Contractors under the guidance of the Army Corps of Engineer

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 11: Contractors under the guidance of the Army Corps of Engineers continue construction of pumps and a flood gate where the 17th Street Canal meets Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, Friday, August 11, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said last month the U.S. government has committed more than $110 billion to the recovery of the Gulf Coast, declaring "we've got a plan" for the hurricane-battered region, but almost a year after Hurricane Katrina struck, that plan is hard to discern in New Orleans. (Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)