Mississippi Was Hit Hard By Katrina Too.. ... .Why Don't They Have As Many Problems Rebuilding ?

Question

I really don't know the numbers, but I remember the Gov. of Mississippi talking about how his state suffered equally, or almost as much .

Isn't that mess in New Orleans a Product of RAY NAGIN and Gov. BLANCO ? THEY actually argued about who did or did not have the authority to let the relief supplies come in !!!
But, I wouldn't lay all the blame on those 2 characters. . . . . the citizens should've evacuated .

So, who knows how bad Mississippi got hit ?

Answer 1

Mississippi took the direct hit. New Orleans problems were caused by their crooked politicians and a population of slave like individuals who now believe the government needs to provide even enough intelligence to get the hell out of the path of a cat 5 hurricane.

Answer 2

I have family that lives within a few blocks of the Gulf in Gulfport MS. MS actually took the worst part of the storm; typically the N.E. leading edge of the storm surge.

The reasons that the MS coast has rebounded faster are:

1) The MS Gulf coast is populated by people that are, as a whole, much more affluent than the denizens of N.O. While MS as a state has a poverty problem, the poor are not concentrated in beach communities for obvious reasons. Affluent people are much more likely to have adequate insurance and have the resources to regroup more quickly.
2) The second part of the equation is political. The Gov. of MS is Haley Barbour, former head of the RNC. In addition, Trent Lott is in the Senate leadership. The impact of their influence should not be underestimated. In addition, recriminations against LA play a role as the relationship between Nagin, Blanco, & Landrieu and the Repubs was pretty toxic following Katrina. I believe that the Bush Administration and the former Repub-controlled Congress have done eveything they can to give LA their comeuppance.

Answer 3

Mississippi got hit by the hurricane worse. New Orleans would have been fine, if their levees hadn't broken, and Rita hadn't followed up. The mess is a product of nature. The clean up and rebuilding efforts are EVERYBODY'S responsibility, and the politicians in NO should be taking the lead. POinting fingers helps no one.

Answer 4

Overall, Mississippi got much more wide spread damage than NO.... It was that NO got all the media blitz.....

The Mayor of NO and Governor of the state are worthless pieces of political crap and have absolutly no conception as to how to run a state much less a city...

The Governor of Mississippi had things organized BEFORE the storm ever made land fall...

I had a number of friends lose everything they had in Mississippi...
But they have long ago almost returned to normal - except for the nightmares.....

Answer 5

Mississippi is under a great strain and hundreds of thousands law suits to collect insurance money has hampered repairs and the return to a stable economy in the areas hit hardest .
Those people who had the money have been rebuilding while waiting and hoping to be reimbursed by the insurance . Those who had little money or savings are in deep debt renting if they could even stay or have relocated . Those left are just scraping by hoping that there insurance claim is settled soon . Others simply have given up are working for those with money and trying to rebuild the life they once had .
You again have nothing to add except your misguided and misinformed view of reality .

Answer 6

While it was the levies that broke and flooded N.O....it was wind and water that blew away complete towns in Mississippi. The damage was not confined to one small area....it was spread out all over. I think Mississippi got the shaft. They were overlooked basically....due to the blacks whining over N.O.
I resent what Nagin said about wanting his town to return to being 'chocolate' once again. And he was re-elected. That is the case of dumb(nagin) and dumber(the voters). They get what they deserve.

Answer 7

Although I agree that New Orleans politics are a mess, can you really blame the poor citizens for not evacuating?

Where were they supposed to go, their winter homes?

Also, citizens evacuating would have done nothing to prevent the damage caused by the storms.

Answer 8

Shows the integrity of Mississippi leadership... at least they aren't the bunch of whining cry babies that Louisiana has, they seem to raise them in large batches like weeds in a field of wheat.

Answer 9

Mississippi isn't lower than sea level - remember the levees?

Answer 10

mississippi suffered equally, i think that's quite a statement.

the problem is that new orleans is a major us city (mississippi doesn't have a major city) that was mostly below sea level.

unless i'm very much mistaken, there are no parts of mississippi that were under eight feet of water for weeks and weeks.