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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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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,…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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 …
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month ago
SNAP cuts impact local grocers; urban planning post-Katrina; legendary Baton Rouge sports reporter retires
Season 1 Episode 1042
Steep cuts are coming to SNAP benefits, better known as food stamps. And that’s bad news for grocery stores that see the bulk of their sales from SNA…
1 year, 1 month ago
Public library to host first all-children’s book sale; The NOLA Project’s new season; StoryCorps in Baton Rouge
Season 1 Episode 1041
The Friends of the New Orleans Public Library organization is holding its first-ever all-children’s book sale. And it comes as a new school year begi…
1 year, 1 month ago
Back-to-school changes in Baton Rouge; “The Tempest” set in modern-day NOLA; how heat impacts musicians
Season 1 Episode 1040
August signals the end of summer break, and students across Louisiana are heading back into the classroom. Monday is the first day of school for pu…
1 year, 1 month ago