‘Hope never left her’: A firefighter’s untold story of humanity after Katrina
NEW ORLEANS — To this day, a former New Orleans firefighter says he is inspired by all the positive acts of kindness and cooperation he witnessed during the most difficult days after Hurricane Katrina. Now, he is sharing one of the most inspirational things he saw while working in...
20 joyful moments in New Orleans, post-Katrina
It's a tough day on a tough week. So, instead of rehashing what happened when Hurricane Katrina remade our world, we're going to focus on why we love New Orleans. Why it matters: Twenty years doesn't really mean anything by itself. It's merely a nice round number to tell us there's been a passage of time.
Memorials Mark 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina
Parade, Memorials Mark 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans woman was forced out of hard-earned salon at gunpoint during Hurricane Katrina,...
She is 4 feet 11 inches tall while the water level had hit 5 feet.
New Orleans Police Seek Public Assistance in Locating Suspect Accused of Financial Deception and...
The New Orleans Police Department is currently soliciting the public's help in the case of Bria Newman, a suspect accused of committing several financial crimes including mail theft, issuing worthless checks, forgery, and monetary instrument abuse. New Orleans Police Department News reported the details of the case...
Former BRPD police chief interviewed in new Netflix documentary on Hurricane Katrina
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul (2018-2024) sat down with renowned director Spike Lee for his latest project, a three-part documentary, ‘Katrina: Come Hell and High Water.’. The three-part Netflix documentary revisits Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, survivors’ stories, and the...
Health Care Worker Was Escorted by Armed Men onto a Plane After Katrina. When...
"We were internally displaced in our own country," Alice Craft-Kerney tells PEOPLE
New Orleans officials hunt for alligators after death of 12-year-old
"We will have hunters in that body of water eradicating those nuisance alligators," Kirkpatrick said.
Scoot: Susan Cowsill’s undying love for New Orleans in spite of Katrina tragedy
After the storm left her home destroyed, Susan traveled to other cities and considered if that city was a city they could call “home.” But none of the cities reflected her being the way New Orleans did
NOPD investigates French Quarter ride and robbery case
Police say the two women took the man to a residential neighborhood where another man was waiting, an accomplice, who threatened the victim and robbed him.