Mississippi’s Disaster Recovery Falling Behind
September 9, 2009
Has Mississippi Fallen Further Behind?
At the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the harmful consequences of Mississippi’s misplaced priorities have become clear, and perhaps irreversible. The State has reduced its allocation for housing programs, lowered its forecasts for key affordable housing programs and abandoned plans for a full housing recovery. Between 2006 and 2008, the State reallocated over $800 million away from housing towards other purposes. Governor Barbour claimed the diversion was justified because existing programs would fully address the housing crisis caused by Katrina. Read more
Pitt’s philanthropy: How a film star is helping to build post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans
February 15, 2008
By Jane Muder
Philanthropy helps people re-claim their lives — a concept with which Brad Pitt is intimately familiar. Read more
WITNESS - “Hurricane Katrina was big, but God is bigger”
January 28, 2008
Jon Hurdle has been reporting for Reuters from Philadelphia since 2004. A native of England, he has been a print journalist for 25 years. In the following story he recounts his experiences as a volunteer helping to rebuild after the damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina 2-1/2 years ago.
By Jon Hurdle
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To important changes to the GO Zone
New GO Zone Projects and incentives
