Six Months After Katrina
Katrina & Recovery
Sharon White Regains Her Determination to Rebuild()
March 3, 2006 New Orleans resident Sharon White is more determined than ever to rebuild her home. In January, she was devastated to learn that the city had decided against reviving her neighborhood. But now she has a building permit and she wants a FEMA trailer so she can begin the restoration.
Katrina & Recovery
New Orleans Awaits FEMA Flood Maps()
March 3, 2006 New Orleans is waiting for important news from FEMA later this month: new flood maps. They'll tell homeowners how high off the ground they should build depending on local elevations. Being any lower than that might make flood insurance prohibitively expensive or unavailable.
Katrina & Recovery
'A Studio in the Woods' Offers Hope for New Orleans()
March 3, 2006 Joe and Lucianne Carmichael say nature's post-Katrina burst of renewal on their land in Orleans Parish offers important lessons to humans trying to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina & Recovery
Katrina Took Deadly Toll on Elderly()
March 5, 2006 Nearly 40 percent of the people who died during Hurricane Katrina and the ensuring floods were over age 71. Relatives of three elderly victims recall the decisions that preceded their loved ones' deaths.
Essay
Back to the Lean Times for New Orleans()
March 3, 2006 This year's Mardi Gras was necessary for New Orleanians to rouse themselves from their post-Katrina funk, says Crescent City resident Chris Rose. But now that the revelry has faded, residents must once again turn to the long, hard task of reclaiming their city, and their heritage.
Katrina & Recovery
The Bordelons and Ronald Lewis: Mardi Gras Update()
March 3, 2006 Steve Inskeep checks in with some New Orleans residents with whom he has been in touch since Hurricane Katrina hit. The Bordelon family lives in St. Bernard Parish. Ronald Lewis is the president of a Ninth Ward social club.
Katrina & Recovery
Housing Shortage Hurts New Orleans Hotels()
March 2, 2006 The smaller-than-normal crowds at Mardi Gras this week symbolize the lingering impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans' economy. The city's hotels are struggling to recover, but a shortage of workers is hampering their comeback.
Katrina & Recovery
Dr. John: 'We're Gonna Be Back' in New Orleans()
March 2, 2006 One of New Orleans' best-known native sons, the piano professor Mac Rebennack, a.k.a. Dr. John, was back in town for Mardi Gras this week. In a tour of devastated neighborhoods, he expresses fear that the city's unique grassroots culture has been uprooted.
Katrina & Recovery
New Orleans Students Describe Coping After Katrina()
March 1, 2006 The MAX School in New Orleans combines youngsters from several Catholic schools damaged by Katrina. A group of seventh and eighth graders talks about how the storm touched their lives.
Environment
Katrina Stirs Up Issue of Lead Levels in Soil()
March 1, 2006 Experts disagree on whether Katrina's floodwaters are the source of the high levels of contaminants in New Orleans' soil, or if the contaminates were there before the storm. What's not in dispute is that the lead, arsenic and other hazardous chemicals found in older neighborhoods needs to be cleaned up.
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