Post-Hurricane
Katrina
Research and Recovery Work
Frederick
D. Weil
Department of Sociology
Louisiana State University
email: fweil@lsu.edu
Documentary
Film on Katrina Recovery:
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We have also begun a series of photographic "portraits" of New Orleans neighborhoods since Katrina. See this page for links to some of the neighborhood portraits.
Preliminary clips are shown here. Watch for more.
A "first cut" overview for the documentary we hope to make.
A 15 minute film by David Maddox.
Community Strategies of Disaster Recovery,
Illustrated with Five Neighborhoods.
Lakeview's
Rapid Organization for Recovery:
The benefits of having a neighborhood association before the
storm hit.
Al Petrie served as President
of the
Lakeview Civic Improvement Association
after Hurricane Katrina.
Founded in 1924, it is
the oldest neighborhood
association in New Orleans.
In this clip Al describes how Lakeview
residents mobilized and quickly organized themselves
to rebuild
after Hurricane Katrina, which hit their neighborhood very hard.
Capacity
College: The Importance of Independence
and Cooperation
among Neighorhood
Associations.
Audrey Browder is one
of the leading citizen activists in New Orleans.
She was President
of the Central City Partnership, Project Manager for the Pontilly
Association,
and co-founder of Capacity College, among many other
civic activities.
In this clip she stresses that neighborhood associations
need to maintain their independence
and work collaboratively with
each other.
New
Civic Leaders and Empowerment:
1. The Beacon of Hope Model.
Denise Thornton is Founder and CEO of the Beacon of Hope Resource Center,
and
one of the top civic leaders of the Recovery.
In this clip she describes how
she got involved in community affairs after Hurricane Katrina
and how she developed
the recovery model that Beacon used and now brings to other neighborhoods..
New
Civic Leaders and Empowerment:
2. Learning from Capacity College.
Katherine Prevost is President of the Bunny Friend Neighborhood
Association in the Upper Ninth Ward.
In this clip she describes how
she got involved in community affairs after Hurricane Katrina
and
how she learned how to make her voice heard.
She is surrounded by artwork by community members at her community
center.
The Roots of Music, after-school music program for middle school kids
Interview with
Derrick Tabb in Treme, where he grew up.
Derrick is snare drummer for the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band
and Director
of the Roots of Music after-school music program
for kids age 8-14, which I helped him start.
In this clip, he describes the culture he is working to preserve.
A Father Talks about
the Roots of Music.
Walter Givens, who has worked in law enforcement,
says the kids feel loved, and they
form life-long friendships,
even
across different sections of town where gangs often otherwise form.
A
Beautiful Day - Purim at the Uptown JCC:
The New Orleans Jewish community is not just coming back; "We're Back!"
Asked if the Jewish community is
coming back, Allan Bissinger says,
"We're back; we just have to let everybody know it."
Allan Bissinger, past-President
of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans,
and Yonah Schiller, Hillel
Director, enjoy a beautiful day at the Purim festival
at the Uptown Jewish
Community Center.
Sue Press of the Ole & Nu Style Fellas on Mentoring.
Sue Press is founder & president of the "Ole & Nu
Style Fellas"
Social
Aid & Pleasure Club in Treme.
Here she discusses the importance of mentoring
young people
and giving them positive alternatives.
Scenes from Post-Katrina New Orleans ("B-Roll").
Scenes from different communities in Post-Katrina New Orleans:
Neighborhood associations, the Jewish & Vietnamese communities,
Social aid & pleasure clubs, Mardi Gras Indians, Congo Square,
Young entrepreneurs.
(videos on this page shot by David Maddox and Rick Weil,
except Al Petrie clip, shot by Wes Shrum,
and Audrey Browder clip, shot by David Maddox, Rick Weil, & Wes Shrum)
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