Sept 26 (Reuters) – More than 400 new U.S. cases of West Nile virus emerged in the last week, in an outbreak that remains the second worst on record but has begun to show signs of slowing. States with large number of cases include Mississippi, Michigan, South Dakota, Louisiana, Oklahoma, California, and Texas. West NileContinue reading “West Nile Virus”
Monthly Archives: September 2012
I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful
Last night we watched a screening of Academy Award®-winning director Jonathan Demme’s documentary film, I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful. The film profiles Carolyn Parker, a fearless civil rights activist and resident of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, and her five-year crusade to rebuild her beloved house, her church, her community — andContinue reading “I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful”
Storm Surge & The Next Generation
What is this film about? Contrary to the title, Storm Surge is a not a disaster movie, but rather a film that celebrates the hope, optimism, and self-determination needed to build disaster resilient communities in advance of catastrophic shifts in ecosystems and the related impacts to our weather and our communities. From super tornadoes, droughts,Continue reading “Storm Surge & The Next Generation”
Resiliency in the Gulf Coast
“One thing you know about folks in Louisiana, they are resilient. People in Mississippi they are resilient. They know what tough times are like, but they know they can bounce back.” – President Barack Obama, September 3, 2012 Today marks the 127th day of production. Since leaving Seattle, we’ve visited over a dozen communities that haveContinue reading “Resiliency in the Gulf Coast”
Storm Surge Ain’t Gon Stop Us
Louisiana has been known for its seafood production for generations. While in Jean Lafitte, we spent time with the Roy and Lisa Marris family of Westwego, LA, as they processed a catch of shrimp they caught hours before Hurricane Isaac made landfall. Their motto, “storm surge ain’t gon stop us!” made our day.
Where is Our Levee Protection?
Hurricane Isaac caused an unusual amount of flooding after slow crawling through southeast Louisiana for two and a half days. While the $14.5B dollar levee system built by the US Army Corps of Engineers to protect New Orleans worked as designed, many of the parishes around the New Orleans metropolitan area saw worse flooding thanContinue reading “Where is Our Levee Protection?”
Goose Bayou – Days 3 & 4
During our second day in Lafitte, we were invited by Mr. Roubin Maise, Jr., a former DEA Agent, and his neighbor Mr. Lindburg Santini, a shrimp fisherman, to visit Lower Lafitte and experience what it was like to live in their community in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. We spent two days living in nearContinue reading “Goose Bayou – Days 3 & 4”
Whose Got Babies?
Deborah Cavilier, a native of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, volunteers her time, talent and financial resources to help the residents on the island of Lower Lafitte get back on their feet in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. Despite having storm damage to her own home, she spent days delivering baby formula, water, ice, and MREs toContinue reading “Whose Got Babies?”
Goose Bayou – Days 1 & 2
The following set of photos were taken near the Goose Bayou bridge which separates the communities of Jean Lafitte and Lafitte in lower Jefferson Parish Louisiana. The team was given exclusive access, including a boat, to enter these closed areas by the US Army National Guard, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Jefferson ParishContinue reading “Goose Bayou – Days 1 & 2”
We Can’t Get No Help
George Hebert, a shrimper in Lower Lafitte, Louisiana, moved into his house a month ago, bought new furniture, and had 5 feet of water in his home after Hurricane Isaac. Now he tells his personal struggle to get transportation, food, medicine and support from the federal government after the storm. The clothes he is wearingContinue reading “We Can’t Get No Help”
Storm Surge 