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I Gave Birth During Hurricane Katrina

Water surrounds homes in the Ninth Ward in this aerial view of damage from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Aug. 30, 2005. Credit - Smiley N. Pool—Houston Chronicle/Getty Images I am not from New ...
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Twin Sisters Were Born Premature 4 Days Before a Hurricane, Separating Them from Mom. How They Made It Through (Exclusive)

Jirron Minor Jr.'s two newborn sisters were airlifted from a New Orleans hospital to Dallas amid the crisis — and at first, the family had idea where they were Kim Leeson Twins Yakierra and Yasmine ...
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What made Hurricane Katrina a catastrophe, and why its horrors linger 20 years later

Two decades ago, before Hurricane Katrina inflicted unprecedented devastation along the Gulf Coast, before it killed at least 1,392 people and displaced hundreds of thousands, before levees failed and ...
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Twenty Years Later: Hurricane Katrina

In New Orleans, community isn’t just a word — it’s a way of life. Long before Hurricane Katrina tested the city’s resilience, places like Congo Square stood as a gathering site for Black traditions ...
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Looking back on Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later

After Hurricane Katrina, state officials in Louisiana accelerated their takeover of New Orleans’ lowest-performing schools. WWNO's Aubri Juhasz discusses the state of New Orleans' schools 20 years ...
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The science behind Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later

Twenty years ago, on Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina cemented itself in history as one of the deadliest and most devastating disasters to strike the United States. Katrina claimed the lives of 1,392 ...