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Perry is one candidate in a crowded field who believes he can turn around his blighted city.
James Perry: The Man Who Wants To Run New Orleans -
There’s a lot that Haiti can learn from Katrina’s atrocities. Let’s not make the same mistakes twice.
The Aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake: Seven Lessons From Hurricane Katrina -
President Obama visits New Orleans 47 days late and a few million dollars short. What he can do to make it up to the Gulf Coast.
President Obama's Day Trip to New Orleans May Speed Katrina Recovery -
On the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Obama promises national leadership on New Orleans--and a visit by the end of the year. But will local politics produce its own recovery?
On the 4th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Obama Speaks on Recovery -
Charity Hospital was where the poor people of New Orleans went until Katrina forced its closing. Now, as the debate rages about whether to reopen Charity or build a new hospital, those poor people continue to get the short end of the stick.
What Will Happen to New Orleans' Charity Hospital? -
New Orleans has always lived in the past tense. Before the levees broke, there was a city of nostalgia and deep longing. Katrina just multiplied the grief. Tenfold.
Take Me Back to New Orleans -
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, affordable public housing still isn’t available for many New Orleans residents. How white residents in St. Bernard Parish are keeping blacks out.
How White Residents are Keeping Blacks Out of St. Bernard Parish -
The Obama administration reveals plans to help 3,400 families affected by Katrina...
Shelter from the Storm: Housing Plans Announced for Katrina Victims -
The Oscar-nominated Hurricane Katrina documentary Trouble the Water is finally coming to cable. The Root catches up with Kim Rivers Roberts, the Ninth Ward hero whose camera and life story took us by storm.
Trouble the Water documentary on HBO -
With the help of its Oscar nod, the Katrina doc Trouble the Water has brazenly summoned the voices and spirits of those—who by force or choice—have not returned since the hurricane.
Katrina’s Second Line
