| 17th Street Canal | The 17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London Avenue Outfall Canals serve as drainage conduits for much of the City of New Orleans, with the 17th Street Canal also serving as the drainage conduit of portions of Jefferson Parish. Floodwall topped levees align the three outfall canals. The 17th Street Canal is the largest canal in the system and coveys more water than the Orleans and London Avenue Canals combined. [Rogers 2015] | - | Flood Protection Aut... | Click Here | Canals | Army Corps |
| ADCIRC | The ADCIRC Prediction System uses the ADCIRC model to provide timely, high-resolution information on how coastal storm surge, flooding and winds will impact a coastal community, often with greater precision than other available sources. APS can be used to analyze the response due to historical storms, statistical sets of storms for risk analysis and design, and hypothetical storms for planning scenarios, and for forecasting storm events in real time. | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Algiers | An historic neighborhood in New Orleans located on the West Bank (but south of the river). | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| Batture | Land between low tide water's edge and river bank or levee. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| Bayou St. John | A slow moving, swampy waterway that extended from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain. It is believed this Bayou attracted the original settlers to the area as a shortcut from the river to the lake and eventually to the Gulf of Mexico. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| Bowl | Areas of the New Orleans metro area where the land is below sea level. Van Heerden defines five main bowls in the Metro area. They are the (1)East Jefferson bowl, (2) Orleans Metro Bowl,(3) Orleans East Bowl, (4) West Jefferson Bowl, and (5) St. Bernard Bowl. Communities that comprise each bowl are centered around these neighborhoods: (1) West End, Lakeview,Navarre and City Park; (2) Lake Terrace on the North end abutting Lake Pontchartrain extending all the way south to the River; (3) Pine Village extending east through Little Woods; (4) the area south of the river (Gretna) and (5) Lower 9th Ward, Holy Cross, and Viavant/Venetian Isles. | van Heerden | The Storm – What Wen... | Click Here | Engineering | Levees |
| Breach | Generally, the failure of levees or other barriers due to various causes. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| Cabildo | The building that originally housed the Spanish colonial government. Located in today's Jackson Square, the term also refers to the municipal council that governed New Orleans under Spanish rule. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| Cajun | A creolized name, Cajun derives from the approximately 3,000 Acadians who emigrated from what is now called Nova-Scotia, Canada. | Cleaver | What's the differenc... | Click Here | | |
| Carpetbaggers | Northerners who came to the South after the civil war. | Wetta | The Louisiana Scalaw... | Click Here | Race | - |
| Cat "X" | Hurricane strength categories based on the SAFFIR-SIMPSON Hurricane Scale. | | Hurricane Categories... | Click Here | Meteorology | - |
| CBD | Central Business District | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| CDT | Central Daylight Time | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| CEMP | Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Charity Hospital | The oldest hospital in New Orleans, founded in | | Charity Hospital Tim... | Click Here | Healthcare | - |
| Choctaws | A native American people originally from what is now Alabama and Mississippi. Also, a group allied with the Democratic party that is over a century old which for a period of time, met at the Choctaw Club in New Orleans. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| CIMRT | Critical Incident Management Response Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| CIMST | Critical Incident Management Support Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| CPRA | Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority | Dupre | Enactment of SB 71 A... | Click Here | Environment | - |
| CRCL | Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | #N/A | - | Click Here | - | - |
| Creole | Per the New Historic New Orleans Collection, "it simply meant someone who was native to the colony and, generally, French-speaking and Catholic." | Cleaver | What's the differenc... | Click Here | | |
| Danziger Bridge | Alfred D. Danziger was Governor Huey P. Long's personal attorney. The current bridge, completed in 1988, replaced its 1932 predecessor. The bridge spans the Industrial Canal. | Campanella | Legendary Locals of ... | Click Here | - | - |
| DHS | United States Department of Homeland Security | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Diversion | Also called outlets, "engineered floodways" built to divert large volumes of water. | Colten | State of Disaster: A... | Click Here | Environment | Geography |
| DMAT | Disaster Medical Assistance Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| DMORT | Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| DOT | United States Department of Transportation | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| DPS | Department of Public Safety | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| DTAC | Disaster Technical Assistance Center | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| EMA | Emergency Management Agency | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Center | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| EOP | Emergency Operations Plan | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| EPR | Emergency Preparedness and Response | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| ERP | External Review Panel | Anderson | The New Orleans Hurr... | Click Here | Levees | Canals |
| ERT | Emergency Response Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| ERT-N | National Emergency Response Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| ESF | Emergency Support Function | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Eyewall | Area immediately outside the eye of a hurricane. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| FCC | Federal Communication Commission | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| FCI | Federal Correctional Institution | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| FCO | Field Coordinating Officer, Homeland Security Department | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Hearing: The Homelan... | Click Here | FEMA | - |
| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency. An office of the Department of Homeland Security. | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Flood Protection Authority - East | After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the State of Louisiana determined that there was a need to regionalize levee districts in order to coordinate plans, projects, and procedures to better protect its citizens in the event of future storms. To accomplish this goal, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (Flood Protection Authority) was created by an act of the State Legislature in 2006. The Flood Protection Authority is governed by a nine-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Governor. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| FMA | Flood Mitigation Assistance | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| FMS | Medical Shelter | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| FRP | Federal Response Plan | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| FSS | Federal Supply Service | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Funnel | Where the Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi Gulf Outlet converge, "funnelling" water from these two waterways as a result of storm surge. | van Heerden | The Storm – What Wen... | Click Here | Engineering | Levees |
| GAO | United States Government Accountability Office | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Garden District | A New Orleans neighborhood generally running along St. Charles Avenue. The District is known for its historic mansions and tree-line boulevard. The Streetcar travels through the middle of this neighborhood. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| GETS | Government Emergency Telecommunications Service | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| GIS | Geographic Information System | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Gulf Intracoastal Waterway | The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) runs parallel to the Gulf of Mexico’s coastline, stretching more than 1,100 miles from St. Marks, Florida, to the southernmost tip of Texas in Brownsville. This shallow-draft, man-made channel is only 12-feet deep and 125-feet wide. | | Gulf Intracoastal Wa... | Click Here | Canals | Commerce |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| HD | Homeland Defense | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| HHS | United States Department of Health and Human Services | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| HLT | Hurricane Liaison Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| HSC | Homeland Security Council | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| HSDRRS | Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System | | Facts and Figures - ... | Click Here | Canals | Levees |
| HSEEP | Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| HSGAC | Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| HUD | United States Department of Housing & Urban Development | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| ICE | United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| ILIT | Independent Levee Investigation Team | Hughes | Searching for Answer... | Click Here | Levees | Army Corps |
| IMT | Incident Management Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Industrial Canal | Another name for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. | Alperin | History of The Gulf ... | Click Here | Canals | Levees |
| Inner Harbor Navigation Canal | A waterway connecting Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. Construction began in 1918 in a largely unpopulated section of the city. The Canal is part of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. | Alperin | History of The Gulf ... | Click Here | Canals | Levees |
| INS | Incident of National Significance | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Intracoastal Waterway | In New Orleans, the Intracoastal Waterway is a navigation canal south of New Orleans East. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| IPET | Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce | | Performance Evaluati... | Click Here | Engineering | Levees |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| KDHAP | Katrina Disaster Housing Assistance Program | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Krewe | A Mardi Gras parage organization. | | | Click Here | | |
| Lagniappe | A little extra something. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | |
| Lake Borgne | A lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico, located east of New Orleans. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| Lake Borgne Surge Barrier | A gated barrier to prevent storm surges. | | Flood Protection Aut... | Click Here | Canals | Army Corps |
| Lake Pontchartrain | At over 40 miles wide, Lake Pontchartrain is the second largest inland saltwater body in the United States. It covers 630 square miles, serves six Louisiana parishes and 1.5 million people. Though classified as a lake, Lake Pontchartrain is technically an estuary that connects to the Gulf of Mexico. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| LANG | Louisiana National Guard | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| LDPSC | Louisiana Department of Public Safety and | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| LOHSEP | Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| London Avenue Canal | The 17th Street, Orleans and London Avenue Outfall Canals serve as drainage conduits for much of the City of New Orleans, with the 17th Street Canal also serving as the drainage conduit of portions of Jefferson Parish. Floodwall topped levees along the three outfall canals. The 17th Street Canal is the largest canal in the system. | | Flood Protection Aut... | Click Here | Canals | Army Corps |
| Lower 9th Ward | A neighborhood in New Orleans bounded by Florida and St. Claude Avenues, St. Bernard Parish, and the Industrial Canal. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| LSP | Louisiana State Police | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| LSU | Louisiana State University | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Manumission | The act of giving legal freedom to a formerly enslaved person. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| Mississippi Bubble | A term that refers to the economic system designed by John Law and implemented by the Philippe II, Duc D'Orleans, to alleviate French debt incurred by Louis XIV. | Murphy | John Law - Economic ... | Click Here | - | - |
| Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet | The MRGO extends from the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) to the 38-foot depth contour in the Gulf of Mexico. Construction of the MRGO channel began in 1958 and was completed in 1968. All reaches of the MRGO navigation channel were authorized as a 36-foot deep, 500-foot bottom width waterway with the exception of the Bar Channel in the Gulf of Mexico which was authorized as a 38-foot deep, 600-foot bottom width waterway. The channel was dredged through shallow bays, coastal marshes and cypress swamps. | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | History of MRGO | Click Here | Army Corps | MRGO |
| MR-GO | See Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal. | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| MSDH | Mississippi State Department of Health | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| MSNG | Mississippi National Guard | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| MSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NAS | Naval Air Station | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Neutral Ground | Sometimes used in reference to the median of a boulevard. Historically the term referred to the boundary between the French and American-Anglo municipalities. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| NG | National Guard | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organizations | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NHC | National Hurricane Center | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| NHS | National Hurricane Service | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health (HHS) | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NIMS | National Incident Management System | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC) | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NOOEP | New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NOPD | New Orleans Police Department | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NORAD | North American Air Defense Command | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NRCC | National Response Coordination Center | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NRP | National Response Plan | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NRP-CIA | National Response Plan - Catastrophic Incident | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NRP-CIS | National Response Plan - Catastrophic Incident | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NRT | National Response Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NSF | National Science Foundation | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| NWS | National Weather Service | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| ODP | Office of Domestic Preparedness | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| OEP | Office of Emergency Preparedness | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| PFO | Principal Federal Official | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Polder | A tract of lowland reclaimed from a body of water, often the sea, by the construction of dikes roughly parallel to the shoreline, followed by drainage of the area between the dikes and the natural coastline. (Source: Britannica) | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| PSA | Protective Security Advisor, Homeland Security Department | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Hearing: The Homelan... | Click Here | FEMA | - |
| Pump | A series of massive pumps expel rain water from the New Orleans area. The pumps are capable of moving 29 billion gallons of water per day. | | Drainage Facts | Click Here | Levees | Geography |
| Quadroon | A person of one-fourth African heritage and three-quarters European heritage. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| Ring (The) | | | | Click Here | | |
| RTA | Regional Transit Authority | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Rumors | During Hurricane Katrina, many news outlets reported outrageous and mostly inaccurate reports of violence, looting, and criminal activity. | Newkirk | Floodlines - The Sto... | Click Here | Impact | Race |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| SARBOO | Search and Rescue Base of Operation | Fink | Five Days at Memoria... | Click Here | Healthcare | - |
| Scalawag | Southern white Republicans, usually those seeking to advance civil rights for blacks. | Wetta | The Louisiana Scalaw... | Click Here | Race | - |
| SERT | Secretary's Emergency Response Team (HHS) | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| SFLEO | Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officers | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Shears | ...areas of persistent new water bodies occurring after...hurricanes where marsh vegetation was either completely or partially removed... | Barras | Land Area Change in ... | Click Here | Damage | Wetlands |
| SITREP | Situation Report | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| SNS | Strategic National Stockpile | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West | Organized "To protect the citizens and businesses of the West Bank of the Greater New Orleans area in Jefferson and Orleans parishes from hurricanes and riverine flooding by inspecting, operating and maintaining the integrity of our levees, floodwalls and floodgates." | #N/A | - | Click Here | - | - |
| SRT | Special Response Team | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| SSA | Social Security Administration | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| SSHP | Service Supplemental Hurricane Plan | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Tremé | Bounded by Rampart, St. Bernard, Claiborne, Esplanade, Broad, Orleans, N. Villere, and St. Philip. According to HFTA, the area is the "oldest African American neighborhood settled by free people of color." | | Treme Historic Distr... | Click Here | - | - |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| Uptown | A New Orleans neighborhood adjacent to the Garden District on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| USACE | United States Army Corps of Engineers | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| USAR | United States Army Reserve | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| USMS | United States Marshals Service | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| VA | United States Department of Veterans Affairs | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| VTC | Video Teleconferencing | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
| West Bank | The area in New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Because of the river bend, in certain areas it lies east of the main part of the city. | Common Fact | Common Fact | Click Here | - | - |
| WH | White House | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | A Failure Of Initiat... | Click Here | - | - |
