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These services have been restored since the storm and are approaching normalcy (locals call it the "new Normal"). Note how many of them are tied to privately owned and operated enterprises. Government has been slower to act.

  • The first few months : People began to :: Continue reading...
  • Cable TV / Internet / Phones : :: Continue reading...
  • Curfew : It made sense for a while. And then it was a nuisance to bar owners so :: Continue reading...
  • Debris Removal : The storm and the resulting demolition and reconstruction efforts generated a staggering 47 million cubic yards of debris. That's 1.27 billion cubic feet. A first it was mainly trees and vegetation, later it was refrigerators, furniture, sheetrock, carpets and other construction debris. :: Continue reading...
  • Electricity : In many areas power was back on weeks before the residents were allowed :: Continue reading...
  • Garbage Pickup : For the first few months pickup was intermittent and specialized. :: Continue reading...
  • Mail Service : For five months the USPS was unable to restore normal mail :: Continue reading...
  • Oil and Gas : Louisiana has some of the nation's richest oil and gas reserves and has :: Continue reading...
  • Phones and Cell Phones : Phones were out for a while. And then they were out for a while more. :: Continue reading...
  • Port : New Orleans is one of America's leading general cargo ports. If you :: Continue reading...
  • Pro Sports : The Saints are playing home games in New York, San Antonio and Baton :: Continue reading...
  • Removing Abandoned Cars : In typical New Orleans fashion getting the abandoned, flooded cars off :: Continue reading...
  • Restaurants : :: Continue reading...
  • Traffic Lights : Two hundred fifty intersections restored at a cost of $16 million in Orleans. Eighteen months after the storm, 29 Orleans intersections are still out of service and a few that have been repaired have failed again. Many seem to be routinely failing into the flashing red in both directions mode. A few others seem to have been permanently removed. :: Continue reading...


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    Created : 7/14/2006 2:51:10 PM Updated: 3/19/2007 5:19:50 PM

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