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Scout Prime came to New Orleans to see first-hand how the city is doing. During her visit, she interviewed Geoff Coats.

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PART I (15 min)

• the media narrative of Katrina
• the status of NOLA infrastructure (what it’s like living in NOLA)
• the necessity of Category 5 levee protection
• the lack of a Plan and Vision for rebuilding
• the conflation of right of return and the city footprint

Part II (13 min)

• why the rest of America should care about NOLA
• Katrina Response: shift from humanitarian to security operation
• lessons of the Gretna Bridge experience
• money to contractors not the people and the vaccuum of accountability
• what you can do to help NOLA

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