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.
Mary Loretta Landrieu is an American politician,entrepreneur,and former U.S. Senator for the state of Louisiana. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Mark Lunsford Pryor is an American attorney,politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to becoming senator,he was Attorney General of Arkansas from 1999 to 2003.
Victor Frederick "Vic" Snyder is an American physician,lawyer,and politician who was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War at the rank of corporal.
Kathleen Marie Blanco was an American politician who served as the 54th Governor of Louisiana from January 2004 to January 2008. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the first and,to date,only woman elected as the state's governor.
Robert Marion Berry is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
John Nichols Boozman is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He is the dean of Arkansas's congressional delegation.
Michael Avery Ross is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2013 and was his party's nominee for governor of Arkansas in 2014. He is currently the last Democrat to have represented Arkansas in the House of Representatives. He was also a member of the Arkansas Senate from 1991 to 2001,a member of the Nevada County Quorum Court from 1983 to 1985,and a small business owner.
David Bruce Vitter is an American lobbyist,lawyer,and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
Richard Hugh Baker is an American politician and lobbyist. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2008,representing the 6th District of Louisiana as a Republican.
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. The only living former Louisiana governor,Jindal also served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
Charles Joseph Melançon is an American politician and the former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Mitchell Joseph Landrieu is an American lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2010.
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 Board. 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.
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).
Hurricane Katrina struck the United States on August 29,2005,causing over a thousand deaths and extreme property damage,particularly in New Orleans. The incident affected numerous areas of governance,including disaster preparedness and environmental policy.
Karen Carter Peterson is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Louisiana State House from 1999 to 2010,then as the state senator from the 5th district until her resignation on April 9,2022. She also served as the chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party from 2012 to 2020,becoming the first female chair of the state party. Since 2008,Peterson has served as Democratic National Committeewoman for Louisiana. In 2017,Peterson was elected vice chair of civic engagement and voter participation for the Democratic National Committee. In July 2022,Peterson accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors in a case involving diversion of state Democratic party funds she used to cover gambling debts.
The U.S. Troop Readiness,Veterans' Care,Katrina Recovery,and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act,2007,,is an emergency appropriations act passed by the 110th United States Congress that provides funding for the Iraq War through September 30,2007. A prior version of the act,H.R. 1591,included a timeline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. H.R. 1591 was passed by Congress but vetoed by President George W. Bush. While the veto of H.R. 1591 could have caused delays for Iraq war expenditures,the availability of funds resulting from the passage of the Defense Appropriations Act on September 29,2006,allowed the Department of Defense to continue Iraq War spending in the interim period between the veto of H.R. 1591 and the President's signature of approval for H.R. 2206. The Feed and Forage Act was not invoked by the U.S. government in the days prior to the passage of H.R. 2206.
The Flood Control Act of 1965,Title II of Pub.L. 89–298,was enacted on October 27,1965,by the 89th Congress and authorized the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct numerous flood control projects including the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity,Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project in the New Orleans region of south Louisiana.
John Rice Carter is the U.S. representative serving Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003. He is a Republican. The district includes the northern suburbs of Austin,as well as Fort Hood.
