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New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum Preserves a Culture Washed Away
The human-made disaster in New Orleans before, during and after Hurricane Katrina was the first time I was forced to really grapple with race and class inequality. And it’s what motivated me and three...
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Witness to a Disaster: Journalists Recall Covering Hurricane Katrina
In the days leading up to Aug. 29, 2005, the world was watching the Gulf Coast. On that day—ten years ago this weekend—Hurricane Katrina made landfall. It brought winds as strong as 125 mph, nearly a...
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10 Essential Stories About Hurricane Katrina
It was Aug. 29, 2005, that Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, leading to one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in U.S. history. On Thursday, President Obama will travel to New...
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Watch ‘The Boatman’ Chronicling Life in New Orleans 10 Years After Katrina
Joseph and Selina Gonzales, have been married for 70 years and live in Yscloskey, 30 miles from New Orleans. Joseph, who’s gone blind, plans to finish the 60-foot boat in his yard. Joseph’s boat is one...
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How Hurricane Katrina Changed Your Finances Forever
Ten years ago this week, a storm gathered spin over the Gulf of Mexico and then let loose onto a city nicknamed the “Big Easy.” Hurricane Katrina was by far the most expensive storm in U.S. history:...
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This Graphic Shows How Hurricane Katrina Changed New Orleans
Correction appended On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, after gaining strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Within days the city’s levees collapsed, tens of thousands were...
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President Obama Celebrates New Orleans on Katrina’s Anniversary
President Obama called New Orleans a beacon of resilience and strength, a city swiftly moving forward in the wake of an epic tragedy just days before the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of...
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Live: George W. Bush Speaks in New Orleans About Anniversary of Hurricane...
The former president traveled to New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina to discuss the city's recovery from the storm
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George W. Bush Returns to New Orleans for 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
(NEW ORLEANS) — Former President George W. Bush returned Friday to New Orleans — the scene of one of his presidency’s lowest points — to tout the region’s recovery from the nation’s costliest natural...
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Hurricane Katrina Survivors Reflect on Their Might and Recovery
(NEW ORLEANS) — With prayer and the somber ringing of church bells, residents in Mississippi and Louisiana gathered Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of the day that Hurricane Katrina slammed into...
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Posts $25 Million Gift On Instagram
As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches next week, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon used his personal Instagram account on Friday to announce a $25 million donation to support global disaster...
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Hurricane Katrina by the Numbers: 10 Years Later
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic day that Hurricane Katrina violently swept through the southeastern U.S. The historic storm killed almost 2,000 people, left thousands stranded...
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