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The article focuses on suggestions from state and local officials in Louisiana on what can U.S. President George W. Bush still do to help the state's recovery after Hurricane Katrina. Governor Kathleen Blanco urged Bush to reconsider his stand against the Water Resources Development Act. Other suggestions include restoring the Delta and reforming the Army Corps of Engineers. According to Louisiana Senator David Vitter, the U.S. government can expedite recovery by cutting the bureaucracy.

Focuses on the responsibilities of U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen as the principal federal official in charge of the Hurricane Katrina rescue-and-recovery efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana. Criticisms arising from the way officials at all levels of government were handling the recovery effort; Basis of President George W. Bush for appointing Allen in the Katrina recovery; Issues faced by Allen's team in the retrieval of the bodies of the hurricane victims.

Enumerates the frequently asked questions and the factual answers about the response of the U.S. federal government to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans, Louisiana in August 2005. Information on the identification of Katrina as a massive hurricane by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Capacity of the city's levees as identified by disaster-management experts and environmental engineers; Preparations made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prior to the disaster; Responsibilities of FEMA Director Michael Brown in the relief efforts.

The article presents information on the recovery plan for victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush intends to lend mortgage payments to the victims who are facing foreclosure on their uninhabitable homes in New Orleans. Conflicts among local political leaders have delayed federal response to the disaster. City Mayor Ray Nagin has formed the Bring New Orleans Back Commission to decrease the political pressure surrounding the scope of recovery in the city.

This article deals with the status of security in New Orleans, Louisiana in September 2002. The National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation went to federal court and won a restraining order against local governments, preventing further gun confiscation. The foundation also persuaded the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reverse a policy barring weapons from temporary housing developments for evacuees.

Asserts that the plan for New Orleans, Louisiana in case of a hit from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane was to lose the city. Criticism against the evacuation plans and rescue efforts after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina; Estimated cost of protecting the levees from hurricanes according to Al Naomi, senior project manager with the Army Corps of Engineers; Suggestion on creating an independent Disaster Review Board to perform and publish an annual inventory of catastrophic vulnerabilities.

Comments on the incompetence of the U.S. federal government in dealing with the impact of Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans, Louisiana in August 2005. Actions taken by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to the devastation caused by the disaster; Reasons behind the failure of the government to immediately assist the people displaced by the hurricane; Factors that led to the massive death resulting from the calamity.

The article reports on issues surrounding the re-establishment of basic health care services for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louisiana State University sought an estimated $375 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to replace the hospitals destroyed by the hurricane. Hurricane damage reached to an estimated $36 million. The university requested 10 times as much as the cost of building two new hospitals.

Presents the results of a public opinion poll on the overall response of the U.S. federal government to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana conducted by ABC News and the "Washington Post" periodical on September 2, 2005. Rating of the government's disaster relief efforts; Concerns over the ability of the authorities to control looting and crime; Percentage of respondents who are satisfied with the government's handling of search-and-rescue operations.

Comments on the failure of the U.S. federal government to provide relief to people with disabilities displaced by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. Measures that federal agencies are taking to improve the consideration of disability issues in emergency planning developed by the Homeland Security Department; Challenges in emergency planning for people with disabilities; Criticisms on posters installed in Metrorail cars in Washington that provide detailed evacuation instructions for emergencies to disabled persons.