Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Master's Theses Graduate School 2010 The impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Louisiana judicial system Charles Simon McCowan, III Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
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[email protected]. THE IMPACT OF HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA ON THE LOUISIANA JUDICIAL SYSTEM A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in The Department of Environmental Sciences by Charles McCowan III B.A., Louisiana State University, 1986 J.D., Tulane University, 1989 May 2010 DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to my parents, Charles S. McCowan, Jr. and Mary Hebert McCowan, and my wife, Autumn Wilty McCowan, who have encouraged and supported me throughout my continuing education. I also dedicate this thesis to my children, Charles S. “Mac” McCowan, IV, Mary Gail McCowan, Autumn Mathile McCowan, and Margaret Emelie “Maggie” McCowan with the hope that it will foster in them an understanding that learning is a life-long process.