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Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Paula J. Kelly	Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster.
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2006 Lorna Pappas	Opportunity & Optimism After last years devastating hurricanes, the Gulf Coast rebuilds. With rebuilding comes tremendous investment opportunities for those with vision and patience, and the first to act may be getting the best deals.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Margaret Leonard	Rebuilding After Katrina Investors and operators of more than 10,000 businesses in New Orleans have lost uncounted millions. The same storm also brought opportunities worth billions in redevelopment and restoration of a city.
Searcher June 2006 Piper & Ramos	A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams.
Information Today Miguel Ramos	Katrina Relief and Outreach Developments A roundup of links to relief and outreach responses from library groups and information industry organizations.
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Emmett D. Carson	Beyond Relief and Recovery Philanthropy's biggest challenge in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is to move past just doing the familiar.
InternetNews August 31, 2005 Jim Wagner	Tech Community Rallies For Katrina Relief As with previous natural disasters, tech companies are doing their part to help with relief operations after hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf region.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2006 Allan R. Clyde	Sherece West An interview with the CEO of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation about the charity and the recovery, relief, and rebuilding of Louisiana.
Entrepreneur March 2006 Jackie Larson	After the Storm For beleaguered businesses left swamped by Hurricane Katrina, survival was a matter of fight or flight. These entrepreneurs demonstrate how some accepted the challenges and opportunities that came in with the floodwater.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Wilson & Keliger	Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina?
Information Today September 12, 2005 Miguel Ramos	Katrina Relief and Outreach Developments Here is a roundup of relief and outreach responses from library groups and information industry organizations.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2006 Sarita Venkat	Corporate Givers Revisit Disaster Grants Although corporations and corporate grantmakers have responded again and again to help after disasters -- and they give their support in a number of ways -- many believe it's time to get a clear disaster relief giving policy in place.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Steve McLinden	Space Crunch In a city facing one of the most profound real estate challenges in modern history, the opportunities and impasses seem to square off against one another in almost every neighborhood, and the New Orleans-area multifamily sector is no exception.
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Allan R. Clyde	A Conversation with Ben Johnson An interview with the Greater New Orleans Foundation President and CEO on the status of the foundation, race and class issues, and the opportunities facing philanthropy in the rebuilding of this community.
Geotimes January 2006 Linda Rowan	The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important.
Popular Mechanics March 2006	Now What? The lessons of Katrina
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2006 Jennifer Norbut	Rebuilding a City After Katrina, one commercial real estate professional perseveres through New Orleans' uncertain future.
Information Today September 6, 2005 Miguel Ramos	Blogs and Information Community Respond to Hurricane Katrina Blogs help keep Katrina victims informed on the latest developments within their community and also provide the rest of the world with an in depth account of their experiences.
Energize September 2005 Susan J. Ellis	The Silver Lining of Disaster Despite all the mismanagement in the Gulf Coast rescue and relief effort, the bright spots of news reporting are what people are doing to help one another. In the long term, volunteer work in response to this crisis may bring our country together in ways we can't imagine.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2006 Jody Curtis	Trying to [Re]build a Better South Rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is going to take a lot more than putting houses back up. Letting residents have a say in their own future, and supporting self-help efforts are top priorities, too. Grantmakers will have to get creative.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Tim Hanson	Back in Business, Better Than Before A look at how one regional bank is recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Interested investors should be aware that much of that growth has already been priced into Hancock Bank's stock.
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Argoff & Rousso	Hardest Hit and Least Protected People with disabilities and older adults suffered the brunt of the Gulf and Atlantic Coast hurricanes. This is what grantmakers can do to help them.
Geotimes August 2005 Naomi Lubick	Hurricane Katrina Hits Hard One of the largest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Katrina left a trail of devastation behind it as it touched down in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Geotimes November 2005 Megan Sever	The Increasing Costs of U.S. Natural Disasters Population trends, mitigation efforts and federal disaster relief policies all contribute to encouraging high-risk land use and ultimately to making our society more vulnerable to the costs of natural disasters.
InternetNews September 3, 2005 Erin Joyce	Networking Katrina Relief Another force of nature is at work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
IEEE Spectrum February 2008 Foster, Hoe & Johnson	Learning From Katrina: Pearlington, Miss., Struggles to Rebuild A small town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast must revamp its water system in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Mac Greer	Don't Forget Mississippi Gulfport, Miss., rises to the challenge of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.
Scientific American September 2007 Emily Harrison	Suffering a Slow Recovery Failed rebuilding after Katrina sets off a mental health crisis in the Gulf.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Kristen French	Whirlwind Response to Katrina Wirehouses, regionals and independents reacted quickly to the Katrina disaster, offering donations to the Red Cross, matching employee contributions and taking other relief measures.
Food Processing October 2005 Heidi Parsons	Processors answer the clarion call The food industry actively participates in relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina, donating money and, of course, food.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	In the Wake of Katrina: A Broader View The effects of Hurricane Katrina will ripple throughout the entire U.S. economy.
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The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 John Reeves	The Summer of Our Discontent Despite the apparent inevitability of some kind of catastrophic event in the near future, there seems to be little sense of urgency among the governmental organizations that plan for such events. So what can you do if you can't count on the government to respond efficiently?
The Motley Fool August 31, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Against Katrina, Casinos Lose Big Casino operators were battered by Hurricane Katrina, but they'll recover in time. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2005 Kelvin Taylor	Make Do With the Good and Bad The hurricanes will have a long-term positive effect on some stocks. Investors, check out: Wal-Mart... Target... Home Depot... Lowe's... Beacon... Caterpillar... Cummins...
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Roy Lewis	Tax Shelter From the Storm Hurricane survivors get further help from the IRS. The Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act contains tax breaks not only for victims and their families, but also for those assisting and contributing to the relief operations. Here's a brief overview of some of the major provisions.
National Defense September 2007 Stew Magnuson	FEMA Chief Promises New, Improved Disaster Response Two years ago this month, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, destroying both the Gulf Coast and the reputation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it failed to carry out its mission of coordinating disaster relief.
CIO November 1, 2005 Ben Worthen	How Wal-Mart Beat Feds to New Orleans Companies -- Wal-Mart and Starbucks among them -- that had procedures in place for quick communications were able to be "first responders" when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast this Fall.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Wilson & Kliger	Learning From Katrina Hurricane Katrina can teach engineers a lot about the unintended impact of technology as well as what can be done to prepare for the next catastrophe.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Mann & Hanson	Prepare for Your Insurance to Triple Money is difficult to talk about in the wake of a disaster, but insurance companies aren't evil for not wanting to pay more than their fair share. Any attempt to make them pay for damages for which they're not contracted will have disastrous consequences.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Tim Beyers	When Katrina Strikes Again She'll be back at some point. Will you be ready? The ugly truth is that too many Americans are economically vulnerable and would need to subsist on credit and government handouts in the wake of a disaster.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Robert H. Martin	New Orleans' Philanthropic Challenge With hundreds of thousands of New Orleanians still scattered across America, homelessness and the lack of rootedness are felt intensely. Funders are helping to set the stage for transformation.
Popular Mechanics December 2005 Benjamin Chertoff	Katrina Images Pictures of New Orleans, southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast during an intensive examination of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Stephanie Bell	Rebuilding Multifamily New Orleans keeps this sector alive as brokers piece together the city.
Popular Mechanics March 6, 2006	Hurricane Katrina August 28, 2005 Video Conference The transcript here suggests that, contrary to popular perception, federal authorities were alert to the risks posed by Katrina and fully engaged in planning for the disaster.
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Vicious Hurricane Cycle Although one can hope that the upcoming hurricane season will defy the predictions that have accompanied the start of the decades-long hurricane cycle, the banks in the Gulf Coast must do more than hope. They must plan, and plan for the worst.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Carrie Crockett	Throw the Casinos Something, Mister! Six months later, how are Gulf Coast casinos faring? Will Mardi Gras provide any relief?
Financial Advisor October 2005 Evan Simonoff	Editor's Note - When It Rains, It Pours The New Orleans debacle spawned a natural but unseemly wave of recriminations from a public that was suddenly ashamed of what happened, and divided the country.
Wall Street & Technology September 23, 2005 Greg MacSweeney	BCP: Murphy's Law Applies When it comes to BCP, shortsightedness and lack of top-down leadership may be the greatest danger. Just because there hasn't been a need to invoke a business continuity plan doesn't mean that something won't happen tomorrow.
U.S. Banker January 2005 Michael Sisk	Beating Back 'Ivan the Terrible' Banks in the way of the 15 storms and hurricanes that slammed Florida and the Gulf Coast last year learned a lesson about disasters. Being prepared works.