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

Looking back on New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that while such hazards may be natural, the death ...

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

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

NEW ORLEANS — The Hurricane Katrina memorial on the Claiborne Avenue neutral ground was the first thing visitors saw when ...

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

The Lower Ninth Ward celebrated its resiliency in rebuilding since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago. There were Food trucks, community organizations and businesses that took part.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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.