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Burnell Cotlon is the owner of Burnell's Lower 9th Ward Market, which one of the very few businesses still surviving in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Many residents did not return to the area after Hurricane Katrina hit the area in 2005. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans still lags behind

No neighborhood was hit worse in Katrina than New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and it's been one of the slowest areas to rebound. There's still an effort to attract new residents and businesses there.

New World screwworm larva, like the one pictured, will hatch and feed on the flesh of living animals, typically cattle. Cases in humans are rare but can be fatal. AP/USDA Agricultural Research Service hide caption

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Screwworm invasion

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A digitally manipulated Fred Astaire appeared in a Dirt Devil commercial in 1997, a decade after the entertainer died. As researchers raise the alarm about the potential commercial exploitation of AI deadbots, they point out that the deceased have been promoting products on screen for decades. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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AI “deadbots” are persuasive — and researchers say, they’re primed for monetization

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Burnell Cotlon is the owner of Burnell's Lower 9th Ward Market, which one of the very few businesses still surviving in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Many residents did not return to the area after Hurricane Katrina hit the area in 2005. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans still lags behind

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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans still lags behind

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