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New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood still rebuilding from Katrina 20 years later

Flood-ravaged and destroyed, the Lower Ninth Ward looked more like a war zone than a neighborhood in the days following ...

Family of Lower 9th Ward man who saved hundreds on paddleboat during Katrina reflects on his life

"My dad was a legend." The family of a Lower 9 man who saved hundreds during Katrina reflects on his life. Across the city, ...
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20 years since Katrina: Climate change, ecological restoration, a healthier Ninth Ward

This week on Louisiana Considered, we mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina with discussions about ecological restoration, ...
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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 ...

Hurricane Katrina: 3 painful lessons for emergency management are increasingly important 20 years later

The 2005 hurricane was a disaster made worse by a lack of coordination and communication among governments and emergency ...

'Make It Right' Foundation to pay $20.5 million to owners of faulty post-Katrina Lower Ninth Ward homes

Parents tragically killed in car crash during trip to drop off son at college ...
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It was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history: Have we forgotten Katrina's lessons?

Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New ...

Sankofa’s Beyond Recovery program to discuss a greener Lower Ninth Ward

Since Hurricane Katrina, one nonprofit has made it it's mission to help the Lower Ninth Ward and build it back better than ...
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Three Democrats vying for Tucson's Ward 6 seat face off in primary

Three candidates are vying in the Aug. 5 primary election for the Democratic nod in Tucson’s Ward 6 City Council race.

Lower 9th Ward Katrina Memorial to be restored

NEW ORLEANS — The Hurricane Katrina memorial on the Claiborne Avenue neutral ground was the first thing visitors saw when ...
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Cam Ward Gets Lower Than Expected Grade in Titans Debut

Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward is one game down in his NFL career after his team fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-7 in the preseason opener. While the score suggests a disappointing ...