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New Orleans spent billions on Hurricane Katrina recovery. Is the city better for it?

At the Flooded House Museum and levee exhibit in Gentilly, the history of Hurricane Katrina is on full display.
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They came together, Democrats and Republicans, to help New Orleans rebuild post-Katrina

Members of the Louisiana Recover Authority and the Bring New Orleans Back Commission reunited to remember their efforts to ...
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America after Katrina: Eyewitness to disaster

Katrina made landfall in South Florida as a Category 1 hurricane, then strengthened to Category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Twenty years later, signs of life enter some of New Orleans' most blighted buildings

Twenty years later, signs of Katrina's devastation still pepper New Orleans, with signs of new life on the way. Signs of ...
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They came to rebuild New Orleans after Katrina. Under Trump, ICE is trying to deport them.

Two cousins came from Guatemala to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Twenty years later they're in Louisiana ICE ...
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20 Years After Katrina, CRE Promises In New Orleans Remain Unfulfilled

Two decades after Katrina, the Crescent City's CRE revival never arrived. Federal aid and bold plans faded, leaving stalled ...
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New Orleans clergy say 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Black communities still waiting for promises to be fulfilled

Devastating hurricanes have left the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, a historically Black community, struggling for recovery ...

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reflects on Katrina in his first speech in 10 years

Nagin started by discussing Hurricane Katrina, which struck the city while he was mayor nearly 20 years ago. NEW ORLEANS — ...

Rock of Ages Baptist Church honors leaders who served during Hurricane Katrina

Rock of Ages church on Franklin Avenue commemorated the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Reflecting on the city's ...