Hurricane Isaac: The Gulf Coast

The Louisiana Flood of 1912

Hurricane Katrina hit the area of New Orleans with such ferocity in 2005 that residents forced out of their homes were originally labeled “refugees” by the U.S. media.

On the anniversary of Katrina on August 28^th, 2012, Hurricane Isaac is threatening to be as memorable as Katrina.  While our federal and local government leaders are all different, and I hope, their response to this threat is more measured and organized, I hope not to see citizens again labeled as “refugees” in the coverage post-hurricane.  Instead, we should call them survivors.