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New Orleans, twenty years after Hurricane Katrina : NPR

New Orleans, twenty years after Hurricane Katrina : NPR
nation8/24/2025

Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New Orleans, which has had an uneven recovery in the past 20 years.

It was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history: Have we forgotten Katrina's lessons? toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR NEW ORLEANS — On a quiet street in the Gentilly neighborhood, a small brick house stands as a testament to one of the worst disaste... [14390 chars]