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Hurricane
Katrina, with its devastating impacts on New Orleans, has drawn
significant media attention and produced thousands of images of
people caught up in this terrible tragedy. The enormity of the problems
in urban neighborhoods, lack of communication with surrounding communities,
and the inability to even reach many of the people in the outlying
areas for days after the storm have created an incomplete picture
of southern Louisiana and its people. In addition, a focus on recent
government failures has ignored the legacy of problems and requests
from Louisiana residents and community leaders for help. This website
has been created to enhance our understanding of the complex social,
environmental, and political situation that has left at risk southern
Louisiana, its people, and the resources upon which all of us depend.
The information included here is drawn
primarily from scholarly works and government publications. We
have attempted to provide internet links and bibliographic references
for readers seeking a more complete picture. In addition, where
indicated by the  ,
we have included quotations from southern Louisiana residents
with whom we have spent many hours talking about and analyzing
the conditions in which they find themselves today. Photos taken
from the Offshore Oil and Gas History Project (OOGHP) are credited
to the individuals who donated them.
How am I connected
to southern Louisiana?
Who are the people of southern
Louisiana?
How are people able
to live in southern Louisiana if so much of the area is wetland?
What have been the
most pressing concerns facing southern Louisiana in recent decades?
How does Hurricane
Katrina compare with other hurricanes?
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