The Latest Breaking News from Hurricane Katrina

“Technical bass players might be able to spell it out in print, but if the pocket isn’t there, it’s just dots on paper”: The Meters’ George Porter Jr on surviving Hurricane Katrina, the subtleties of New Orleans funk and his unusual slap style

According to George Porter Jr., his job as a bassist is to tie the groove and the rhythm together

Guitar World · Jun 12, 2024

Hurricane Katrina victim identified using DNA technology nearly 20 years after devastating storm

Tonette Waltman Jackson was swept away by floodwaters after her house was torn in half during devastating 2005 storm

The Independent UK · May 16, 2024

Mother convicted of killing malnourished baby by giving him cow’s milk could have life sentence commuted

Tiffany Woods, now 43, is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder after giving cow’s milk to her malnourished baby in 2005 as the family fled from Hurricane Katrina

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare

After Hurricane Katrina in 2006, hundreds of workers from India were promised jobs in what labor organizer Saket Soni calls "one of the largest cases of forced labor in modern U.S. history."

WEKU · Jan 23, 2023

Half of community moved after Katrina

After Hurricane Katrina devastated St. Bernard Parish, many residents didn’t receive enough money to rebuild

Salon · Dec 13, 2022

Disasters like Hurricane Ian can affect academic performance for years to come

When leaders at a middle school in New Orleans asked me to help students who were struggling after the city had been struck by Hurricane Katrina, we didn’t see eye to eye.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022

NFL: Bucs-Chiefs game on for Raymond James Stadium on Sunday

Tom Brady remembers playing NFL games after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and Sept. 11.

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022

How are the babies of Hurricane Katrina?

HBO's "Katrina Babies" director Edward Buckles Jr. told Salon how Hurricane Katrina changed his life when he was 12

Salon · Sep 3, 2022

Jackson is a current Hurricane Katrina

Like Hurricane Katrina and Flint, Michigan, systemic racism fueled Jackson’s water crisis

Salon · Sep 3, 2022

Children of climate change come of age in 'Katrina Babies'

A new documentary, “Katrina Babies,” looks at how a generation of New Orleans residents coming of age after Hurricane Katrina, are reconciling with the catastrophic storm that transformed their lives

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022