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Holly Beach

Recent news articles mentioning Holly Beach .

Rita takes toll on Louisiana's coastal areas Jan 14, 2006
2TheAdvocate, ...of the Southwest Louisiana coastal area and how it appeared only a couple of days before Hurricane Rita hit is strictly coincidental. Holly Beach, Hackberry ...

Fishing thrives in Louisiana after storms Jan 19, 2006
The Free Lance-Star, ...tiny coastal areas of Cameron and Holly Beach south of ... Beyond hurricane damage, a long-term danger is the ongoing disappearance of Louisiana's Delta wetlands ...

New codes make rebuilding homes tougher Jan 11, 2006
Beaumont Enterprise, Hurricane Rita battered Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana coastlines with ... The storm surge was about 15 feet from Holly Beach east to the Cameron ...

Fishermen buckle under Rita Jan 13, 2006
2TheAdvocate, ...are there to be caught, but Hurricane Rita’s ... Cameron Parish organized by the Louisiana Seafood Board. ... Every single structure in Holly Beach is gone, taken by ...

Stay or go? Jan 7, 2006
Beaumont Enterprise, Southwestern Louisiana was on the eastern nasty side of the Category 3 hurricane, which pummeled ... left pilings, slabs and debris in Holly Beach and moved ...

Rita cripples fishing industries Jan 13, 2006
KPLC-TV, ...minds of those on the tour-- that Hurricane Rita caused ... It's the energy of South Louisiana that drives this area ... A stop at Holly Beach hurts the hearts of all ...

Two storms, two ailments: 'Katrina fatigue' and 'Rita amnesia' Jan 15, 2006
KATC, ...that Louisiana was hit by a second hurricane a month ... happened in little-known southwest Louisiana, not tourist ... Same thing in Holly Beach, a tiny town that used ...

The wrath of Rita Dec 28, 2005
Beaumont Enterprise, ...of 9 feet deep across Sabine Pass and southwest Louisiana. ... what happened in Johnson's Bayou and Holly Beach, La ... were on the powerful east side of the hurricane. ...

With Coastline in Ruins, Cajuns Face Prospect of Uprooted Towns Dec 27, 2005
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, ...$2.5 billion to $4 billion that Louisiana expects to ... has sold her property in Hurricane Rita's aftermath ... At Holly Beach, Alma and Raywood Landry sat with their ...

Parish looks at lifting last ban Jan 4, 2006
Beaumont Enterprise, ...mandatory evacuation order since the days before Hurricane Rita turned ... 24 at the Texas-Louisiana border ... Rita wiped out the communities of Holly Beach and parts ...

Cameron Parish officials to allow last locals back in Jan 6, 2006
Beaumont Enterprise, The order, in effect even before Hurricane Rita made landfall on the Texas-Louisiana coast Sept. ... Residents in Holly Beach and Johnson's Bayou were allowed ...

Cajun communities face harsh reality: they may have to move Dec 26, 2005
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), ...the Army Corps of Engineers after Hurricane Rita were ... Sachs, a consultant to the Louisiana Recovery Authority ... as Cameron, Johnson Bayou, Holly Beach, Creole and ...

With Coastline in Ruins, Cajuns Face Prospect of Uprooted Towns Dec 26, 2005
New York Times, Parish, La., was hit hard by Hurricane Rita ... Sachs, a consultant to the Louisiana Recovery Authority ... villages like Cameron, Johnson Bayou, Holly Beach, Creole and ...

With Coastline in Ruins, Cajuns Face Prospect of Uprooted Towns Dec 26, 2005
New York Times, Last fall, when Hurricane Rita destroyed thousands of ... a consultant to the Louisiana Recovery Authority. ... like Cameron, Johnson Bayou, Holly Beach, Creole and ...

Towns might head uphill Dec 27, 2005
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), ...villages like Cameron, Johnson Bayou, Holly Beach, Creole and ... the land and giving resonance to Louisiana’s nickname ... No one died in Hurricane Rita, thanks to ...

2005: It's finally over Dec 31, 2005
Beaumont Enterprise, ...at least a century when Hurricane Rita roared ... Texas counties and across the border in Louisiana. ... Cameron Parish communities of Johnson's Bayou and Holly Beach. ...

Plotting the future Dec 27, 2005
Beaumont Enterprise, Along Louisiana 82 in what used to be the communities of Johnson's Bayou, Holly Beach, Cameron and Creole, few buildings survived the devastation of Hurricane ...

Moving north not an option for many Cameron residents Dec 28, 2005
KPLC-TV, ...in which consultants for the Louisiana Recovery Authority ... went 48 years without seeing a hurricane, we may ... Johnson Bayou, Creole and Holly Beach farther north ...





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More hurricane coverage
    Tampa Bay could be hit by 25-foot storm surge in Category 4 hurricane September 16, 2005
    A Category 4 hurricane could cause a storm surge of as much as 25 feet in Tampa Bay, according to a University of Central Florida researcher who is looking at the risks Florida cities face from tidal surges and flooding.

    Number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has nearly doubled over past 35 years September 16, 2005
    The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The shift occurred as global sea surface temperatures have increased over the same period. The research appears in the September 16 issue of Science.

    Hurricane Katrina to cost Louisiana fisheries $1.1 billion September 13, 2005
    The Louisiana Department and Wildlife and Fisheries' preliminary estimates indicate a potential $1.1 billion loss in retail fisheries revenue over the next year and an additional $150 million loss in oyster revenue in the second year due to Hurricane Katrina damage.

    Hurricane could hit San Diego September 8, 2005
    San Diego has been hit by hurricanes in the past and may be affected by such storms in the future according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While a hurricane in San Diego would likely produce significantly less damage that Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, it could still exact a high cost to Southern California especially if the region was caught off guard.

    Personal account of hurricane destruction along Mississippi Gulf Coast September 6, 2005
    The following is an eyewitness account of hurricane destruction along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Included is information on plans to provide pro bono services from out of state lawyers to the storm victims, many of whom will need assistance in dealing with insurance companies, relief bureaucracies, and possibly personal or small business bankruptcies in the aftermath of the storm.

    New Orleans Aquarium, Zoo update Surviving animals from the New Orleans will find new homes according to aquarium spokeswoman Melissa Lee. Despite escaping Hurricane Katrina with little physical damage, the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans suffered significant loss of animal life when the facility's emergency generator failed and made conditions unlivable for most its animals.

    Hurricanes getting stronger due to global warming says study August 29, 2005
    Late last month an atmospheric scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study in Nature that found hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the past three decades. Kerry Emanuel, the author of the study, warns that since hurricanes depend on warm water to form and build, global climate change might increase the effect of hurricanes still further in coming years.

    Environmental problems worsened Hurricane Katrina's impact August 31, 2005
    The loss of coastal marshlands that buffer New Orleans from flooding and storm surges may have worsened the impact of Hurricane Katrina. In the past, the region's wetlands have served as a natural buffer that slows hurricanes down as they come in from the Gulf of Mexico and helps protect New Orleans from storms. But all this has changed.

    Aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina destruction: NOAA posted online more than 1450 aerial images of the U.S. Gulf Coast areas that were decimated by Hurricane Katrina.




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