Amy Jeffries » Hurricane Katrina

After Katrina, a boom in St. Tammany Parish

Amy — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 18:35:01 +0000

broadcast on Weekend Edition Sunday, National Public Radio

The City of Slidell, just north across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. But unlike the lower parishes of Southeast Louisiana, the water in the Slidell area, for the most part, came in and went out. That allowed the region to recover quickly and tens of thousands of displaced residents have moved in to be close to home, boosting the population by nearly a third.

Still, Slidell businesses that have decided to reopen face uncertain futures.

Evacuees jam up Baton Rouge roads

Amy — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:44:40 +0000

broadcast on All Things Considered, National Public Radio

The city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana has an estimated 100,000 new residents thanks to Hurricane Katrina, and that has created an almost permanent traffic jam. The number of cars on the roads there is up at least 30 percent.

Louisiana town adjusts to new neighbors in Katrina’s wake

Amy — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 21:52:11 +0000

broadcast on Weekend All Things Considered, National Public Radio

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened its first large-scale trailer park for hurricane evacuees in Louisiana. Almost 600 travel trailers have been installed on what used to be cow pasture in East Baton Rouge Parish on the western edge of Baker. The city, population 14,000, already knows the strain of hosting evacuees.