By The Editors
Five current and former New Orleans police officers, charged with perpetrating one of the most notorious incidents of police misconduct in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina five years ago, went on trial this week in federal district court in New Orleans.

On Wednesday the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an injunction protecting funds from the Road Home Program so that displaced homeowners can have an opportunity to show that Louisiana and HUD have distributed recovery funds in a discriminatory manner.

Today, we honor the memory of those whose lives were lost during and after Hurricane Katrina, and stand steadfastly beside those who continue their struggle to reclaim and revitalize their communities.

Today a federal court in Washington, DC, prevented Louisiana from continuing to utilize a discriminatory formula as part of the federally-funded “Road Home” Program, which was designed by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) to aid homeowners in their efforts to rebuild in the wake of devastating damage resulting from Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.

By Tarice L.S. Gray
It was five years ago this month Katrina left a historic mess in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. The  destruction of the hurricane,  been called one of the worst natural disasters in American history, was documented by filmmaker Spike Lee in his 2005 Emmy-award winning film “When the Levees Broke: A requiem in four parts.”

By The Editors
Six New Orleans police officers were indicted on federal charges for having participated in a police shooting at the city’s Danziger Bridge days after Hurricane Katrina struck which left two unarmed civilians dead and four wounded.

By The Editors
The investigation into incidents of murderous violence by the New Orleans police department in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina received another jolt late last week when a federal grand jury there indicted five city current and former officers in connection with the gruesome death of Henry Glover.

By Lee A. Daniels
A former New Orleans police officer’s guilty plea in federal court this week has further exposed the police department cover-up about the police shooting of six unarmed civilians on that city’s Danziger Bridge in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

By Paula L. Woods
Josh Neufeld, a nonfiction graphic artist, tells in words and pictures the true stories of seven New Orleanians and their families, some of whom evacuated the area, some of whom toughed out Katrina and the subsequent flooding.

By John Payton
As we take a moment to reflect upon the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we must appropriately pay tribute to the storm’s survivors whom have shown tremendous resilience in their efforts to restore their communities and homes. But we must also vow to never forget the suffering endured by those who lost their lives while continuing the fight to ensure that tomorrow’s Gulf region is a more equal and just community for all of its citizens.