Beyond Katrina: Politics, Race and Law Law and Political Science Section 2006 Program American Library Association Annual Conference – New Orleans, LA June 24, 2006

Select Bibliographies for Program Speakers & Annotated Bibliography of Resources Compiled by the Law & Political Science Section, Library Instruction Committee*

Warren Billings Distinguished Professor of History, University of New Orleans, and Historian of the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Books

Billings, W.M. & Fernandez, M.F. (Eds.) (2001). A Law unto Itself? Essays in the New Louisiana Legal History. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.

Includes the following essay by Warren Billings: ƒ A Course of Legal Studies: Books that Shaped Louisiana Law

Schafer, J.K. & Billings, W.M. (Eds.) (1997). An Uncommon Experience: Law and Judicial Institutions in Louisiana, 1803-2003. Lafayette, La.: Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Includes the following essays by Warren Billings: ƒ A Judicial Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Francois Xavier Martin ƒ Edward Douglas White: Louisiana's Chief Justice and the American Judicial Tradition ƒ The Supreme Court and the Education of Louisiana Lawyers ƒ Origins of Criminal Law in Louisiana ƒ Louisiana's Legal History and Its Sources: Needs, Opportunities and Approaches

Billings, W.M. & Haas, E.F. (Eds.) (1993). In Search of Fundamental Law: Louisiana’s Constitutions, 1812-1974. Lafayette, La.: Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Billings, W.M. (Ed.) (1985). The Historic Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana 1813-1879. Lafayette, La.: Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana. Articles

Billings, W.M. (2005). Politics most foul? Winston Overton’s ghost and the Louisiana judicial election of 1934. Law Library Journal, 97(1), 133-149.

Billings, W.M. (2000). A Bar for Louisiana: Origins of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Louisiana History, 41, 389-401.

Wayne Parent Professor of Political Science and the Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Louisiana State University. Books

Parent, W. (2004). Inside the Carnival: Unmasking Louisiana Politics. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press.

Perry, H. & Parent, W. (eds.) (1995). Blacks and the American Political System. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.

Includes the following chapter co-authored with Paul Steckler ƒ Chapter 3. Black Political Attitudes and Behavior in the 1990s (pp 41-49).

Articles/Chapters

Parent, W. & Perry, H. (2003). Louisiana: African Americans, Pepublicans, and Party Competition. IN: Bullock, C.S., III, & Rozell, M.J. (Eds), The New Politics of the Old South: An Introduction to Southern Politics, 2nd ed. (pp 113-131). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Parent, W. & Henderson, M. (2002). The party's over: The rise and stall of legislative reform in Louisiana. Loyola Law Review, 48(3), 527-550.

Parent, W. & Mhire, J. (2001). ACC 73 and the birth of the modern Louisiana two-party system. Louisiana Law Review, 62(1), 37-48.

Parent, W. & Shrum, W. (1986). Critical electoral success and black voter registration: an elaboration of the voter consent model. Social Science Quarterly, 66(3), 695-703.

Parent, W. & Stekler, P. (1985). The political implications of economic stratification in the black community. Western Political Quarterly, 38(4), 521-538.

For a more complete listing of Dr. Parent’s publications: http://appl003.lsu.edu/artsci/polisci.nsf/$Content/T.+Wayne+Parent?OpenDocument

Adolph L. Reed, Jr. Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania.

Books

Reed, A.L., Jr. (2000). Class Notes: Posing as Politics and Other Thoughts on the American Scene. New York: New Press.

Compilation of author’s essays originally published in his regular columns in The Progressive and the Village Voice, etc.

Reed, A.L., Jr. (1999). Stirrings in the Jug: Black politics in the Post-Segregation Era. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Reed, A.L., Jr. (Ed.), (1999). Without Justice for All: The New Liberalism and the Retreat from Racial Equality. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Includes the following chapters by Adolph Reed: ƒ Introduction: The New Liberal Orthodoxy on Race and Inequality ƒ The New Face of Urban Renewal: The Near North Redevelopment Initiative and the Cabrini-Green Neighborhood. (co-authored with Larry Bennett)

Articles/Chapters

To be published:

Reed, A.L., Jr. (Fall 2006). The Real Divide. IN: Troutt, D., et al. (Eds.), After the Storm: Black Intellectuals Explore the Meaning of Hurricane Katrina. New York: The New Press.

According to publisher description, “In a book of visceral and scholarly critique, analysis, and prescription, published on the first anniversary of the storm, a dozen prominent black intellectuals face the difficult questions about poverty, housing, governmental decision-making, crime, community development, and political participation that Katrina raised.” (http://www.thenewpress.com/index.php?option=com_title&task=view_title&metaproductid=1630)

Published

Reed, A.L, Jr. (2005, October 3). Class-ifying the Hurricane. The Nation. Retrieved May 11, 2006 from http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051003/reed

Reed, A.L., Jr. (2004). The Study of Black Politics & the Practice of Black Politics: Their Historical Relation and Evolution. IN: Shapiro, I., et al (Eds.), Problems & Methods in the Study of Politics (pp 106-145). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Reed, A.L., Jr. (2002). American becoming-what exactly? Social policy research as the fruit of Bill Clinton’s race initiative. New Politics (New Series), 8(4), 165-173.

Reed, A.L., Jr. (2002). Unraveling the relation of race and class in American politics. Political Power and Social Theory, 15, 265-274.

Reed, A.L., Jr. (1995). Demobilization in the New Black Political Regime. IN: Feagin, J. & Smith, M. P. (Eds.), The Bubbling Cauldron. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Reed, A.L., Jr. (1994). Mythologies of 'cultural politics' and the discrete charm of the black petite bourgeoisie. IN: Lashley, M. & Jackson, M. (Eds.). African-Americans and the New Policy Consensus (pp 25-34). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

For a more complete listing of Dr. Reed’s publications: http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/polisci/faculty/bios/reed.html Recent Scholarship on Katrina and its Political, Economic and Social Impact

Brookings Institution (2006). Katrina: Disaster Preparedness and Response. Retrieved April 14, 2006, from http://www.brookings.edu/comm/katrina.htm.

A portal for various Brookings Institution reports and analyses on numerous issues related to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Reports cover a wide range of topics including the nature of federal, state, and local responses to the disaster, assessments of FEMA, the economic and social aftermath for New Orleans and the South as a whole, metropolitan/urban area readiness and disaster preparedness, and rebuilding efforts.

Burns, Peter and Thomas, Matthew O. (2006) The Failure of the Nonregime: How Katrina Exposed New Orleans as a Regimeless City. Urban Affairs Review 41: 517-527.

Using regime analysis, Burns and Thomas demonstrate that New Orleans is a “regimeless city” in which there is little coordination of interest among private and public city stakeholders. The authors further illustrate how such a lack of coordination became quite evident in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Comfort, Louise K. (2006). Cities at Risk: Hurricane Katrina and the Drowning of New Orleans. Urban Affairs Review 41: 501-516.

Comfort considers the need for metropolitan areas such as New Orleans to assess their social and economic vulnerabilities and risks so as to better recover from extreme natural disasters. It also provides some practical means by which such communities could engage in and address such assessments.

Dreier, Katrina (2006). Katrina and Power in America. Urban Affairs Review 41: 528-549.

Dreier considers the Hurricane Katrina disaster in the greater context of issues of class and race in the U.S., particularly in large metropolitan areas. Dreier argues that the success of recovery and rebuilding efforts will be in large part due to the work of smaller grassroots and community groups in mobilizing poor and working-class citizens in the electoral and economic process.

Katz, Bruce, Fellowes, Matt, and Mabanta, Mia (2006, February). Katrina Index: Tracking Variables of Post-Katrina Reconstruction. Brookings Institution. Retrieved April 14, 2006, from http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/200601_KatrinaIndex.pdf

A substantial compilation of statistics related to Hurricane Katrina and recovery efforts. Statistics are wide-ranging and include a wide range of social and economic indicators, including figures on housing, employment, insurance claims, and foreclosures.

Meese, Edwin III, Stuart M. Butler and Kim R. Holmes (2005, September 12). From Tragedy to Triumph: Principled Solutions for Rebuilding Lives and Communities. Heritage Foundation. Retrieved June 14, 2006, from http://www.heritage.org/Research/GovernmentReform/sr05.cfm

Focuses on a number of policy prescriptions for the federal government to aid in recovery and rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.

Schneider, Saundra K. (2005). Administrative Breakdowns in the Governmental Response to Hurricane Katrina. Public Administration Review 65: 515-16.

In this brief article, Schneider argues that the characteristics of effective bureaucratic institutions— well-established procedures, effective leadership, and clear aims—were weak or absent from governmental efforts to respond to and manage the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Sehr, Steven D. (2006). The Political Economy of Urban Disaster Assistance. Urban Affairs Review 41: 492-500.

Sehr presents a rather detailed social scientific approach to the competing priorities and roles of federal, state and local forces and officials in preparing and responding to disaster preparedness and recovery efforts.

Turner, Margery Austin and Sheila R. Zedlewski, eds (2006). After Katrina: Rebuilding Opportunity and Equity in the New New Orleans. Urban Institute. Retrieved June 14, 2006, from http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311406_after_katrina.pdf

This report suggests means for New Orleans to establish better social support and infrastructure for its lower income residents in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The collection of essays focuses on a variety of issues, ranging from employment, affordable housing, youth, health care and culture.

Government Documents on Hurricane Katrina

Government Accountability Office. Hurricane Katrina GAO’s preliminary observations regarding preparedness, response, and recovery: testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (GAO-06-442T). Walker, D. M.: Author, 2006. GA (1.5/2:GAO 06-442 T). Retrieved April 14, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS68172

Report relating GAO testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; report covers a range of issues relating to all phases of the preparation, response, recovery, and rebuilding efforts relating to Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation For and Response to Hurricane Katrina. A failure of initiative: final report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (H. Rpt.109- 377). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006. (Y 1.1/8:109-377). Retrieved April 14, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS68393

The Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for the Response to Hurricane Katrina provides its Final Report regarding the local, State, and Federal government emergency plans, coordination, and response to Hurricane Katrina, together with additional views. United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Subcommittee on Aviation. The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Aviation Industry (S. Hrg. 109-231). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006. (Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG.109-231). Retrieved April 14, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67174

Transcript of committee hearings to discuss the state of aviation industry post Hurricane Katrina. Discussion focused on fuel prices and the effect on some of the already struggling airlines.

United States Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Small business and Hurricane Katrina: rebuilding the economy (Serial No. 109-34). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 4.SM 1:109-34). Retrieved April 14, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67249

Hearing before the Committee on Small Business to hear testimony on the impact of the recent hurricanes on small business located in the Gulf Coast region.

United States Congress. Public Law 109-61, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (AE 2.110:109-61). Retrieved April 14, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64930

Public Law 109-61 allowing for the monetary appropriations for federal emergency response to Hurricane Katrina.

United States Congress. Public Law 109-91, An Act to Extend Medicare Cost-sharing for Qualifying Individuals through September 2007, to Extend Transitional Medical Assistance and the Program for Abstinence Education through December 2005, to Provide Unemployment Relief for States and Individuals Affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for Other Purposes. (AE 2.110:109-91). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS65887

Public Law 109-91, allowing for extended Medicare, transitional medical assistance and unemployment benefits to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina.

United States Congress. Public Law 109-72, An Act for Displaced Workers Act. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (AE 2.110:109-72). Retrieved April 14, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS65474

An Act to Provide Special Rules for Disaster Relief Employment under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for Individuals Displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Back to the Drawing Board: a first look at lessons learned from Katrina. (Serial 109-85). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. (Y 4.G 74/7:L 56/7). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67377

First hearing before the Committee on Government Reform on lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina; focuses on disaster relief policy creation and implementation, oversight and comparative disaster plan investigation.

U.S. Government Accountability Office. Agency Management of Contractors Responding to Hurricane Katrina and Rita (GAO-06-461R). Woods, W.T.: Author, 2006. (GA 1.41:GAO- 06-461R). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS68144

Report covers the planned and conducted oversight of several key contractors in support of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita response and recovery efforts by three agencies: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the General Services Administration (GSA).

U.S. Government Accountability Office. Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita’s: Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Significant Abuse (GAO-06-403T). Kurtz, G.D.: Author, 2006. (GA 1.5/2:GAO-06-403 T). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS66933

General Accountability Office audit report of the Individual Households Program (IHP) under the Comptroller General of the United States statutory authority. The audits focus on IHP payments via the Expedited Assistance Program to hurricane victims.

United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: hearings before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. Hrg. 109-279). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG.109-279). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS68447

Focuses on the impact natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and Rita have on the energy chain in all sectors of the economy.

United Sates Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purpose (Report 109-230). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006. (Y 1.1/5:109-230). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS68523

Committee report addresses presidential supplemental appropriations request. Committee recommendations for appropriations were for: global war on terror, hurricane disaster relief and recovery, emergency agricultural disaster assistance, drought emergency assistance, port security enhancement, pandemic flu, and general provisions and technical corrections.

United States Congress. Senate. House. Public Law 109-87, An Act to Authorize the Secretary of Transportation to Make Emergency Airport Improvement Project Grants-in-Aid under Title 49, United States Code for Repairs and Costs Related to Damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (AE 2.110:109-87). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS65895

Public Law 109-87 authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid under Title 49, United States Code, for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

United States Congress. Senate. House. Public Law 109-68, An Act to Provide Assistance to Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina, through the Program of Block Grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (AE 2.110:109-68). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS65356

Public Law 109-68 to provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina, through the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

United States Congress. Senate. House. Public Law 109-72, An Act to Provide Special Rules for Disaster Relief Employment under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for Individuals Displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (AE 2.110:109-72). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS65474

Public Law 109-72 to provide special rules for disaster relief employment under the Workforce Enforcement Act of 1998 for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

United States Congress. House. Committee on the Budget. After the hurricanes : Impact on the fiscal year 2007 budget : hearing before the Committee on the Budget (Serial No. 109-11). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 4.B 85/3:109-11) Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS66812

Hearings transcript from the Committee on the Budget on the future planning of emergency funding in future budgets.

United States Congress. Public Law 109-141, Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (AE 2.110:109-141). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS68476

Public Law 109-141, to commend the outstanding efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina by members and employees of the Coast Guard to provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane with respect to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

United States Congress. House. Declaration of National Emergency in Response to Hurricane Katrina: Message from the President of the United States (Document 109-55). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 1.1/7:109-55). Retrieved April 19, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64196

Notification of a declaration of emergency, within the limited geographic area of the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, in response to Hurricane Katrina.

United States Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 (Report 109-364). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 1.1/8:109-364). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS66422

Report is part accompaniment to H.R. 4438, which establishes special rules with respect to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina the Role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93/8). Retrieved April 19, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67248

Select committee examination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina. Testimony provided by the Honorable Michael Brown, former director of FEMA.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina the Role of the Department of Homeland Security. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93/7). Retrieved April 19, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67246

Committee hearings investigating the preparation for and in response to Hurricane Katrina. Testimony provided from the Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina preparedness and response by the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Guard of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93/6). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67245

The committee investigation examines the Department of Defense (DOD) responsibilities, procedures and coordination with the Department of Homeland Security in the event of a catastrophic disaster. It also takes a look at the roles the National Guard and U.S. Northern Command in disaster response as the operation arm of DOD and the states.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina the federal government’s use of contractors to prepare and respond. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93/5). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67242

Committee hearings to investigate the government’s use of contractors to prepare and respond to a catastrophic disaster. Testimony was heard from procurement officers from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Carnival Cruise Lines, The Shaw Group, Inc., and Landstar Systems, Inc.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina preparedness and response by the state of Alabama. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93/4). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67241

Committee hearing on the State of Alabama’s preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina and its coordination with the federal government.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina voices from inside the storm. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93/3). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67240

Committee hearings investigating the preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina. Testimony provided by private citizens (mostly evacuees) and community leaders (media, chamber of commerce, civil rights, etc.).

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina preparedness and response by the state of Mississippi. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93/2). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67239

Committee hearing on the State of Mississippi’s preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina and the state’s coordination with the federal government.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina preparedness and response by the state of Louisiana. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67238

Committee hearing on the State of Louisiana’s preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina and its coordination with the federal government.

United States Congress. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee on Energy and Commerce. House of Representatives. Providing oversight of the nation’s preparedness, response, and recovery activities (GAO-05-1053T). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2005. (GA 1.5/2:GAO-05-1053T). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64851

Testimonial report from the Government Accountability Office highlighting past work on government programs related to hurricanes and other natural disasters. Report also provides information on plans and coordination with the accountability community.

United States Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Hurricane Katrina’s effects on gasoline supply and prices (Serial No. 109-32). Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 4.C 73/8:109-32). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS66596

Hearing to assess the impact Hurricane Katrina had on energy policy, health care policy, and telecommunications policy. Additional testimony provided by the Governors of Mississippi and Louisiana. United States Congress. Subcommittee on Oversight. Committee on Ways and Means. House of Representatives. Hurricanes Rita and Katrina : provision of charitable assistance (GAO-06- 297 T). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2005. (GA 1.5/2:GAO-06- 297T). Retrieved April 20, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS66285

Report is an overview of lessons learned from charities’ response to previous disasters as well as preliminary observations about the role of charities following the Gulf Coast hurricanes.

White House. The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: lessons learned. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006. (PREX 1.2:K 15). Retrieved April 14, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67263

Report submitted February 2006, by Francis Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and President. Report outlines the government’s National Response Plan, events and activities during the week when Katrina made landfall, lessons learned and a re- evaluation the nation’s national preparedness.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita contracting for response and recovery efforts (GAO-06-235 T). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2005. (GA 1.5/2:GAO-06-235T). Retrieved April 20, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS66213

GAO overview of (1) evaluating the contracting community with regard to disaster preparedness and response; (2) GAO’s plans for reviewing the performance of the federal government and its contractors in preparing for and responding to the hurricane; (3) what GAO has learned so far about the performance of the federal government and its contractors in preparing for and responding to the hurricanes.

United States Congress. Public Law 109-73, Katrina Tax Relief Act of 2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (AE 2.110:109-73). Retrieved April 24, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64690

Public Law allowing for emergency tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina. Chapter titles are as follows: (1) Special Rules for the Use of Retirement Funds for Relief Relating to Hurricane Katrina; (2) Employment Relief; (3) Charitable Giving Incentives; (4) Additional Tax Relief Provisions; (5) Emergency Requirement.

United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development. Katrina’s Displaced School Children (S. Hrg. 109-214). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.109-214). Retrieved April 24, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67413

Examining the state and federal efforts to meet the education needs of students and families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

United States Congress. The Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita an Update. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congressional Budget Office, 2005. (Y 10.2:M 24). Retrieved April 24, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64426

Report submitted by the Congressional Budget Office providing a macroeconomic view of the estimates of the likely consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for the national economy, federal receipts and federal outlays.

United States Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Predicting Hurricanes What We Know About Katrina and When. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, 2005. (Y 4.2:H 93/9). Retrieved April 24, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67237

Hearing to investigate the preparation for and in response to Hurricane Katrina. Issues discussed: poor cooperation between federal, state and local government agencies; FEMA’s role; resident evacuation (lack of); failure of New Orleans levee system; and slow arriving of relief and medical supplies.

United States Department of Agriculture. A Preliminary Assessment of the Effects of Katrina and Drought on U.S. Agriculture. Washington, D.C.: USDA/OCE, 2005. (A 1.2:K 15). Retrieved April 24, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64429

The paper present preliminary estimates of the effects of Hurricane Katrina and drought in 2005 on U.S. agricultural production.

United States Congress. House. Committee on Rules. Providing for consideration of H. Res. 437, to establish the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina: (to accompany H. Res. 439) (Report 109-221). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 1.1/8:109-221). Retrieved April 24, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64105

The resolution provides for the consideration of H. Res. 437, to establish the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, under a closed rule.

United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Roundtable Discussion: Hurricane Katrina (S. Hrg. 109-266). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.109-266). Retrieved April 24, 2006 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS67483

Roundtable discussion, first session on: “Examining Rebuilding Lives and Communities After Hurricane Katrina”. United States Congress. Public Law 109-62, Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Needs Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005. (AE 2.110:109-62). Retrieved April 24, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64932

Act making further emergency supplemental appropriations to meeting immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. What Services Are Available to USCIS Customers Affected by Hurricane Katrina? Washington, D.C.: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, (2005). (HS 8.2:H 94). Retrieved April 24, 2006, from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS64889

Brochure from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services outlining services available to USCIS customers affected by Hurricane Katrina.

The 2006 LPSS ALA Annual Program is underwritten by the Association of College and Research Libraries, YBP Library Services and Bernan Press

* Chair: Erik Estep, Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Members: Chad Kahl, Illinois State University, Normal, IL; Barbara Norelli, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Christopher Palazzolo, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Atifa R. Rawan, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ