CIPA New Orleans Professional Partnership

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• On the morning of August 29th, 2005 Hurricane
  Katrina, a Category 3 Hurricane with winds of 125
  mph, made landfall in New Orleans.
• Katrinas eye actually passed about 50 miles east
  of New Orleans.

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• A 25-foot storm surge into the Mississippi River
  Gulf Outlet, known as "MRGO, destroyed the
  parish levees.
• The storm left most of the parish flooded. Most
  areas had between 5 and 12 feet of standing
  water.

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• Prior to Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard Parish, a
  community directly east of downtown New Orleans,
  had a population of approximately 65,000 people.

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• Estimates as of February 12, 2006 declared 20,229
  homes in St. Bernard Parish damaged or destroyed
  in the hurricane.

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• For more than two months after the storm, much of
  the parish remained without proper services,
  including electricity, water, and sewage.

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• At the one-year anniversary after Katrina, only
  about 10,000 of the Parishs residents had
  returned.

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• As of June 2008, less than half of the original
  65,000 residents had returned.

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• In March of 2008, six CIPA fellows participated
  in a Spring Break Trip hosted by Women in Public
  Policy (WIPP) and supported by CIPA.

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• During this trip, the fellows had the opportunity
  to work on two houses being rebuilt by St.
  Bernard Project.
• These fellows were the first group of volunteers
  to stay in the Live St. Bernard home.

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• This year the CIPA-NOLA Professional Partnership
  will provide even more opportunities for CIPA
  fellows to make a difference in St. Bernard
  Parish.

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• These activities include
• A New Orleans Discussion Group about the
  rebuilding process, with distinguished guest
  speakers, held once a month this fall semester.

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• A consultancy with St. Bernard nonprofit agencies
  as part of CIPAs Public Service Exchange (CRP
  6790), taught by Linda Haas Manley in the spring
  semester.

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• A week-long Spring Break Service Trip to St.
  Bernard Parish to rebuild houses with St. Bernard
  Project.

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• A summer internship with a St. Bernard nonprofit
  agency.

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• For more information contact
• Sara Rudow sar227_at_cornell.edu
• CIPA Service Coordinator
• Nadine Skinner nas67_at_cornell.edu
• New Orleans Project Coordinator
• Justin Villere jmv85_at_cornell.edu
• Ithaca Outreach Coordinator