My Storm: Managing the Recovery of New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina

Contents

vii CONTENTS Foreword by Henry G. Cisneros ix Introduction 3 PART I. SEEING THE PROBLEM 9 1. An Alarming View from Down Under 11 2. Getting to New Orleans 16 3. A Harbinger of Problems to Come 24 4. “Fix It!” 34 PART II. WHERE TO FROM HERE? 41 5. Imagining a Future Out of Mud: A Recovery Plan 43 6. Inside the Mayor’s “Cocoon” 55 7. Putting My Team on the Field: Recovery Administration 64 8. Politics and Money 76 9. Reviving a Drowning Economy 89 viii PART III. ELEMENTS OF THE CITY 99 10. In Search of Civic Leadership 101 11. More Than Bricks and Sticks: Reviving Neighborhoods 107 12. The Race Cards of Recovery 115 13. A Medium Off Message 122 14. Levees and FEMA: The Real Hazards for New Orleans 127 PART IV. ASSESSING THE RECOVERY 135 15. Chance to Assess the Recovery 137 16. The “Big Easy,” Nothing Comes Easy, Not Even Leaving 144 Chapter Notes 153 Appendix: Memorandum of Understanding 161 Index 177 ...