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Lt. Gen. L. Russel Honoré (Ret.)

Former commanding officer of the U.S. First Army

Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré (Ret.) is a former commanding officer of the U.S. First Army. He led Joint Task Force Katrina in New Orleans and is currently head of The Green Army, an organization dedicated to finding solutions to pollution.

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Lt. Gen. L. Russel Honoré (Ret.)

4d ago
MS NOW Opinion

Celebrate Veterans Day by demanding Trump get the troops off our streets

The Trump administration is testing the American people, and this is a test we cannot fail.

3mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

I led the Army into New Orleans after Katrina. Why I worry about the next storm.

FEMA should be its own Cabinet-level agency. Emergency management is a mission on its own, not a part-time function of Homeland Security.

6mos ago
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Communities like mine will bear the brunt of Trump dismantling FEMA and the EPA

It’s not yet hurricane season, and we already see Trump’s disinterest in disaster response.