What Hurricane Katrina Can Teach Us About Insurance and Credit Card Debt
In addition, the Consumer Federation of America finds that just 57% of people surveyed were aware that their credit score could affect what they pay...
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Katrina +5: A New Orleans Native Looks Back, And Hopes
Zara Green was working for the administration of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin when Hurricane Katrina hit and subsequently, the levees protecting the city failed,...
Katrina +5: Jobs Lag and the Road Home Remains Uncertain
If jobs and housing are the barometers by which recoveries are judged, five years after the storm, New Orleans is getting mixed reviews. The job...
Katrina +5: Billions of Dollars Later, La. Has Made Strides
On August 29, 2005, the United States experienced the greatest natural disaster in the nation’s history when Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast....
Katrina +5: SBA, Taken by Surprise, Unprepared to Quickly Offer Aid
When Katrina struck, SBA was in the middle of a transformation that included an internal reorganization, and a major computer system upgrade. Only 800 people...
Backtalk with Ray Nagin
Katrina was one of the costliest natural disasters and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the United States. Five years after the catastrophe, Nagin...