Culture after the hurricanes : rhetoric and reinvention on the Gulf Coast

Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Louisiana's New Oil : Planning For Culture On The New Gulf Coast / M.b. Hackler -- Chapter 1. Civic Culture And The Politics Of Planning For Neighborhoods And Housing In Post-katrina New Orleans / Adelaide H. Villmoare, Peter G. Stillman -- Chapter 2. New Orleans Shotgun : A Historic Cultural Geography / Jay D. Edwards -- Chapter 3. Soul Food : Katrina And The Culinary Arts / Benjamin Morris -- Chapter 4. Making Groceries : Food, Neighborhood Markets, And Neighborhood Recovery In Post-katrina New Orleans / Jeffrey Schwartz -- Chapter 5. Losing Ground : The Cultural Politics Of Cultural Landscapes In Plaquemines Parish / W.d. Wilkerson -- Chapter 6. Hurricane Rita And The New Normal : Modified Communication And New Traditions In Calcasieu And Cameron Parishes / Keagan Lejeune -- Contributors -- Index. Introduction. Louisiana's New Oil : Planning For Culture On The New Gulf Coast / M.b. Hackler -- Civic Culture And The Politics Of Planning For Neighborhoods And Housing In Post-katrina New Orleans / Adelaide H. Villmoare, Peter G. Stillman -- New Orleans Shotgun : A Historic Cultural Geography / Jay D. Edwards -- Soul Food : Katrina And The Culinary Arts / Benjamin Morris -- Making Groceries : Food, Neighborhood Markets, And Neighborhood Recovery In Post-katrina New Orleans / Jeffrey Schwartz -- Losing Ground : The Cultural Politics Of Cultural Landscapes In Plaquemines Parish / W.d. Wilkerson -- Hurricane Rita And The New Normal : Modified Communication And New Traditions In Cacasieu And Cameron Parishes / Keagan Lejeune. Edited By M.b. Hackler. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Rebuilding in Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita presented some very thorny issues. Certain cultural projects benefited from immediate attention and funding while others, with equal cases for assistance but with less attraction to future tourist dollars, languished. New Orleans and its surroundings contain a diverse mixture of Native Americans, African Americans, Creoles, Cajuns, Isle?os with roots in the Canary Islands, and the descendants of Italian, Irish, English, Croatian, and German immigrants, among others. Since 2005 much is now different for the people of the Gulf Coast, and much more stands to change as governments, national and international nonprofit organizations, churches, and community groups determine how and even where life will continue. This collection elucidates how this process occurs and seeks to understand the cultures that may be saved through assistance or may be allowed to fade away through neglect. Essays in Culture after the Hurricanes examine the ways in which a wide variety of stakeholders---community activists, elected officials, artists, and policy administrators---describe, quantify, and understand the unique assets of the region. Contributors question the process of cultural planning by analyzing the language employed in decision making. They attempt to navigate between rhetoric and the actual experience of ordinary citizens, examining the long-term implications for those who call the Gulf Coast home. Rebuilding in Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita presented some very thorny issues. Certain cultural projects benefited from immediate attention and funding while others, with equal cases for assistance but with less attraction to future tourist dollars, languished. New Orleans and its surroundings contain a diverse mixture of Native Americans, African Americans, Creoles, Cajuns, Isleños with roots in the Canary Islands, and the descendants of Italian, Irish, English, Croatian, and German immigrants, among others. Since 2005 much is now different for the people of the Gulf Coast, and much more stands to change as governments, national and international nonprofit organizations, churches, and community groups determine how and even where life will continue. This collection elucidates how this process occurs and seeks to understand the cultures that may be saved through assistance or may be allowed to fade away through neglect. Essays in Culture after the Hurricanes examine the ways in which a wide variety of stakeholders---community activists, elected officials, artists, and policy administrators---describe, quantify, and understand the unique assets of the region. Contributors question the process of cultural planning by analyzing the language employed in decision making. They attempt to navigate between rhetoric and the actual experience of ordinary citizens, examining the long-term implications for those who call the Gulf Coast home. Rebuilding in Louisiana and Mississippi after hurricanes Katrina and Rita presented some very thorny issues. Certain cultural projects benefited from immediate attention and funding while others, with equal cases for assistance but with less attractiveness to future tourist dollars, languished. New Orleans and its surroundings contain a diverse mixture of Native Americans, African Americans, Creoles, Cajuns, Isleños with roots in the Canary Islands, and the descendants of Italian, Irish, English, Croatian, and German immigrants, among others. After 2005, much is now different for the people of the Gulf Coast, and much more stands to change as governments, national and international nonprofit organizations, churches, and community groups determine how and even where life will continue. This collection elucidates how this process occurs and seeks to understand the cultures that may be saved through assistance or which may be allowed to fade away through neglect. It examines the ways in which a wide variety of stakeholders — community activists, elected officials, artists, and policy administrators — describe, quantify, and understand the unique assets of the region. Contributors question the process of cultural planning by analyzing the language employed in decision making. They attempt to navigate between rhetoric and the actual experience of ordinary citizens, examining the long-term implications for those who call the Gulf Coast home University Press of Mississippi CONTENTS 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 8 INTRODUCTION: “Louisiana’s New Oil”: Planning for Culture on the New Gulf Coast 12 CHAPTER 1 Civic Culture and the Politics of Planning for Neighborhoods and Housing in Post-Katrina New Orleans 26 CHAPTER 2 New Orleans Shotgun: A Historic Cultural Geography 53 CHAPTER 3 Soul Food: Katrina and the Culinary Arts 100 CHAPTER 4 Making Groceries: Food, Neighborhood Markets, and Neighborhood Recovery in Post-Katrina New Orleans 116 CHAPTER 5 Losing Ground: The Cultural Politics of Cultural Landscapes in Plaquemines Parish 148 CHAPTER 6 Hurricane Rita and the New Normal: Modified Communication and New Traditions in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes 175 CONTRIBUTORS 196 INDEX 198 A 198 B 198 C 198 D 199 E 199 F 199 G 199 H 199 J 200 K 200 L 200 M 201 N 201 O 202 P 202 Q 202 R 202 S 202 T 202 U 203 V 203 W 203 Y 203 1604734906,9781604734904 Rebuilding in Louisiana and Mississippi after hurricanes Katrina and Rita presented some very thorny issues. Certain cultural projects benefited from immediate attention and funding while others languished. Much stands to change as governments, national and international non-profit organisations, churches, and community groups determine how and even where life will continue. This collection elucidates how this process occurs and seeks to understand the cultures that may be saved through assistance or which may be allowed to fade away through neglect