21 years after Katrina, New Orleans honors those who died and vows to keep their stories alive

At the ceremony, speakers said preserving Katrina’s history is a responsibility that must be passed to the next generation.

Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover

In the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, Charity Hospital in New Orleans became a scene of heartbreak and heroism, with doctors ...
The Nation

The Fight to Keep New Orleans From Becoming “Everywhere Else”

Twenty years after Katrina, the cultural workers who kept New Orleans alive are demanding not to be pushed aside. Some people celebrated renewal. Some mourned loss. Still others just hoped for ...

New Orleans hospital to be revitalized

Charity Hospital, a New Orleans landmark that long cared for the city's most vulnerable residents, was shuttered after the ...
Digital Journal

Ten years after Katrina, New Orleans is bustling

Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina swept buildings off their foundations and deluged nearly all of New Orleans with floodwaters which rose so fast some people drowned in their homes. Those who ...
NOLA.com

How can you tell where someone's from in New Orleans?

One of New Orleans’ most distinctive, defining accents — the “Yat” — is disappearing. A recent study published by the ...
Hoodline

New Orleans Artist Rebuilds His Childhood Living Room Before Katrina Took It

Step through the doorway of a gallery inside the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans and you land somewhere unexpected: a ...

21 Years Later, Katrina’s ‘Zombie Buildings’ Are Coming Back to Life

A wave of redevelopment in New Orleans is finally catching up to several storm-damaged properties that have haunted the ...