The Hurricane Katrina memorial on the Claiborne Avenue neutral ground was the first thing visitors saw when crossing into New ...

Eternal Seeds, a youth art program in New Orleans, unveiled a mural along the levee breach site, commemorating the 20th ...

Lower 9 residents hope deteriorating Katrina memorial will be replaced before 20th anniversary Aug. 29 marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated our city. Two decades later, and a memorial ...

Gina Phillips, a mixed media artist from the Lower Ninth Ward, transformed her life and art after losing everything in ...

During the storm, the Lower Ninth Ward was wrecked by wind, rain and flooding from a levee breach. In the 11 years since, the historic neighborhood has been slow to rebuild.

Some homes in the Lower Ninth Ward still bare the marks of recovery teams in 2005. There are scars - and signs of improvements, including the $14.6 billion upgrade to the city's levee system.

Lowernine.org has launched a nationwide #50states Ambassador Program In observance of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane ...

You're not going to take us away,” Hurricane Katrina survivor, DJ Williams, said. The anniversary was celebrated through prayer, music and a march through the Lower 9th Ward.

NEW ORLEANS -- Believe it or not, the Lower Ninth Ward was once a thriving neighborhood. There were plenty of houses, but like the porch steps that now remain, the last 10 years have led nowhere.

The Rev. Dr. G.G. listens to speakers during the 18th annual commemoration of Hurricane Katrina Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT THRELKELD Updated ...

Lower 9th Ward was at the epicenter of floods that destroyed 80% of New Orleans during Katrina More than $14 billion has been spent to bolster the area's hurricane-protection system Isaac, the ...

A flawed shipping project involving excavations at the Industrial Canal allowed Hurricane Katrina 's surge to breach the floodwall in two places, causing massive flooding in the Lower 9th Ward and ...