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Robin Roberts to revisit New Orleans, Mississippi 20 years after Hurricane Katrina
In "Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years After the Storm," Roberts returns to New Orleans to speak with musicians, including ...
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Hurricane Katrina was a catalyst for change in New Orleans' public defender office
Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has ...
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Dr. Michael G. White: What New Orleans jazz culture taught us about recovery after Katrina
"Katrina forced us to play a new tune, to begin a new life song. We had to replace our characteristic resistance to change by ...
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As New Orleans students return to school, here are three education issues to watch
It's back to school in New Orleans! The new year brings new state standards for schools, a focus on absenteeism, enrollment ...
Hurricane Katrina Survivors Remember Storm's Deadly Devastation 20 Years Later in New Documentary: 'It's Still Real'
Nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, residents are reflecting on how the devastation shaped ...
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New Orleans marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina with events around the city
This month, people across New Orleans will come together to honor the lives that were lost or forever changed by Hurricane ...
'My life has been blessed': How Katrina inspired a New Orleans native's mission of service
New Orleans native and hip-hop mogul Percy "Master P" Miller has dedicated himself to community service in New Orleans and ...
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New Orleans educator recalls ‘gut punch’ of teacher firings after Katrina: ‘It was demoralizing.’
Lee Green was among thousands of New Orleans public school educators fired in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But he came back ...
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New Orleans' court system collapsed under Katrina, but some saw hope for change
With New Orleans under water, people incarcerated there were bused out to detention facilities across the South. Their ...
Hurricane Katrina led to major change for animals, and the group behind it still operates today
Ginny Bowman Robledo, one of the countless volunteers who later formed Animal Rescue New Orleans, remembered the desperation ...
St. Bernard man pens children's book to commemorate Hurricane Katrina 20 years later
George Goggans Jr., a Chalmette High School teacher and author, released his book titled "Katrina and the Cajun Duck." ...
'Good Morning America's' Robin Roberts returns to Gulf Coast 20 years after Hurricane Katrina
In "Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years After the Storm," Roberts returns to New Orleans to speak with musicians, including Grammy-award winner Harry Connick Jr., about the return of the city's music and ...