Posts Tagged ‘ gulfcoast ’

bm279 Demolishing New Orleans, Post Gustav

bm279 Demolishing New Orleans, Post Gustav

September 17, 2008

It is no secret that the post Katrina rebuilding effort has been mismanaged, but now the city of New Orleans is taking that to a new level, post Gustav. My guest on this podcast is Karen Gadbois, who writes the blog squanderedheritage.com, focusing on housing and history in New...

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Still Mismanaged to a Criminal Level

Still Mismanaged to a Criminal Level

September 1, 2008

I want arrest warrants issued for all US government officials, local and national, who have missed continuous chances to really initiate a true sustainable plan for the gulf coast in rebuilding and properly preparing the coast line for the storms that are inevitable.  I suppose as its only a...

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bmtv45 Long Beach, 1.5 Years Later

bmtv45 Long Beach, 1.5 Years Later

April 12, 2007

Click To Play This vlog entry is my attempt to show you what Long Beach, MISS. looks like today. 1.5 years after hurricane Katrina destroyed the coast and thousands of families lost their homes. It includes a walk around a destroyed neighborhood with my friends, the Tuepkers.

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Fall Out Mississippi

Fall Out Mississippi

March 26, 2007

I arrived in Long Beach, Mississippi a little earlier than I expected. John and Jo, my hosts and local experts, were not home yet. Which allowed me to follow my nose and explore the barren landscape on my own. Some 35,000 people lost their homes along...

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Photoessay; Long Beach, Mississippi

Photoessay; Long Beach, Mississippi

March 25, 2007

As I was on the road for 6 hours today and am now secluded in Florida for an evening, I present to you a photo essay from Long Beach. Talk about desctruction.. just nothing left.. slabs of nothing.. overgrown with weeds and debris. Never seen anything like...

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