FEMA: Week in Review Louisiana Recovery Office New Orleans, LA   Calendar  
Nov. 9: Jean Baptist deBienville Elementary School groundbreaking, New Orleans, La. Nov. 17: William Frantz Elementary School groundbreaking, New Orleans, La. Nov. 22: Carter G. Woodson Elementary School groundbreaking, New Orleans, La.  
October 30 to November 5, 2010  
Events  
 Osborne Elementary School Groundbreaking The Nov. 4, 2010, groundbreaking of Osborne Elementary School marked the beginning of the first new school construction in New Orleans East since Hurricane Katrina. Osborne Elementary is one of more than 80 New Orleans Public Schools  
projects that will be constructed with funding from the recently approved $1.837 billion in grant fund­ing for the Orleans Parish School Board and the Recovery School District.  Jackson Barracks Rededication Ceremony The Nov. 5, 2010, Jackson Barracks Rededication Ceremony, sponsored by the Joint Venture Committee of The National Guard Association of Louisiana and the Louisiana National Guard Enlisted Association, is an acknowledgement of a milestone in the recovery process for Jackson Barracks. Hurricane Katrina damaged 184 of the 200-plus buildings on the historic Jackson Barracks military campus, which houses the Louisiana Army National Guard headquarters. More than 75 of the buildings were so severely damaged they must be reconstructed, rather than repaired. To date, FEMA has obligated $110 million toward rebuilding Jackson Barracks.  Nov. 24: Warrior Care Event for Disabled Veterans, Fort Polk, La. Nov. 26: Acadia and Beauregard Parish Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps go into effect Dec. 6: FC Williams School Groundbreaking, New Orleans, La. Housing Update: Katrina/Rita: 568 occupied units  
Gustav/Ike: 198 occupied units  
Announcements  
FEMA Issues New Guidance to Support People with  Disabilities during Disasters FEMA announced new guidelines on emergency sheltering to help state planners and non-profit organizations ensure that people with access and functional needs receive lawful and equitable assistance in the aftermath of a disaster. The Functional Needs Support Services Guidance (FNSS) gives state governments recommendations to help them provide emergency sheltering services that meet the needs of their communities and are in compliance with existing federal laws designed to prevent discrimination on the basis of disability. Learn more about FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination and find out more about the Functional Needs Support Services Guidance.  
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to rebuild, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.