Ray Nagin

Ray Nagin had strong support from the business community in the 2002 mayoral race (*21, Pg. 345). Ray Nagin started to blame the federal government for the wreckage of Katrina before the storm reached the city (*21, Pg. 345). Nagin knew that the city was ill prepared for Katrina, and he wanted to convince the people that the federal government was responsible, thereby reducing the political fallout on himself (*21, Pg. 345). Nagin admonished George Bush’s inaction (*21, Pg. 345). In his unorthodox

detailed specific amounts of personnel and supplies just a number she pulled out of her head, (40,000 troops). Governor Blanco said, “We Need Everything You’ve Got” (Starling, 2010, p. 153). Governor Blanco who had the power to ask earlier when Mayor Nagin was requesting failed and also failed her city. CASE STUDY 3.1 QUESTION 2 During a National catastrophe and short amount of time for properness the federal government should take control regardless of the situation and work with local officials

incredible hero of the nineteenth century. Recently in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there have been many controversial things said and done that Mr. King would have frowned upon; for example, the speech given by the mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, at a celebration of Martin Luther King day in New Orleans on January 16, 2006. The mayor said many controversial remarks which seemed to be extremely racist in

Issues with Organizational Communication Crises are seen substantially as media events. Therefore media coverage whether they have been natural or man-made; is indicative of how important, essential and even at times, how down right frustrating the media has been and will continue to be before, during and after a crisis. Many people tend to turn to the media and various different media sites (such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.) to gain pertinent information regarding an event that has taken place

rental housing for victims and infrastructure repairs, reached 150 billion dollars. The human cost was much greater. (Barton, 2008.p 124). On the evening of August 27, 2005, New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin spoke with Mayfield, the director of the National Hurricane Center. Mayfield suggested to evacuate the city. Nagin was concerned about if he would order the public to evacuate and Katrina would move offshore, the city could be sued by businesses for any unnecessary loss of commerce they might experience

Hurricane Katrina is one of the U.S’s most catastrophic events, and this was due to the number of people who were killed and displaced. Most of those effected most harshly by the storm were those that were of the poor community, which in New Orleans was mostly black. These people were not able to evacuate the storm, and also had the most trouble to try to rebuild after the storm. Tia Lessin and Carl Deal’s documentary on Hurricane Katrina, Trouble the Water, portrays Hurricane Katrina in a different

America to the Mayor of New Orleans. Kathleen Blanco, a former schoolteacher and two-term Lt. Governor of Louisiana, elected governor in January 2004 and who was in charge of Louisiana 's response when Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005. Ray Nagin, another official in the hot seat, was the elected mayor of New Orleans in May 2002 and served as mayor during the disaster. Michael Brown, the former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director from 2003-2005, who was in charge when Hurricane

Hurricane Katrina was the storm of the century. Hurricane Sandy earned the nickname Super storm Sandy. If anyone had any doubts as to what Mother Nature is capable of, these storms are perfect examples of the fury she can dish out here on planet Earth. The sheer amount of energy those storms had is almost incomprehensible. Katrina had sustained winds of 174 mph and wave heights of over 40 feet in some places. (Knabb) Sandy had winds of 115 mph and dumped over 10 inches of rain (Blake). By all measures

On August 23, 2005 through August 31, 2005 a tragic moment occurred in New Orleans. People 's lives changed by losing everything they had due to this storm. It damaged a majority of the coast leading to massive flooded houses, everything underwater, and families not able to find their loved ones. A band of storm clouds wrapped around the north side circulation center early the morning of August 24th. The wind was blowing about 40 mph. The storm was originally called Tropical Katrina. Hurricane Katrina

In the history of the United States of America, Hurricane Katrina was known as one of the worst hurricanes in the world. The hurricane was a combination of tropical waters and gushing winds. It was the vicious hurricane that caused severe damage to the citizens of the United States of America. The amazing city known for its southern style, Cajun cuisines, jazz music and its celebration of Mardi Gras will never be the same. New Orleans, Louisiana was changed forever in August 2005 when this category