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Judge Says Government Responsible For Hurricane Katrina

Jordan C. Alston — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:24:52 +0000

There is no doubt that Hurricane Katrina was a storm of colossal proportions, a rarity even in the current climate of super-charged storm fronts, but it is the ruling of a judge that has given a target for all of those affected by the damage left in its wake.

In a monumental ruling, U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval declared that the government, via negligence on the part of the Army Corp of Engineers, is directly responsible for many of the issues that people encountered after the winds settled.

In his 156-page decision, Judge Duval proceeded to rip the Army and U.S. Government a new one, using words such as “myopia, insouciance, and shortsightedness,” to describe the corps quality of work ethics.

“For more than 40 years the corps had known that a crucial levee protecting suburban St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward neighborhood would be compromised by deterioration of the channel. The corps had a myriad of ways to address the problem but failed to do so.”

On the same day, Judge Duvall awarded $719,000 to a group of flood victims that sued the government in April of 2006.

The ruling creates a clear path for anyone effected by Katrina who would like to take legal action against the government in the storm's aftermath.

With the inefficiency that was FEMA, I am sure that there will be more lawsuits in the near future.

Judge Says Government Responsible For Hurricane Katrina

Hip-Hop Wired — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:24:52 +0000

On the same day, Judge Duvall awarded $719,000 to a group of flood victims that sued the government in April of 2006.

The ruling creates a clear path for anyone effected by Katrina who would like to take legal action against the government in the storm's aftermath.

With the inefficiency that was FEMA, I am sure that there will be more lawsuits in the near future.

Rappers Reach Out To Georgia Flood Victims

Danielle Canada — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:35:49 +0000

Seventeen counties in Georgia were declared in a state of emergency after massive flooding swamped the area with dangerous flood waters in previous weeks. The floods took the lives of 10 people in the Peach State and caused $250 million worth of damage. Now some of the top Hip-Hop artists in the country are working together to restore GA back to its glory. The starting roster for the charitable effort includes Ludacris, Nelly, Jermaine Dupri, and the ‘King of The South', T.I.

TIP's Grand Hustle label teamed up with Ludacris's Ludacris Foundation to show concern for families victimized by the tragedy. The two entities donated $10,000 to Home Depot and Sam's Club for their relief effort to help 20,000 families affected by the floods.

Other artists involved in the effort will participate in a joint venture between Jermaine Dupri, Nelly and local Atlanta radio station, V-103 FM, for a celebrity bowling competition. Titled “Stand Up Atlanta: Jermaine Dupri and Nelly Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament”, the event will take place Thursday, October 1 at Red Carpet Lanes in Duluth, Georgia. All proceeds from the event will benefit flood victims. Mike Bigga, Big Boi, Sammie, Bryan Michael Cox, Zaytoven and NBA player, Derric Anderson are all scheduled to participate.