Aug 23 Watch Photographer: New Orleans’ Deep Roots Bolstered Katrina Recovery Photographer Mario Tama of Getty Images shares some images he has captured of New Orleans and its residents in the five years since he first documented Hurricane Katrina's profound effects on the city. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch New Orleans Getting Stronger, but Katrina’s Problems Linger 5 Years Later A new report from the Brookings Institution shows New Orleans' population and economy are rebounding five years after Hurricane Katrina, plus the city now has better schools, better access to health care and a stronger criminal justice system. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: Remembering the Storm By News Desk This weekend marks five years since Hurricane Katrina ripped into New Orleans, ravaging that city and others on the Gulf Coast. This month, both on-air and online, we're reporting on how the city and the region are faring, for better… Continue reading
Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: The Fall and Rise of New Orleans’ Levees By News Desk Five years after sections of New Orleans' levees fell or were overtopped with water pushed inland by Hurricane Katrina, the NewsHour is looking back at what we've learned about their failure, what's been done to fix them and how vulnerable… Continue reading
Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: The Monumental Tasks of Clean-up and Recovery By News Desk Upon the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, the NewsHour is looking back at some our coverage of what people in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast have done to clean up from the storm and rebuild their homes, businesses… Continue reading
Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: Housing Concerns and ‘Toxic Trailers’ By News Desk A resident of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward mows his lawn in front of a FEMA trailer in 2006. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) On the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we're looking back at some of our NewsHour coverage… Continue reading
Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: Healing and Rebuilding Through Art By News Desk As part of our look back at Hurricane Katrina five years after the disaster, we examine how art has played a role in the city's ongoing healing and rebuilding process. Here are some highlights of our coverage: Aug. 28, 2009:… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch New Orleans Superintendent Leaving Legacy of Charter School Expansion As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the superintendent brought in to revive New Orleans' troubled public schools is bidding farewell after turning many of the schools into charters. Before his departure, Paul Vallas speaks with John Merrow about… Continue watching
Jul 14 New Orleans Police Officers Indicted in Post-Katrina Shooting Case By Anna Shoup Six current and former New Orleans Police Department officers were indicted Tuesday in the latest in a series of cases looking into questionable police action after Hurricane Katrina. Four officers were charged in connection with the deaths of two… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch New Orleans Police Officers Face Charges in Post-Katrina Deaths Margaret Warner speaks with a ProPublica reporter about the charges facing six New Orleans police officers in connection with killing unarmed citizens and covering up their deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching