gulf coast recovery

July 1, 2008 - A New York Times editorial last week took a hit at Mississippi over its misspending of Hurricane Katrina relief funds.

November 26, 2007 - The Washington Post published an excellent report in yesterday's paper on the deep divide in the post-Katrina recovery along the Mississippi coast, where beyond the bright lights of the newly built casinos working-class neighborhoods remain in darkness and more than 10,000 displac

November 7, 2007 - House and Senate members negotiating a Defense Department spending bill yesterday agreed to tuck an extra $3 billion into the legislation for Louisiana's Road Home post-Katrina rebuilding program, which is facing an estimated $3 billion to $4.5 billion shortfall.

November 5, 2007 - The Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act (S. 1668) got a boost last week with the unanimous endorsement of the New Orleans City Council. Similar legislation (H.R. 1227) overwhelmingly passed the U.S.

September 27, 2007 - Poor New Orleanians are not the only Gulf Coast residents whose post-Katrina housing needs are being treated with disregard by their government: Low-income residents of Mississippi are also facing dire problems that have been exacerbated by the actions of Congress, the Department of Housing

September 24, 2007 - We recently brought you the story of Mississippi's plan to divert $600 million in federal funds from a housing program for low-income homeowners hit by Hurricane Katrina to improve the state port at Gulfport.

August 29, 2007 - From the Institute's report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action, released this week. Rebuilding and Recovery