The Gulf Coast's Everyday Heroes
Trust Guides Bank's New Orleans Rebuilding Effort()
April 15, 2008 After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' Liberty Bank loaned money to many of its loyal, longtime customers despite their lack of records. The bank lost $1.5 million, but its president's good-faith policy is paying off. Last year, the bank posted its most profitable year. Alden McDonald is invested in bringing people back to his bank and his city.
Calling Residents Back to the Lower Ninth Ward()
April 2, 2008 After Hurricane Katrina, residents of New Orleans' devastated Lower Ninth Ward scattered. Patricia Jones is slowing trying to lure them back. Her community group spreads the word about who's returning — and keeps up the neighborhood so they'll want to come home.
Educator's Charter Schools Help Revive New Orleans()
March 19, 2008 Even though James Meza doesn't wear the uniform of a first responder, he is doing rescue work. Meza is helping the children of New Orleans by running six charter schools in the city, hopeful that they'll become the seeds of Katrina recovery efforts in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Database Key in Restoring New Orleans()
March 11, 2008 Rebuilding New Orleans takes a lot of sweat, elbow grease and, in some cases, good software. Hal Roark, who works for a group that's improving the Broadmoor neighborhood, uses a database to match houses in need of repair with volunteers who can fix them.
Religious Leaders Help Renters Buy in New Orleans()
March 14, 2008 The Jeremiah Group has developed a loan plan to turn the city's low-income renters into homeowners. Instead of rejecting the idea as an impractical suggestion by idealistic do-gooders, the state embraced it.
Doc Helps Heal New Orleans, One Wound at a Time()
February 26, 2008 Imagine putting $1 million into a small business in downtown post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. A young doctor did just that. Ajsa Nikolic, a family physician and wound care specialist, started an urgent care clinic last year in a city she almost left.
New Orleans' Former Top Cop Now Patrols Schools()
February 27, 2008 Eddie Compass brings order to New Orleans schools as the executive director of security. He was pushed into resigning as the city's police chief after Hurricane Katrina, but people still recognize him as "the chief."
