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TOPIC: Weather & Natural Disasters
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IN-DEPTH COVERAGEA co-production of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and Local PBS StationsLouisiana Public Broadcasting
Rebuilding The Gulf Coast
Hurricane Katrina, followed by a weaker but still damaging Hurricane Rita, devastated a wide swath of the southern Gulf Coast of the United States in late August 2005. Now, officials in New Orleans and other damaged places must begin the process of rebuilding.
IN THE NEWS
July 10, 2008
Katrina Trailer Makers Defend Practices on Capitol Hill

Emergency housing trailers in New Orleans; File photoFour companies -- Gulf Stream, Forest River, Keystone and Pilgrim International -- testified in a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform this week as part of a probe into allegations that the materials used to build the trailers that housed victims of Hurricane Katrina contained health hazards.

Background: Katrina Victims Struggle With Housing Amid Concerns Over Trailers

More Coverage on Katina's Aftermath:
Report:
In New Orleans, Reinventing the Idea of Public Housing
Report:
New Orleans Still Struggles With Hurricane Katrina Debris
Audio Slide Show
: More on New Orleans' Illegal Landfills
Video: Watch Extended Interviews With Environmental Officials and Community Leaders in New Orleans on the Landfills Problem

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Construction equipment in New OrleansDamaged building in Lower Ninth WardVolunteer in Pearlington, Miss.
IN-DEPTH COVERAGEIN-DEPTH COVERAGEREPORT
Katrina & Recovery:
An NPR Special Report
Lower Ninth Ward: Film Follows Those Who StayedGulf Coast in Need of Volunteer Help

Track the latest developments in the Gulf Coast region's long struggle to rebuild their cities and their citizens' lives in a series of broadcast and Web original reports.
-- National Public Radio

Beginning in January 2006, Jonathan Demme filmed in and around New Orleans, chronicling the lives of dozens of people who chose to return and try to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina hit.
-- KCET's Tavis Smiley

"Beyond Katrina: A Volunteer Story," follows the continuing volunteer efforts in the small town of Pearlington, Miss., where residents are still patching up damage from Hurricane Katrina.
-- Mississippi Public Broadcasting

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  Main: Rebuilding The Gulf Coast
REPORTS
  Economic Impact
  Rebuilding Rural and Urban Areas
  Lasting Environmental Effects
  Finding Liability and Fixing Blame
  Reconstructing Infrastructure
RESOURCES
  Archive
FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
  Lesson Plan
OTHER IN-DEPTH COVERAGE
  Main: After Hurricane Katrina
  Main: Hurricane Rita
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