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    The Case For, or Against, New Orleans Cost-Benefit Assessment Too asses and give recommendation on whether or not to rebuild the city of new Orleans I will be examining the cost to benefits of such a rebuild and the impact and benefits it will have towards the city. In the CBA, I will be examining the cost of rebuilding New Orleans to pre Katrina conditions without making any additional upgrades to the levees and infrastructure. This will give me a more accurate cost model to base my recommendation

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    In the year 2005, New Orleans was hit by a major natural disaster that took lives and destroyed the homes of many civilians. This wrath of Mother Nature came to be known as Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane with gusts peaking at 174/mph according to the Safir- Simpson wind scale (SSHS). The mix of both poor geographical characteristics and scientific accuracy resulted in damage costs accumulating up to $108 billion (2005 USD). The high damage costs made this natural disaster to be ranked

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    How has migration, and subsequent contact between diverse people in urban America, led to innovation in American music? Some historians will tell you that jazz came north to Chicago on Mississippi riverboats straight out of New Orleans, but the reality is a great deal more complicated. Jazz came to Chicago's railway station. This was caused by a major chapter, both in music and American history. The mass movement of African Americans from South to North was known as "The Great Migration" and it brought

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    horrific times in New Orleans history was due to Hurricane Katrina. On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans causing massive destructions and flooding throughout all of New Orleans. Katrina forced many individuals to be evacuated from their homes due to flooding. In some parts of New Orleans the water reached up to 15 to 20 feet causing mass chaos and confusion. With the mass of destruction and lack of protection from the local law enforcements, crime in New Orleans spike considerable

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    according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, traveled through the southern Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana with a maximum wind velocity of 125 miles per hour. Furthermore, over eighty percent of the metropolis of New Orleans was inundated by floodwater. Much of the infrastructure in New Orleans, such as the interstate highway networks, academic institutions, government offices, and emergency response services were severely damaged, leaving several neighborhoods unrecognizable, and over 1.7 million residents

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    The United states has had many hurricanes throughout history, though only a few have turned the world upside down and have had mass casualties in it. Although hurricane Katrina hit many areas two of the hardest areas that Katrina hit was New Orleans and Mississippi. On August 23,2005 people living in the Bahamas embraced for a tropical depression that would later turn into what was known as hurricane Katrina. The tropical storm started out with wind 's speed as high as 38 miles per hour. Meteorologist

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    Tourists would come from all around to see New Orleans. The city was on the rise and nothing was in its way to slow it down. People would flock in to see the ship yards, experience the open market, and attempt to become a part of the relentless reality we now refer to as slaver. New Orleans may have been vibrant on the outside, but once you dug a little deeper the unforgiving slave market could be found on nearly every street corner. As the city continued to grow, slave pens sprouted up one by

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    government to provide aid to those who resided within the boundaries of New Orleans. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina became one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike North America. With over 1,500 people killed and over $100 billion in property damage, all levels of government were not prepared for and did not cooperate efficiently with one another to react to this type of natural disaster. The many government officials near the New Orleans area, all failed to provide proper assistance while the hurricane cycled

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    CRIME PREVENTION IN NEW ORLEANS New Orleans is one of the most murderous cities in America but in 2013 the crime rate decreased by twenty percent compared to the year before. In 2012, one hundred and ninety-three people were murdered and in 2013, one hundred and fifty-five people were killed. Doctors use a different technique for those who were shot and wounded, which they say those victims survive from. This technique brought the murder rate down by fifteen percent. Non-profit Organizations, job

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    Crime in New Orleans: A path out of the darkness. New Orleans has grown in strength since the tragedy of hurricane Katrina. The city has a surplus where it once had long projected deficits. The fire department and the city have even reached an accord on payments they have been denied for over 30 years. President Obama has given the city millions of dollars before his transfer of power with now President Trump, which has allowed the city to begin rebuilding the streets. While progress is advancing

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