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Blog Entries by Susan Buchanan from 09/2012

Entergy Blames Slow-Moving Isaac for Its Contractor Glitches

| Posted 09.11.2012 | Green
Read More: Rain, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Hurricanes, Gustav, Bucket Trucks, Winds, Jefferson Parish, Power, Worker Safety, Trees, St. Tammany Parish, New Orleans City Council, Pay Disputes, Rita, Electricity, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Katrina, Cleco, ITC Holdings, Orleans Parish, New York Stock Exchange, Washington Parish, Green News

How did Isaac stack up against past hurricanes? The slow-moving storm, with its rain and strong winds, damaged power grids across Louisiana, according to Entergy. Hall said "for New Orleans, Isaac was the second biggest storm in terms of customer outages after Katrina."

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New Orleans Fixes Red Lights After Isaac but Streetlights Are a Worry

| Posted 09.19.2012 | Green
Read More: Night Vision, Federal Emergency Management Agency, New Orleans City Council, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Senator Mary Landrieu, Hurricane Katrina, United Cab Inc., Jefferson Parish, Driver's Education, Hurricane Isaac, Aaa, Traffic Accidents, Intersections, Green News

If your block in New Orleans feels spooky at night, you're not alone.

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Temporary Housing Planned for Louisiana Parishes After Isaac

| Posted 09.25.2012 | Green
Read More: Mandatory Evacuation, Small Business Administration, Petrochemicals, Stolthaven Terminal, President Obama, Louisiana Dept. Of Environmental Quality, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Stolt-Nielsen Limited, Fema, Hurricane Katrina, Plaquemines Parish, Levees, Flood Protection, Homeowners' Insurance, St. John the Baptist Parish, Green News

On Sept. 3, when Jiles returned to Braithwaite after evacuating to Houston with a caravan of relatives, he found his neighborhood cordoned off because it was within a mile of Stolthaven. "We were under mandatory evacuation," he said.

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