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The Big Easy Dies Hard
Parenti, Christian | September 26, 2005 issue

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Offers a firsthand look at the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, following Hurricane Katrina. Description of the floodwater and damage; Lack of planning and coordination among local, state and federal authorities; Prevalence of uncollected corpses around New Orleans; Treatment of refugees at a convention center; Prejudice against the city's population of poor blacks; Lack of communication from government officials regarding emergency food and water distribution; Discussion of residents who refuse to evacuate the city; Claim that the local, state and federal agencies have become militaristic toward the dispossessed.

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HURRICANE Katrina, 2005; POOR blacks; HURRICANES -- Social aspects; NATURAL disasters; DISASTER relief; POVERTY; NEW Orleans (La.); LOUISIANA
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