Louisiana has had its share of calamities over the years — from strong hurricanes to massive flooding. Throughout these ordeals, the Pelican State remains steadfast, ready to rise anew, and looking forward to a bright future as it rebuilds and improves its cities.
The task of recovering from intense damage to urban areas won’t be possible without the services of civil engineering firms. These specialists are the go-to people of city officials in designing better stormwater management systems aimed to protect cities and avoid future flooding from happening.
Recovering and Rebuilding after Katrina
The devastation that Hurricane Katrina brought in August 2005 caused massive flooding to over 80% of the state, majority of the damage was in residential areas. As total damage reached over $135 billion, a huge portion of government funding was for relief and to help families relocate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had allotted nearly $15 billion to Louisiana and other gulf states for infrastructure projects to fix roads, bridges, schools and other buildings in the aftermath of the hurricane. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2mB8qOx
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