8-Day Blog Post: Cycle 6 How Louisiana Turned Disaster Into Dollars

On Politico, a story describes the effects of Hurricane Matthew on Louisiana. The horrible wreckage and death counts in Louisiana still leave people heartbroken and empty handed today, however the state officials had already planned for the impact after previous natural disasters swept the state. The officials had a recovery plan in place with specified factions of money and sanctions of supplies to separate areas. With the plan in place, they were able to receive even more money from the government for means of recovery in disastrous situations. The government should obviously implement plans like this in every state and take notice of the state officials in Louisiana who took such an innovative approach to planning for recovery.