Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Amid continuing challenges, hope still emerges
Rebuilding and renewal take root
After making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina left tremendous destruction in its wake along the Gulf Coast of the U.S., with the African American poor of New Orleans suffering the worst of the storm’s wrath. The force of Katrina -- one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the nation’s history -- was compounded by man-made failings of engineering, politics, and racial inequality.
Yet even in this blighted landscape to which thousands of New Orleans residents have yet to return, signs of rebirth slowly emerge. Homes have been rebuilt. The educational system and healthcare infrastructure in the region have been steadily re-invigorated. The work is hard, but it continues unabated.
