So how did the destruction of New Orleans happen?

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Patroklos
Has there yet been any instance of people starving to death, dispite the claims?

No, but quite a few died of dehydration. You're from the South, you know what the heat's like down here.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by CapTVK
From what I've so far most of the news reportion has been 20% fact and 80% opinion thrown in.

On Sunday Morning the "MC" (for lack of a better word right now) had been there and said that the situation there was worse than what the TV can show.

[Edan]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


I suspect Blanco (?) is a DLC type 3rd way dem, but Id be surprised that Nagin is. Of course if you consider Slate a conservative magazine

From what I understand, Nagin was a Republican who switched to being a democrat to better his odds for the mayoral race.

He also contributed to Bush's campaign in 2000.

[chequita guevara]

According to one of the morning shows, the wind never topped 100/mph in NOLA. That's a CAT 2 storm! The levies are supposed to be able to hold that!

This wasn't a worst case scenario. This was just a total **** up.

[Patroklos]

You're from the South, you know what the heat's like down here.

I have pointed this out in several threads.

Though I haven't seen any reports of people dieing of this either. All the deaths I have heard about are directly from the flooding/winds/collapsing buildings/storm surge, nothing fromt he aftermath.

And the levies did not break because of the hurricane itself, whatever CAT it was. The flooding along the Mississipi as the storm moved in is what broke the WEAKER levies on the inland side. The seaside levies withstood the hurricane as designed.

[chequita guevara]

Then you haven't been looking too hard. It's been in The Broward Sun-Sentinal and The Miami Herald.

[Patroklos]

You mean "reports" of blah blah blah....

[chequita guevara]

No, I don't.

[Guynemer]

I'll ask again, since I never got an answer:

Do we have any pre-hurricane estimates of the number of homeless who were living in New Orleans?

[chequita guevara]

According to what I can find, about 12,000 to 13,000.

Project Description

The New Orleans Health Care for the Homeless Program (HCHP) operates a primary health care clinic in the

central business district and an adolescent drop-in clinic in the French Quarter area.

Services

Services include medications, x-rays, lab tests, TB tests, STD diagnosis/treatment, immunizations, dental,

podiatry, HIV testing/counseling, health and nutritional counseling, mental illness and substance abuse

diagnosis/treatment, case management, outreach, clinic for homeless/at-risk youth, and pro bono legal work.

Contracted services include lab tests and x-rays, substance abuse services, outpatient counseling, case management,

housing referrals, job search, education, and basic needs. Pharmacy, EPSDT, ophthalmology, well child care,

emergency medical, WIC, perinatal/pediatric, and TB prophylactic treatment are also provided.

Linkages

HCHP has linkages with various programs, including Unity for the Homeless, N.O. Mission, Volunteers of

America, Covenant House, LSU Healthcare Systems, LA Office of Public Health, and Integrated Mobile

Assessment Team.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 12,000-13,000 Project users: 6,940

[Koyaanisqatsi]

17k to 19k.

According to service providers' statistics, 17,000 to 19,000 men, women and children in the New Orleans area are homeless.

Facts About The Homeless

In New Orleans Approximately:

33% are families; most being women with children
30% have jobs: part time; seasonal; minimum wage
23% have a chronic mental illness
50% have substance abuse problems
85% are natives of Louisiana, 15% are non-natives
Less than 10% of the homeless population is homeless by choice or "hard core" homeless.

[DanS]

According to one of the morning shows, the wind never topped 100/mph in NOLA.

That doesn't matter. The water was being pushed into Lake Pontchartrain and down against the south shore by the more powerful parts of the storm.

[Guynemer]

Thanks, Che.

[Guynemer]

Norah O'Donnell: "The President considers himself a crisis manager. That's what he thrives on."

Chris Matthews: "Then what happened this week."

O'Donnell: "Well, he was slow to it. Sometimes he is a little slow."

[Kuciwalker]

I'd laugh if it were funny :/