The Gulf Coast Alliance

Origins
On 29 August 2005, the world's worst natural disaster, Hurricane Katrina, happened. The storm and the resulting flood caused several thousand casualties and two billion dollars of damage in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, although the majority of the destruction was centered around New Orleans. In the next few years, the affected areas were rebuilt. The capital used to fund the progress came from insurance companies, private charities, and the Federal Government. The recovery of the affected areas was managed by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Its slow progress and errors in the recovery caused discontent amongst the people of the affected area, especially New Orleans. But over time, people became less weary. Many people recieved aid from theThis was partly due to the election of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in October 2007. He replaced Governor Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's first female governor. She was proven to be inept in her role as governor during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and chose not to run for a second term in 2007.