, well trained, experienced, battle tested and under my orders to restore order in the streets. ... They have M-16s and they are locked and loaded. These troops know how to shoot and kill and they are more than willing to do so if necessary and I expect they will."^[68] Scott McClellan (born February 14, 1968) is a former White House Press Secretary (2003-2006) for President George W. Bush. ...

The convention center conditions were described as appalling, having become surrounded by refuse, human feces and even corpses. The downtown Charity Hospital has had a number of critically ill patients die as a result of delays in evacuations. The flooding of New Orleans occurred after the worst of Hurricane Katrina's fury had been spent and the storm itself moved further north. The destruction wrought by Katrina, and the flooding thereafter, severely damaged the roads and other infrastructure needed to deliver relief.

Officers from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, the Gretna City Police Department, and the Crescent City Connection Police blocked the Crescent City Connection to block evacuees crossing the Mississippi River from New Orleans into their area.^[69] Gretna Police Chief Arthur Lawson told UPI, "There was no food, water or shelter in Gretna City. We did not have the wherewithall <sic> to deal with these people. If we had opened the bridge, our city would have looked like New Orleans does now - looted, burned and pillaged."^[70] Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. ... The city of Gretna is the parish seat of Jefferson Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... The Crescent City Connection, abbreviated as CCC, (formerly the Greater New Orleans Bridge) refers to twin cantilever bridges, that carry U.S. Route 90 Business over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Arthur S. Lawson, Jr. ... Front of UPI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. United Press International (UPI) is a global news agency headquartered in the United States filing news in English, Spanish and Arabic. ...

Later, an independent investigation of the pre-Katrina levees that protect New Orleans, alleged that the Levee Board had mismanaged funds and also, "paid more attention to marinas, gambling and business than to maintaining the levees.^[71] A levee, levÃ©e (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, to raise), floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial slope or wall, usually earthen and often parallels the course of a river. ...

International criticism

Several foreign leaders have expressed frustration that they couldn’t get a go-ahead from the Bush administration to administer help. President Bush said on the ABC News program Good Morning America that the United States could fend for itself, "I do expect a lot of sympathy and perhaps some will send cash dollars," Bush said of foreign governments.^[72] ABC News logo ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. ...

The immediate response from many nations was to ask to be allowed to send in self-sustaining search and rescue teams to assist in evacuating those remaining in the city. This first to respond was Venezuela, offering tons of food, water, and a million barrels of extra petroleum. France had a range of aircraft, two naval ships and a hospital ship standing ready in the Caribbean. Russia offered four jets with rescuers, equipment, food and medicine, but their help was first declined before later being accepted. Germany had offered airlifting, vaccination, water purification, medical supplies including German air force hospital planes, emergency electrical power and pumping services; their offer was noted and they received a formal request three days later. Similarly, Sweden had been waiting for a formal request to send a military cargo plane with three complete GSM systems, water sanitation equipment, and experts. And the Netherlands offered help out of the island Aruba in the Caribbean Sea. Many countries and international organizations have offered the United States relief aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ... Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea... West Indies redirects here. ... On August 30 Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President George W Bush, Accept my sincere words of regret in connection with the natural calamity in the USA, Putin said in a message to Bush. ... The Global System for Mobile communications (GSM: originally from Groupe SpÃ©cial Mobile) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ... Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Emblem Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende stated that the Netherlands was prepared to help the United States in a number of ways. ...

British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott linked the global warming issue to Katrina, criticizing the United States' lack of support for the Kyoto Protocol, "The horrific flood of New Orleans brings home to us the concern of leaders of countries like the Maldives, whose nations are at risk of disappearing completely. There has been resistance by the US government to Kyoto - which I believe is wrong."^[73] Ted Sluijter, press spokesman for Neeltje Jans, the public park where the Delta Works are located, said, "I don't want to sound overly critical, but it's hard to imagine that (the damage caused by Katrina) could happen in a Western country, It seemed like plans for protection and evacuation weren't really in place, and once it happened, the coordination was poor."^[74] A Deputy Prime Minister is a member of a nations cabinet who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. ... For other persons named John Prescott, see John Prescott (disambiguation). ... Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earths near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. ... The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing greenhouse gases that cause climate change. ... The Delta Works are a number of constructions that were built between 1950 and 1997 in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land from the sea. ...

In China, the Communist Party newspaper, the People's Daily, criticized President Bush's handling of the crisis, calling the slow response time to the unfolding events a, "negligence of duty".^[75] The Communist Party of China (CPC) (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China and also the worlds largest political party. ... The Peoples Daily (Chinese: äººæ°‘æ—¥æŠ¥ Pinyin ) is the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, published worldwide with a circulation of 3 to 4 million. ...

House of Representatives report

The U.S. House of Representatives created the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina. On February 15, 2006 they released their final report.^[76] The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...

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Celebrity criticism

On NBC's Hurricane Relief Telethon, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, broadcast live, rapper Kanye West criticized the Bush administration for failing to do more for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Following a monologue delivered from a prepared script by comedian Mike Myers, West made the following statement, "I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, 'They’re looting.' You see a white family, it says, 'They’re looking for food.' And, you know, it’s been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black. And even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite because I’ve tried to turn away from the TV because it’s too hard to watch. I’ve even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I’m calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help – with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way – and they’ve given them permission to go down and shoot us."^[78] This article is about the television network. ... A Concert for Hurricane Relief was an hour-long, music and celebrity driven live benefit broadcast, sponsored by the NBC Universal Television Group, in response to the hurricane Katrina tragedy in USA, in 2005. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kÉ‘njÉ›j/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... For other persons of the same name, see Michael Myers. ...

The first part of West's criticism appears to be targeted at media photos of hurricane victims, first appearing on Yahoo! An Associated Press (AP) photograph of two African-American women was captioned, "Looters carry bags of groceries through floodwaters after taking the merchandise away from a wind damaged convenience store in New Orleans on Monday, 29 August 2005."^[79] Another AP photograph of an African-American man was captioned, "A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, August 30, 2005,..."^[79] Another photo from Agence France Press (AFP), showed a white couple, with the caption, "Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store in New Orleans..."^[79] Many individuals picked out the differences between white people, "finding," and black people, "looting," and these observations led to further controversy. Yahoo! later released a statement clarifying the issue.^[80] In later interviews with the photographers that took the pictures, it was confirmed that the photographer witnessed both the looting of a grocery store in one scene and people finding bags floating away from a store flooded with five feet of water in it with no doors.^[81] Yahoo redirects here. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... AFP logo Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world. ...

After West's impromptu speech, Myers resumed hosting duties of the segment, reading once again from the prepared speech. After he handed back the floor to Kanye West, West said: "George Bush doesn’t care about black people."^[78] NBC quickly cut the feed to Chris Tucker, who apologized for the emotional outburst.^[78] George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1972) is an American actor and comedian most widely known for his role as James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy. ...

On September 5, 2005, just days after West's appearance on the NBC telethon, Houston-based rap duo The Legendary K.O. released the track "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People" for distribution on the internet. The song sampled West's controversial on-air statement, as well as the instrumental track from his hit single "Gold Digger", and criticized President Bush and the disaster relief response from the point of view of a Katrina survivor stranded in New Orleans. The single was featured on FWMJ's "Rappers I Know" blog, and saw significant rotation on college radio stations in the following weeks, likely owed to the immediacy of the situation and the free availability of the song. On Jay-Z's album Kingdom Come, the artist released the song "Minority Report", which criticizes the slow response to the hurricane, as well as the media's coverage of the disaster. The song has several media coverage snippets being played, with Kanye West's infamous remark being the last line of the song. is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Houston redirects here. ... On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, Kanye West deviated from the prepared script and claimed that the National Guardsmen dispatched to New Orleans were under orders to shoot looters, criticizing the governments response to the crisis and alleging racism in the... A person, most often a woman, who is romantically involved with someone else solely for their money. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ...

On September 16, 2005, rap group Public Enemy released a protest song titled, "Hell No We Ain't Alright", written by Chuck D and featuring Flava Flav. The song featured samples of Ray Nagin's speech calling for help, and harshly criticized the policies of the Bush administration. The song also criticised the characterization of blacks as looters and suggested that the recovery will be more difficult because, "help is stuck in Iraq." The refrain is, "New Orleans in the morning, afternoon, and night/Hell No We Ain't Alright." is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... A protest song is a song which protests perceived problems in society. ... Hell No We Aint Alright is a rap protest song released by Public Enemy within weeks of Hurricane Katrina, harshly criticising President George W. Bush and his administration for both his perceived response to the catastrophe, and for wider administration policies. ... Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer. ... Flavor Flav, complete with clock, at Power 106 FM in California. ...

On September 5, 2006, rock group Audioslave released a song titled, "Wide Awake" criticizing the slow response, and the government for avoiding the problem. Bassist, Tim Commerford said, "It's a song about President Bush, and how much of an asshole he is."^{[citation needed]}During the BET awards Steve Harvey performed a humorous bit on stage by criticizing President Bush. Bush was in a fetter and Harvey was reading him his rights; as soon as he was finished, a large African-American female named Katrina (a pon in the act) proceeded to beat President Bush and Steve Harvey responded by saying, "Yeah, we'll be down there in a few days". is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the bands self-titled album, see Audioslave (album). ... Wide Awake is the tenth song Audioslaves third studio album, Revelations. ... Tim Robert Commerford (born February 26, 1968 in Irvine, California), also known by his various monikers/stage names (Y. tim K. , Timmy C. , Simmering T, Tim Bob, and tim. ...

In 2006, Lil Wayne released a track entitled "Georgia....Bush" on which he addresses the problems surrounding the government's response to Hurricane Katrina in his native New Orleans, Louisiana and also places a large amount of blame on President George W. Bush. Throughout the track, he claims that theories of the government sabotaging the levees of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward were indeed true. Citing that some people heard explosions coming from the levees. The track was recorded on the beat to Ludacris' single "Georgia" which sampled the Ray Charles track "Georgia On My Mind".^{[citation needed]} Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... The two Lower Ninth Ward areas, including Holy Cross and the Lower Ninth Ward Neighborhood in relation to the rest of the city of New Orleans. ... -1... For Ray Charles, the composer and conductor of the Ray Charles Singers, see Ray Charles (composer). ... Georgia on My Mind is a song written in 1930 by Stuart Gorrell (lyrics) and Hoagy Carmichael (music). ...

In early 2007, Australian reggae/folk/funk band John Butler Trio (headed by Australian American musician and political activist John Butler) released their album Grand National which contained a track entitled Gov Did Nothing, containing criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina. The song focused on race and poverty as reasons behind the delayed action of the US government to the disaster, and also highlighted media labeling of people of race as 'looters'. Gov Did Nothing also implies that the U.S. government was more focused on other issues like locating Osama Bin Laden and fighting with the middle east for oil. The song featured a vocal solo from Tongan/Australian singer Vika Bull.^[82] The John Butler Trio is a jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. ...

Celine Dion appeared on Larry King Live and tearfully criticized U.S. President George W. Bush regarding the Iraq War and his slow response in aiding the victims of Hurricane Katrina: "How come it's so easy to send planes in another country, to kill everyone in a second, to destroy lives? We need to be there right now to rescue the rest of the people." ^[83] This article is about the musician. ...

Race and class issues

Vulnerability of the poorest residents

African-American leaders and others have expressed outrage at what they see as the apparent neglect of the poor and/or black residents of the affected region.^[84] Two-thirds of the residents of New Orleans are black, primarily attributed to decades of white flight. In addition, New Orleans is one of America's poorest cities,^[84] with more than 25% of residents and 40% of children living at or below the poverty line. Within the city itself, the poorest, who are mostly African American, tended to live in the lowest parts that are most vulnerable to flooding. Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... White flight is a term for the demographic trend where working- and middle-class white people move away from increasingly racial-minority inner-city neighborhoods to white suburbs and exurbs. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

98% of residents in the Lower Ninth Ward which was flooded by a catastrophic breach in the nearby Industrial Canal, are black and more than a third live in poverty. Many of the poor depend on welfare, Social Security, or other public assistance checks, which they receive on the first of each month, meaning that Hurricane Katrina made landfall just when many of the poor had exhausted their resources. Thus, many of the city's poor simply couldn't afford to flee the city before the hurricane struck. Reports were that many people stayed in their homes rather than evacuating because they didn't want to miss receiving their upcoming checks.^{[citations needed]} The 9th ward is a highly distinctive region in New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the eastern downriver portion of the city. ... This article is about financial assistance paid by government organizations. ... Social Security, in the United States, currently refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. ...

Speaking at a press conference from a relief center in Lafayette, First Lady Laura Bush explained that the poor are always the main victims of natural disasters. "This is what happens when there's a natural disaster of this scope," Mrs. Bush said, "The poorer people are usually in the neighborhoods that are the lowest or the most exposed or the most vulnerable. Their housing is the most vulnerable to natural disaster. And that is just always what happens."^[85] : Hub City : The Heart of Cajun Country United States Louisiana Lafayette 47. ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Laura Lane Welch Bush (born Laura Welch on November 4, 1946 in Midland, Texas) is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States George W. Bush, murderess, and current First Lady of the United States. ...

Reverend Jesse Jackson criticized the President and asked why he has not named African-Americans to top positions in the federal response to the disaster, particularly when the majority of victims remaining stranded in New Orleans are black, "How can blacks be locked out of the leadership, and trapped in the suffering? It is that lack of sensitivity and compassion that represents a kind of incompetence."^[86] Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. ...

Race as a factor in the slow response

Reverend Jesse Jackson claimed that racism was a factor in the slow government response, stating, "Many black people feel that their race, their property conditions and their voting patterns have been a factor in the response". Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Ethnocracy Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial quota...

Commentator Lou Dobbs of CNN, has claimed that local officials should bear some responsibility saying that, "the city of New Orleans is 70% black, its mayor is black, its principal power structure is black, and if there is a failure to the black Americans, who live in poverty and in the city of New Orleans, those officials have to bear much of the responsibility."^[87] Louis Carl Dobbs (born September 24, 1945), is the CNN anchor and managing editor for Lou Dobbs Tonight. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...

Former Mayor of Atlanta and UN Ambassador Andrew Young, who was born in New Orleans, had a more nuanced reaction to the disaster, "I was surprised and not surprised. It's not just a lack of preparedness. I think the easy answer is to say that these are poor people and black people and so the government doesn't give a damn,... there might be some truth to that. But I think we've got to see this as a serious problem of the long-term neglect of an environmental system on which our nation depends."^[88] This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... United States Ambasadors to the United Nations, full title, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations (also known as the... Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. ...

Michael Moore, who argued against Bush's incompetence as president in his film Fahrenheit 9/11, wrote an open letter Bush on his blog, claiming:^[89] Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American political-activist, a film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... Fahrenheit 9/11 is a controversial, award-winning documentary film by American left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore which presents a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush, the War on Terrorism, and its coverage in the American news media. ...

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Characterization of displaced persons as "refugees"

Many media agencies in the U.S. and around the world, were criticized for using the word, "refugee," to describe someone that was displaced by Hurricane Katrina.^[90] Many, particularly African-Americans, have argued that using the term, "refugee," implies sort of a, "second class," status, while others have argued that using terms such as, "evacuees," or, "displaced," is too clinical and not dramatic enough to portray the current situation.^[90] President Bush addressed this issue in the following statement, "The people we're talking about are not refugees. They are Americans and they need the help and love and compassion of our fellow citizens."^[90] Accordingly, most of the major media outlets in the U.S. eliminated the usage of, "refugees," with a few exceptions. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with forced migration. ...

Counterpoint to conventional wisdom

A less charged racial and social analysis comes from a study by the Los Angeles Times, published on December 24, 2005.[2] Its method was to tabulate bodies retrieved from neighborhoods (excluding those found in hospitals), as possible clues to socio-economic status of victims. Surprisingly, bodies were spread throughout the city, with the distribution displaying only a "slight bias for economic status." Upon investigation, it was found that the only other neighborhoods to suffer as complete destruction as the poor, predominately black Lower 9th Ward, were actually rich, predominately white neighborhoods near Lake Pontchartrain. These neighborhoods were actually lower-lying than the Lower 9th. In addition to the class-based analysis, the study also revealed that "of the bodies formally identified, a disproportionate number are white." This conclusion came from the fact that of the 380 bodies from New Orleans identified, 33 percent were white, when, according to the study, the white population of New Orleans was only 28 percent. Although necessarily preliminary due to the fact that, at the time of the study, many people have not yet been identified and bodies are still being found, and while limited to the easily measurable death rate, this results suggests that the brunt of the hurricane was not disproportionately borne by the poor and black. This is perhaps more in line with New Orleans' previous reputation for high levels of social and racial integration. This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 9th ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the eastern downriver portion of the city. ... Lake Pontchartrains north shore at Fontainebleau State Park near Mandeville, Louisiana in 2004 Lake Pontchartrain (local English pronunciation ) (French: Lac Pontchartrain, pronounced ) is a brackish lake located in southeastern Louisiana. ...

Potential discrimination against non-U.S. citizens

There was some criticism by tourists that rescue crews were giving preferential treatment to American citizens first. For example, some British tourists trapped in a New Orleans hotel accused the authorities of preferential treatment for Americans during the evacuation as Katrina approached.^[91] Australian tourists reported a similar experience, compounded by the federal government's refusal to admit consular officers to the New Orleans area and failure to notify the Australian embassy that one missing tourist was in a correctional facility on minor charges.^[92] South African tourists also reported that tourist buses were commandeered by federal officials, and the tourists told to walk back. The tourists were later fired upon by officers on their way back to safety.^[93]

In the days before the storm, Mayor Nagin was particularly blunt in regards to foreign tourists, stating, "The only thing I can say to them is I hope they have a hotel room, and it's a least on the third floor and up. Unfortunately, unless they can rent a car to get out of town, which I doubt they can at this point, they're probably in the position of riding the storm out."^[64]

However, there were also reports that portrayed the overall generosity of the American people. Some Irish tourists were touched by the "infinite kindness" shown to them by "complete strangers."^[94]

See also

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External links

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