Story of Determination, Resiliency & Overcoming Governments Role; Struggles After Katrina Share Hard Lessons Learned Importance Of Timely Investment/Preparedness

Presentation Objectives:

Story of Determination, Resiliency &

Overcoming

Governments Role; Struggles After Katrina

Share Hard Lessons Learned

Importance Of Timely Investment/Preparedness

HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM

“The Bowl”

• Levees Divert River Sediments; Land Subsidence• New Orleans Bowl Shaped Topography• 80% Under Water; Manual Pumps• Storm Surge In Other States

HURRICANE KATRINA: IMPORTANT REALITY

Primary Line of Defense Eroding

• Coast & Marsh Are Also Key

• 5 Km. Subsides Surge 1 Meter

• Since 1930, 731 Sq. Km Lost, 4.5 Brussels

• 75 Sq. Km Yearly, 390 Sq. Km By 2050

• 500 Yr. Protection Partially Funded

HURRICANE KATRINA: COASTAL PROTECTION

Hurricane Betsy: 40 Yrs. Earlier

• “Billion Dollar Betsy” – 76 Fatalities • Birth of U.S. Hurricane Protection Program

• Construction Incomplete As Katrina Hit

• $85M Initially Allocated; Grew To $253M

• Today’s Dollars $1.5B; $15B After Katrina

• Total Gov’t Outlay $45B, 3,000% Higher

• Smarter to Invest Now!

HURRICANE KATRINA: HISTORY LESSON

Super Storm Katrina:

Extremely Deceptive; Zigzag

Saturday – 24 Hours Before – Family Dinner

– Max Mayfield, “The Big One; 17 Meter Surge”

First Ever Mandatory Evacuation

96% Got Out – Historic – Individual Decisions


Katrina Hits New Orleans


HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORMS

HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORMS

Shelters of Last Resort


The Ultimate Challenge

80% Underwater; Modern Day Atlantis

Core Infrastructure Destroyed; S&WB

Schools Virtually Destroyed

All Hospitals Shuttered

Electric Company Bankrupt

Economy Down; 44 States, “Refugees”


Recovery/Planning Process

Debris/City Services-Safety, Sanitation,

Signs/Lights

Phased Repopulation – 1 Meter or Less

Bring New Orleans Back Commission

Citizen Empowerment ; Town Hall Meetings

First to Submit Formal Plan


Funding Delays/Improvisation:• Stretch - $40 Million Revolving Fund• 17 Target Zones - $1 to $188


Key Urban Recovery Focus:• Rebuilding – J Curve• Tourism • International Trade – Gateway to Americas – Panama

Canal



Katrina’s Rainbows:

• Population

• Upgraded Housing – Homeownership - Green

• School Reforms – $2+ Billion Schools - Test Scores

• Wages - Unemployment

• Tourism – Film Industry - Ports

• Bio-Medical Research District

• Evacuation System - Pets

• Infrastructure – Hurricane Protection – Economic

Boom


COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION: $15 BILLION COST

Conclusions:

Invest Now or Pay Big Later! Maybe 3,000%

More.

Disaster Trends – Natural + Man-made = Chaos

Preparedness Involves All Levels

Super Storms Protection Depends On Timely

Investments Made Now.


We Recovered, So Can You!HURRICANE KATRINA: RAINBOWS AFTER THE STORM

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Story of Determination, Resiliency & Overcoming Governments Role; Struggles After Katrina Share Hard Lessons Learned Importance Of Timely Investment/Preparedness