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Louisiana Post-Katrina: A Decade of Difference (2015)
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This episode of the series "Louisiana Public Square" from August 26, 2015, features Dr. Kim Hunter Reed leading a discussion between the audience members and panelists on the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. A background report on the topic precedes the discussion. It includes interviews with: Heather Lane, owner of Byrdie's Cafe and Gallery in New Orleans; Allison Plyer, the executive director of The Data Center; Jason El Koubi, the executive director of One-Acadiana; Secretary Kathy Kliebert of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals; Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White; and Chris Guilbeaux, the deputy director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP). The audience members then discuss where Louisiana is now in the areas of education, evacuations, emergency response, and mental health treatment. A panel of experts then joins the audience to answer their questions. The panelists are: Andy Kopplin, the chief of staff to Governor Kathleen Blanco, the head of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, and the current chief administrative officer to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu; Stephanie Riegel, the e…
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Louisiana Public Square
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