LPB is partnering with Mississippi Public Broadcasting for an in-depth look at how procedures, policies and planning for hurricanes have changed in the last four years. In that time, three of the ten costliest hurricanes on record — Katrina, Rita and Gustav — struck Louisiana. Katrina made a second landfall in Mississippi, leaving behind unprecedented [...]
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Louisiana Public Square hosts Beth Courtney and Craig Freeman look back at some of the more memorable moments from the past season of LPB’s award-winning public affairs program. Topics included: Violence in Louisiana; Louisiana’s Homeless; Economic Development (taped in Alexandria) and Coastal Comeback: Louisiana and Mississippi After Katrina. Watch for it Wednesday, December 17th at [...]
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Arriving just 3 days after the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Gustav spawned approximately $15 billion dollars in property damage, $5 billion in lost business activity and power outages for over 1 million Louisiana residents. But it also generated quick, decisive governmental action at the state and parish level. Explore what went right and [...]
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting [LPB] is partnering with Mississippi Public Broadcasting [MPB], to produce “Coastal Comeback: Louisiana & Mississippi After Katrina” which is being underwritten by a Local Service Initiative Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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