The Hurricane Katrina memorial on the Claiborne Avenue neutral ground was the first thing visitors saw when crossing into New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.It stood as a symbol of lives lost and a ...

A mixed media artist, Gina Phillips from the Lower Ninth Ward, like so many others, lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, ...

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

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, the images still haunt us : entire neighborhoods underwater, ...

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.

New Orleans youth artists create mural at levee breach site in the lower 9th ward to honor Hurricane Katrina survivors and ...

The Ninth Ward community is pushing for neighbors to grow their own food since there is no grocery store in the area. Updated: 10:32 PM CDT Aug 24, 2013 Lower Ninth Ward strives to grow strong ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Lower 9th Ward, or “Lower Nine,” struggled with poverty and crime even before Katrina struck in 2005. It was home to 14,000 residents, mostly African American homeowners.