Why Louisiana Fought Low-Income Housing in New Orleans After Katrina
During the massive rebuilding, the state imposed a moratorium on all new subsidized units. The city is still paying the price.
Ten Years Since Katrina
What's been learned since the hurricane struck New Orleans
The Resurrection of a New Orleans High-School Football Team
"We have a bunch of kids on this team where the community told them they'd probably never amount to anything."
New Orleans, 10 Years After Katrina
A decade ago, Hurricane Katrina triggered floods that inundated New Orleans and killed more than 1,800 people as storm waters overwhelmed levees and broke through floodwalls on August 29, 2005.
New Orleans Is Still Not Prepared for the Next Storm
Improvements have been made, but without serious investment in infrastructure, the city and its residents will remain vulnerable.
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is Far From Healed
A decade after the storm, Mayor Mitch Landrieu reflects on the work that’s been done, and the work that lies ahead.
In New Orleans, Business Is Booming—for Some
In the 10 years since Katrina, entrepreneurship has grown in the city. But not everyone is reaping the benefits.
The Laboratory of New Orleans
Following the destruction of Katrina, the city has—in many ways—become a site of experimentation.
A Housing Crisis Amid Tens of Thousands of Abandoned Homes
Ten years after Katrina, many New Orleans residents struggle to find an affordable place to live even though the city is full of vacant properties.
Houses of the Future
Four years after the levee failures, New Orleans is seeing an unexpected boom in architectural experimentation. Small, independent developers are succeeding in getting houses built where the government has failed. And the city's unique challenges—among them environmental impediments, an entrenched culture of leisure, and a casual acquaintance with regulation—are spurring design innovations that may redefine American architecture for a generation.
Reading, Writing, Resurrection
Hurricane Katrina destroyed one of America’s worst school systems and made New Orleans the nation’s laboratory for educational reform. But can determined educators and entrepreneurs transcend the damage of the flood—and of history?