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Hurricane katrina

From Lubov to Theta, Gallery Shows You Must See This Fall

These nuanced, feverishly intellectual shows will carry you into the enriching fall and winter months.
By Helen Holmes

Are Hurricanes Blowing Climate Change Skepticism Away?

Will the Crescent City be "Barried" in water?
By John A. Tures

Is Brad Pitt to Blame for the Defective Homes in NOLA’s Lower Ninth Ward?

The actor's Make It Right Foundation provided homes to NOLA residents after Hurricane Katrina, but now both he and the organization are embroiled in a class-action suit.
By Helen Holmes
President Trump Puerto Rico Celebrities

Hollywood Is Not Happy With Trump’s Handling of Puerto Rico

By Brandon Katz
People walk across a flooded street in Puerto Rico on September 21, 2017 as the country faces dangerous flooding and an island-wide power outage following Hurricane Maria.

In Trump’s America, Not All Natural Disasters Are Created Equal

By Jon Reinish
President Donald Trump in the White House on October 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Botched Puerto Rico Disaster Response Is Trump’s Undoing

By Michael Sainato
President Donald Trump.

Amid NFL Obsession, Media Blinds Itself to Trump’s Puerto Rico Relief Efforts

By Ashe Schow
PALATKA, FL - SEPTEMBER 12: People use a boat and four wheeler to navigate flood waters caused by Hurricane Irma Sept. 12, 2017 near Palatka, Florida, United States. The storm brought flooding to areas not seen in generations.

With Jose on the Way, Here’s the Good News About Hurricanes

By John A. Tures
People make their way through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

7 Reasons Why More Hurricane Harveys Are Imminent

By Andrew Eil
Rev. Al Sharpton at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Al Sharpton: Critics of Trump’s Harvey Response Are Showboating

By Madina Toure
Texas National Guard members rescuing flooded Texans.

Cuomo Deploys More Help for Hurricane Harvey Victims

By Madina Toure
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor pose for pictures during a news conference after Mayweather's 10th-round TKO victory in their super welterweight boxing match on August 26, 2017.

Nothing Is Safe From Politics—Including Sports and Hurricanes

By Thomas Farnan
Sarah Paulson Ryan Murphy American Crime Story: Katrina

Sarah Paulson Continues to Be Ryan Murphy’s Muse as She Signs on to ‘ACS: Katrina’

By Brandon Katz
A statue of Major General Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square in New Orleans, Louisiana.

We Used to Put Statues Up, Now We Just Tear Them Down

By Ryan Holiday
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The Most Eclectic Yoga Studio in Brooklyn is Heading to New Orleans

By Margaret Abrams
March 2006: Former US President George W. Bush picks up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Blowing It: A Brief History of Hurricane Politics

By John A. Tures
The first group of people to get their hands on Google Glass tried too hard to be different, according to Jonah Berger.

Why It’s Okay to be a Lemming

By John Bonazzo
The late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy stands outside his Capitol Hill office in June 1987.

For Ted’s Sake! Bipartisanship is Not a Four-Letter Word

By Jeff Robbins
People light candles outside the Petard Butcher Shop in Chailles, near Blois, central France, on November 17, 2015, to pay tribute to Anna and Marion Petard-Lieffrig, victims of the attacks claimed by Islamic State (IS) on November 13 in Paris. Anna Petard, 26 years old, and her sister Marion, 30 years old, were killed in the restaurant "Le petit Cambodge". AFP PHOTO / GUILLAUME SOUVANT (Photo credit should read GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)

When Disaster Strikes, Where Do We Turn?

By Jeff Jarvis
A fishing boat lies among the tsunami rubble at Otsuchi town in Iwate. (Photo: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Aids Donors When Crisis Strikes

By Sarah Murray
A presentation during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, one of Idea Village's core programs to make the city a hub for entrepreneurship. (Photo: Facebook)

New Orleans Idea Village Supports City’s Entrepreneurs

By John Bonazzo
Propeller, a startup accelerator, is one of the companies fueling New Orleans' growth entrepreneurship 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. (Photo: Facebook)

A Decade After Katrina, New Orleans Is a Haven for Startups

By John Bonazzo
NEW ORLEANS - AUGUST 28: New Orleans Policers look out into an ally in The French Quarter where debris is starting to fly caused by Hurricane Katrina August 29, 2005 iin, New Orleans Louisiana, Katrina has been down graded to a category 4 storm as it approached New Orleans. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

BREAKING: Judges Blast Department of Justice Over ‘Shocking’ Prosecutorial Misconduct

By Sidney Powell
Artist Andrea Garland and her husband, artist Jeffrey Holmes, wave to passers-by as they pose by their display of damaged artwork in 2005. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The New Orleans Art World, 10 Years on From Katrina

By Daniel Grant
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