March 20, 2006
Gutted
Mississippi Town Seeks Rebirth
Private grants and state funding have allowed the Mississippi
Gulf Coast town of Pass Christian to recreate itself after Hurricane
Katrina, but the officials must begin from scratch.
--
NewsHour
November 22, 2005
Louisiana
Grapples with Budget Woes
The Louisiana Legislature ended a special session Tuesday meant
to retool the budget based on losses in revenue from hurricanes
Katrina and Rita.
Ray Suarez discusses the financial drawback and other recovery
efforts with Anthony Patten, president and founder of EBONetworks
and member of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's commission to bring
New Orleans back; William Hudnut, mayor of Chevy Chase, Md. and
senior fellow at the Urban Land Institute; and Walter Isaacson,
vice chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority established
by Gov. Kathleen Blanco.
--
NewsHour
November 11, 2005
Blanco
Calls for Unity as Legislators Tackle Budget
Video: Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco began a special session
of the legislature Nov. 6 with a call for unity as lawmakers set
out to rewrite the budget.
-- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
October 21, 2005
Louisiana
Legislators Face Post-storm Budget Shortfall
Video: Louisiana lawmakers will likely be called into a special
legislative session before the end of the year in order to rewrite
the state budget. They will face big losses in state revenue due
to destruction wrought by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, along with
a constitutional mandate to pass a balanced budget. "This State
We're In" looks at some of the tough decisions legislators may have
to make.
-- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
October 14, 2005
Initial Recovery Cost
Estimates Spawn Debate on National Priorities
The devastation left by hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Gulf
Coast will require the largest recovery and rebuilding effort ever
undertaken by the United States. The scope of the project and the
innumerable plans to tackle it has spurred a national debate over
the final cost of the reconstruction and how to fund it.
-- Online NewsHour
September 20, 2005
Cost
of Katrina Construction Poses Major Challenge to Washington
President Bush has pledged the federal government "will do what
it takes" to rebuild areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, even
as estimates of the costs have soared to between $200 billion
and $300 billion. The enormous price tag has pushed lawmakers
in Washington to consider a wide array of ways to pay for the
effort, although Republicans have promised not to raise taxes.
Two budget experts consider how Congress and the president may
handle the costs of helping the Gulf Coast recover.
-- NewsHour
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