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Hurricane Katrina
The New Orleans Class of 2015: What It Tells Us and What It Doesn’t
Hurricane Katrina led to the largest population displacement in the US since the Dust Bowl. Over one-third of the 450,000 displaced were children. What happened to them?
New Orleans, Gulf Coast Mark Katrina Milestone
NEW ORLEANS— The Gulf Coast and New Orleans observed the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest storms in American history, in ways both devout and festive. Church bells rang and brass bands played as people across the storm-rava...
10 Years After Katrina, Obama Praises New Orleans Recovery
“Look at what’s happened here,” he declared, speaking of a transformed American city that was once “dark and underwater.”
A Decade Later, Ala Seafood Town Rebounding From Katrina
Hurricane Katrina only sideswiped Alabama as it devastated coastal Mississippi and New Orleans a decade ago, but Belinda Clark’s family is still recovering in the town that calls itself the state’s seafood capital.
Charity Hospital Replacement Opens Saturday in New Orleans
Ten years after the levees and floodwalls broke during Hurricane Katrina and flooded New Orleans, the Big Easy finally has a full-scale public hospital again — a new Charity hospital
Taking a Page From New Orleans, NYC Begins Rebuilding
NEW YORK—For homeowners, landlords, and tenants in New York City whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, the rebuilding can finally begin.
Katrina $700m Missing: Relief Funds May Never be Recovered
A Department of Housing and Urban Development report found that nearly $700 million that was intended to help homeowners elevate and protect their homes from flooding has gone missing.
Aftermath of Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Isaac made landfall in New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, dumping 500-year-flood amounts of rain and leading to rooftop rescues for people in Plaquemines Parish south of the city.
Beyond Katrina: Lessons Learned, New Challenges
This week marks the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster and among the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history. While the disaster identified gaping holes in U.S. disaster preparedness and many gaps have since been plugged, new kinds of challenges are testing government agencies.
