Pace Of Gulf Coast Recovery Picking Up
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Pace Of Gulf Coast Recovery Picking Up
A report says the pace of recovery in Gulf Coast communities damaged by hurricanes in 2005 is beginning to pick up.
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(June 3, 2008)--A report finds the pace of recovery is picking up in Gulf coast communities damaged by the 2005 hurricanes as money flows for long-term rebuilding plans, but the review cites the lack of housing, rising insurance costs and flood elevation requirements.

The report is by the nonprofit, Baton Rouge-based Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana and Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.

The findings stemmed from data gathered along the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, which were hard hit by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.

Louisiana suffered a second blow the following month later when Hurricane Rita came ashore in southeast Texas.

The council is recommending having a well-defined disaster response plan at multiple government levels, beginning long-term recovery planning as soon as the immediate threat has passed, designating liaisons within state and federal recovery offices for local officials and creating within the federal law governing disaster response a special category for large-scale disasters.
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