Bayou La Batre Project

Community in the Aftermath

Video from the National Building Museum

Presenter(s): Rob Galbraith, Vince LaCoste, Ken Kvalheim
Date Recorded: November 3, 2009
Duration: 01:12:55
Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Bayou La Batre, Alabama, won a $15.6 million FEMA grant to build 100 furnished housing units for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Rob Galbraith of Galbraith Associate, Bayou La Batre's grants consultant, discusses the project’s progress, and its overall impact on area recovery efforts. Vince LaCoste, Polysurveying, and Ken Kvalheim, The Mitchell Company, discuss the design and construction of this new neighborhood.

Bayou La Batre Project from National Building Museum.

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Part 1: Introduction (5:15)
Part 2: Robert Galbraith, Galbraith Associates (30:55)
Part 3: Vince LaCoste, Polysurveying (14:27)
Part 4: Ken Kvalheim, Vice President Modular Division, The Mitchell Company (11:29)
Part 5: Q&A Session (25:43)

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