It's been over 2 months since Katrina changed the country. Have you been watching CNN? Today they visited Pass Christian, MS, the town where we were to vacation on August 29 (the day katrina hit). I can't imagine what would have happened had we followed the advice of the vacation property manager rather than our own guts and the news. The town is almost completely wiped off the map.
OTHER PERSPECTIVES: Taking offense at comments by Gov Jeb Bush and because of numerous comparisons between our Louisiana experiences and circumstances in Florida or New York City, below is a list gathered from several sources that underscores the extent of the Katrina disaster compared to other hurricanes, including 1992's Florida Hurricane Andrew, formerly considered America's most destructive. All disasters are horrible, all hurricanes frightening, and each death is a tragedy in that family. Every effort to present an accurate picture was made, however one consistent problem has been an inability to nail down firm numbers.
No statistics could be found for those still missing since Katrina, or those who died after evacuation to other areas.
Katrina 1,302 lives lost
Rita 119 lives lost (6 directly)
Wilma 47 lives lost (21 directly)
Andrew 65 lives lost (26 directly)
Katrina 250,000 to 350,000 homes destroyed
Rita 10,000 homes destroyed
Wilma 150 homes destroyed
Andrew 25,000 homes destroyed
Katrina $130,000,000,000 projected
Rita 8,000,000,000
Wilma 15,000,000,000
Andrew 25,000,000,000
Katrina disaster assistance from Feds lowers to 75% after November 26Andrew disaster assistance from Feds was 100%September 11th disaster assistance from Feds was 100%Katrina SBA loan approval rate: 1.6%Over 500,000 out of workCustomary SBA loan approval rate: 40-55%
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