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Book SynopsisThis Louisiana sociologist welcomed Hurricane Katrina evacuees into his school, and then a few weeks later became an evacuee himself as Hurricane Rita struck Louisiana. This book serves as a remembrance of what happened to the people as well as the places that were completely destroyed and long forgotten by the national media.
Trade ReviewDr. Weeber's work reveals that the 2005 hurricanes have many more significant meanings for academicians beyond analyses of the Bush administration or unresolved issues of poverty and race in the United States or global warming. He has emerged as one of the most sensitive voices as both a scholar and a community member—recording not just the effect of Rita upon western Louisiana or Katrina upon New Orleans Southeastern or simply their effects upon his professional life. -- Michael Mizell-Nelson, Assistant Professor of History at the University of New Orleans
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Hurricane Rita and Aftermath Chapter 2. Remembering McNeese State Chapter 3. Remembering the New Orleanians Chapter 4. Remembering the 2006 SSS Meetings Chapter 5. Remembering Sabine Pass Chapter 6. Remembering Cameron Parish Chapter 7. Remembering Holly Beach Chapter 8. Social Policy and the 2005 Louisiana Hurricanes
