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20 years ago, these pre-K students wrote a book about a classmate who evacuated for Katrina. Today they reunite
When Hurricane Katrina happened 20 years ago, 4-year-old Nigel Tapp evacuated from the Lower Ninth Ward to Montclair, New Jersey – the hometown of ma…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
20 years since Katina: How the Vietnamese community rebuilt and tech-savvy volunteers reconnected survivors
Season 1 Episode 1051
When Hurricane Katrina made landfall 20 years ago, New Orleans East was especially hard hit. This part of the city is home to a large Vietnamese popu…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
20 years since Katrina, veteran journalists reflect on covering storm and perspectives from inside the Superdome
Season 1 Episode 1050
When Hurricane Katrina made landfall 20 years ago, many residents were looking to find their way out of New Orleans, but journalists were descending …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
20 years since Katrina: impact on teachers, schools; classroom lessons about the storm
Season 1 Episode 1049
After Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans 20 years ago, public education in the city came to a complete stop. And when schools reopened, many of th…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
20 years since Katrina: Climate change, ecological restoration, a healthier Ninth Ward
Season 1 Episode 1048
Hurricane Katrina destroyed an estimated 320 million trees in the Gulf Coast. This was not only a dramatic shift in the look of the landscape, but le…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Sea Change Live: 20 Years After Katrina
Season 1 Episode 1047
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina and its devastating aftermath reshaped New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, we gathered to remember all that was lost,…
9 months ago
Events to mark 20 years since Katrina; Louisiana Biomedical gets big grant amid nationwide funding cuts
Season 1 Episode 1046
The Katrina 20 Local Planning Committee is commemorating Hurricane Katrina with performances, art and more, throughout the city, stretching to Missis…
9 months ago
Hip-hop musical commemorates Hurricane Katrina; improving prosthetic limb design; Baton Rouge Zinefest
Season 1 Episode 1045
MakeGood is a New Orleans-based nonprofit that creates custom-designed, 3D-printed prosthetics for people with disabilities and limb differences. We …
9 months ago
History of New Orleans’ Desire Area: misconceptions, mistreatment and mobilization
Season 1 Episode 1044
It’s been nearly 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, destroying countless communities in its wake. One neighborhood that suffered the wra…
9 months, 1 week ago
Updates on NOLA mayor’s race; Jefferson Parish loses bond rating; students get involved in wind energy projects
Season 1 Episode 1043
It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Steph…
9 months, 1 week ago