Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette,Indiana,United States,and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science,technology,and agriculture;the first classes were held on September 16,1874.
Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census,the population was 440,781. Its parish seat is Gretna,its largest community is Metairie,and its largest incorporated city is Kenner. Jefferson Parish is included in the Greater New Orleans area.
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) was a public research university in Indianapolis,Indiana,United States. It was a collaboration between Indiana University and Purdue University that offered undergraduate,graduate,and professional degrees from both universities. Administered primarily through Indiana University as a core campus and secondarily through Purdue University as a regional campus,it was Indiana's primary urban research and academic health sciences institution. IUPUI was located in downtown Indianapolis along the White River and Fall Creek.
Hurricane Katrina was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that caused 1,392 fatalities and damages estimated at $125 billion in late August 2005,particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area. It is tied with Hurricane Harvey as being the costliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin. Katrina was the twelfth tropical cyclone,the fifth hurricane,and the third major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was also the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States,gauged by barometric pressure.
As the center of Hurricane Katrina passed southeast of New Orleans on August 29,2005,winds downtown were in the Category 1 range with frequent intense gusts. The storm surge caused approximately 23 breaches in the drainage canal and navigational canal levees and flood walls. As mandated in the Flood Control Act of 1965,responsibility for the design and construction of the city’s levees belongs to the United States Army Corps of Engineers and responsibility for their maintenance belongs to the Orleans Levee District. The failures of levees and flood walls during Katrina are considered by experts to be the worst engineering disaster in the history of the United States. By August 31,2005,80% of New Orleans was flooded,with some parts under 15 feet (4.6 m) of water. The famous French Quarter and Garden District escaped flooding because those areas are above sea level. The major breaches included the 17th Street Canal levee,the Industrial Canal levee,and the London Avenue Canal flood wall. These breaches caused the majority of the flooding,according to a June 2007 report by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The flood disaster halted oil production and refining which increased oil prices worldwide.
Criticism of the government response to Hurricane Katrina was a major political dispute in the United States in 2005 that consisted primarily of condemnations of mismanagement and lack of preparation in the relief effort in response to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Specifically,there was a delayed response to the flooding of New Orleans,Louisiana.
The disaster recovery response to Hurricane Katrina in late 2005 included U.S. federal government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),the United States Coast Guard (USCG),state and local-level agencies,federal and National Guard soldiers,non-governmental organizations,charities,and private individuals. Tens of thousands of volunteers and troops responded or were deployed to the disaster;most in the affected area but also throughout the U.S. at shelters set up in at least 19 states.
Hurricane Katrina had many social effects,due the significant loss and disruption of lives it caused. The number of fatalities,direct and indirect,related to Katrina is 1,833 and over 400,000 people were left homeless. The hurricane left hundreds of thousands of people without access to their homes or jobs,it separated people from relatives,and caused both physical and mental distress on those who suffered through the storm and its aftermath,such as Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Canada was one of the countries to provide the most aid and relief for Hurricane Katrina. They provided ships,supplies,volunteers,search-and-rescue teams,and more. It also accepted some evacuees to stay in Canada.
Stanwood Richardson Duval Jr. is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1994.
People from the Gulf States region in the southern United States,most notably New Orleans,Louisiana,were forced to leave their homes because of the devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and were unable to return because of a multitude of factors,and are collectively known as the Gulf Coast diaspora and by standard definition considered internally displaced persons. At their peak,hurricane evacuee shelters housed 273,000 people and,later,FEMA trailers housed at least 114,000 households. Even a decade after Hurricane Katrina,many victims who were forced to relocate were still unable to return home.
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans is a 32-story,361-foot hotel located at 601 Loyola Ave in the Central Business District of New Orleans,Louisiana,US,opened in 1976. It has 1,193 guest rooms,including 95 suites. It is part of a complex of connected buildings,which includes the Mercedes-Benz Superdome,1250 Poydras Plaza,Entergy Tower,and the Benson Tower. It was designed by Welton Becket and Associates. The Hyatt was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and remained closed until 2011.
As a result of Hurricane Katrina and its effects on New Orleans,Tulane University was closed for the second time in its history—the first being during the American Civil War. The university closed for four months during Katrina,as compared to four years during the Civil War.
The Louisiana Superdome was used as a "shelter of last resort" for those in New Orleans unable to evacuate from the city when Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29,2005.
Gregory Francis Zoeller is an American lawyer who served as the 42nd attorney general of the U.S. state of Indiana from 2009 to 2017. A Republican,he was elected in November 2008,defeating Democrat Linda Pence,and took office on January 12,2009,and was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2012. He retired to run unsuccessfully for Congress.
Ronald J. Alting is a member of the Indiana State Senate representing Senate District 22,which contains most of Tippecanoe County. He is a Republican. Alting was first elected to the Indiana State Senate in 1998. Prior to that,Alting served as a member of the Lafayette,Indiana City Council.
Palestinian Americans are Americans who are of full or partial Palestinian descent.
The 2020 Indiana Senate election was held on November 3,2020,as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of Indiana,coinciding with other elections in the state,including for U.S. president,U.S. House,Indiana governor,and Indiana House,as well as various other state and local elections. Voters elected members to 25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate to serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies. Primary elections were held on June 2.
John Jacob is an American politician and anti-abortion activist who last served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 93rd district.
The 2024 Indiana Senate election was held on November 5,2024 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of Indiana,coinciding with other elections in the state,including for U.S. president,U.S. House,Indiana governor,and Indiana House,as well as various other state and local elections. The primary elections took place on May 7th,2024. Voters have elected members in 25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate to serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies.
