By The Editors
On the fifth anniversary of the great hurricane that submerged most of New Orleans, President Obama traveled to the Big Easy to assure its residents that “all of America, not just people here, not just folks in the White House, but all of America remains concerned and remains committed to their rebuilding.”

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 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 Lee A. Daniels
Lieutenant Michael Lohmann, who supervised the police investigation of the so-called Danziger Bridge shooting, pleaded guilty in federal district court in New Orleans to one count of conspiring to obstruct justice.

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 Erik Gleibermann, ColorLines magazine
In the days after Hurricane Katrina, the band members from the Soul Rebels Brass Band-dispersed from Texas to South Carolina and beyond-made a pledge over their cell phones. They would go home again and blast funk-infused horns at club Le Bon Temps Roulé.

By The Editors
An 18-month investigation revealed a ‘hidden race war’ in post-Katrina New Orleans in which white vigilante groups shot at least 11 African-American men. These shootings have not been investigated by local police.

The news about many of the tens of thousands of children growing up in post-Katrina Louisiana continues to be daunting: lingering health problems; gaps in education that are hard or impossible to fill; unstable living situations; and behavioral issues arising from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders. Educators and doctors say that the key to giving these children [...]

By Damon Hewitt
A year and a half after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, native son and R&B singer Roi Anthony released a song entitled “A Long Way From Home.” Part mournful and part hopeful, the song captured the burdened yet resilient spirit of New Orleanians displaced by the storm. Sadly, over three years after Katrina, his lyrics continue to ring true.