![]() She discovers 30 of the trailers registered unsafe levels and prompts the CDC and FEMA to take action. After complaints of residents waking up with nosebleeds, hacking coughs and headaches in late 2005 and early 2006, journalist and activist Becky Gillette tests 32 FEMA-issued emergency trailers for formaldehyde. Thousands of people living in FEMA-provided trailers are asked to evacuate because of unhealthy levels of the chemical formaldehyde in the units, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement. They need 145 million cubic yards and have acquired 20 million in the two years since the storm. The Army Corps of Engineers remains short of clay to rebuild the levees. None of the 115 critical priorities identified by city officials has been completed - the New Orleans police superintendent and most of the city's firefighters work out of trailers. Yet the Lower Ninth Ward’s terrain is diverse and, as part of the city’s geological system, similar to that of other sections of New Orleans between the river and Lake Pontchartrain. Rebuilding the city's houses and infrastructure bounces between privately funded efforts by communities and slow federal aid two years after the hurricane. In Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath, extensive flooding in the Lower Ninth Ward drew national attention to the area’s precarious geography. The city's economy shows signs of recovery: Revenue from sales tax sits at 84% of pre-Katrina levels. Delays in federal funding keep basic services limited, including for schools, child care and city buses. ![]() ![]() This sets a new standard for others who have filed against insurance companies in the state for damage not paid for in Katrina's aftermath.Ībout 66% of the pre-Katrina population has returned to New Orleans. The White House stops its staff from answering questions or handing over documents to Senate and House investigations into the Katrina response.Ī federal judge awards a Louisiana man $2.8 million in a lawsuit against insurance company Allstate. The funds will go to schools, levee protection in New Orleans and homeowners who won't receive flood insurance money. Congress agrees to send $29 billion in additional aid for Katrina victims. ![]()
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