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Enron, Hurricane Katrina Examples of Leadership Gone Wrong

US News & World Report - Fri Nov 27, 2:37 pm ET

Poor crisis leadership was on display after Hurricane Katrina and during the financial crisis.

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Day of thanks is perfect for giving
Hattiesburg American - Fri Nov 27, 7:36 am ET
For some Pine Belt residents, it seemed a little too good to be real - even on a day with "giving" in its name. Downtown brownstone's brought out the turkey, ham, dressing, gravy, and red beans and rice to give all comers a free Thanksgiving dinner.
Judge: Negligence Caused Katrina Flooding
CBS News - Wed Nov 18, 11:00 pm ET
Army Corps of Engineers Found Responsible for Failing to Properly Maintain a Navigation Chanel
More than coffee supports local artist Heinzen
The Record and Herald News - Thu Nov 26, 10:11 am ET
If you regularly stop at the Glen Ridge Starbucks on Bloomfield Avenue, there's a good chance that you've met Beth Heinzen. There's an equally good chance that you might have seen some of her artwork.
Feral cat fight on in Flagler
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Fri Nov 27, 1:49 am ET
PALM COAST -- Where are the cats going?
River Parishes impress on familiarization tour
L'Observateur - Thu Nov 26, 12:14 pm ET
L’Observateur LAPLACE – Corporate leaders who make decisions on where certain companies should locate or relocate said during a recent tour of the greater New Orleans area that the River Parishes region is one of the most valuable corridors for inland water industrial activity.
Army Corps liable for Katrina damage, US court finds
The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Nov 19, 10:18 am ET
Army Corps' 'myopic' maintenance of a shipping channel led to levee failure, much Katrina damage, US court judge rules. Appeal is expected.
Baton Rouge business boom a new model for New Orleans?
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans - Tue Nov 24, 11:26 pm ET
BATON ROUGE, La. -- On a recent October afternoon, the chairman of a Chinese medical technology company announced plans to build a manufacturing plant in Baton Rouge that could employ 300 people. He gave credit to Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden. "The reason he came to Baton Rouge is because the mayor personally went to China and visited his company,” said Hui Xiaobing, the medical ...
Oakwood, Lakeside malls busy but with different parking prospects
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Fri Nov 27, 11:42 am ET
Oakwood Center isn't far from Ricky Bryant's Gretna home. But it didn't stop him from getting a 4:30 a.m. start on the busiest shopping day of the holiday season thanks to his sister. "I was waiting for the doors to open,'' a...
Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding
The Gainesville Sun - Wed Nov 18, 11:02 pm ET
The Associated Press A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina Victims Win $719,698 From U.S. in First Trial
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 6:25 am ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Katrina victims were awarded $719,698 in damages by a judge in a lawsuit claiming a canal dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico destroyed a natural barrier to a storm surge.
Utilities sued for Katrina damage
The Clarion-Ledger - Sat Nov 21, 3:40 am ET
A group of 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast homeowners is using an unusual legal strategy to try to recoup losses suffered during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 1:28 pm ET
The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 6:06 pm ET
A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.
Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits
Arizona Daily Sun - Fri Nov 20, 7:15 am ET
NEW ORLEANS -- A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.
Prepare your vehicle for a hurricane evacuation
Lexington Clipper-Herald - Tue Nov 24, 2:28 am ET
(ARA) - Ana, Bill, Claudette - the first three Atlantic Ocean hurricanes of the season made headlines, but not to the extent of Katrina or Ike of recent years. And while these three hurricanes have come and gone, who knows if - or when - Grace or Henry might pay a visit to your town?