Debate and Diplomacy

The government didn't know how to handle the situation. The government didn't take action on the situation until September 2nd when they deployed troops and supplies to the area. The government mandated an evacuation but by September 6 there were under 10,000 people left in New Orleans. The Bush administration wasn't too concerned or wasn't worried about the severity of the storm which caused FEMA not to give adequate funding to The City of New Orleans. New Orleans was pretty much underwater for days and during g that time you had people escaping through there arctics and roofs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was working tirelessly to supply aid and rescue supplies to New Orleans. As a result of the storm cost $160 billion in damages and decreased the population by 29%.

The city of New Orleans received $300 million of recovery money from FEMA and 96% of the $311 million was requested 16 months after Hurricane Katrina struck. That means that $595 million was available to the city but wasn't requested by the city. Louisiana's Homeland security distributed $2 billion, which is about 12,500 payments around Louisana since the 2005. After the correct documentation was submitted, the money was used for replacing city property and structures damaged or ruined in Katrina. The government responded in many ways. President George W. Bush signed bills contributing $60 billion in disaster relief.