Twenty years ago, few people in New Orleans were paying attention to a tropical depression forming over the Bahamas. The Crescent City was enjoying a lazy summer in late August. But within days, that ...

OUR MONTH LONG SERIES, KATRINA, 20 YEARS LATER, WHERE WE ARE TAKING THE TIME TO REMEMBER THE IMPACT OF THE STORM, HIGHLIGHT THE GROWTH OF THE CITY AND ITS SURVIVORS. A NEW ORLEANS AUTHOR IS MARKING ...

Sometimes natural disasters have a way of rerouting a person's life. In Trish O'Kane's case, she transformed from a civil rights journalist to an ornithologist and environmental activist, a journey ...

Soon after Hurricane Katrina had passed, but long before the flood waters had receded, came the deluge of do-gooders. The rebuilding of metropolitan New Orleans involved around 500 new nonprofits (in ...

In honor of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Loyola University New Orleans has published a book featuring first-person accounts from nurses who worked to save lives in hospitals and ...

Author Courtney Kelly showcases imagery of St. Louis Cathedral seen in Celeste Saves the City Author Courtney Kelly explains the use of barrier islands and teaches students how to build their own in ...

Hurricane Katrina tragedy will be in the news for years, but pictures are the essence of the story as it enveloped the people of New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast. Two organizations known for their ...

Reader to Reader Inc., an Amherst-based public charity, is holding a children’s book drive throughout the month of October to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The organization was founded in ...

Water stands in much of the area around downtown New Orleans seven days after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city on Sept. 5, 2005. Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, battering ...

“We Came to Rebuild New Orleans: Stories of the Hurricane Katrina Volunteers” by Christopher E. Manning, LSU Press, 308 pages, and “Rebuilding New Orleans: Immigrant Laborers and Street Food Vendors ...