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SHOCKING: Hurricane katrina - What They Never Told You

US judge rules that Trump plan to halve FEMA workforce violated law

A US judge ruled the Trump administration unlawfully cut FEMA's workforce. The Department of Homeland Security usurped FEMA's authority over its personnel. This action violated a federal law enacted after Hurricane Katrina. The judge found the department acted unlawfully by stopping contract renewals. Remedies and penalties for this ruling will…

The Economic Times

In 2006, Beyoncé donated $2 million to build 42 Houston apartments for people facing homelessness, years before BeyGOOD—and her housing work later returned to the city

Years before launching BeyGOOD, American iconic singer Beyoncé donated $2 million in 2006 toward 42 housing units in Houston for homeless people. The project reflected her early commitment to community support and came amid the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Beyoncé's philanthropy also extended to employment and addiction recovery apart from…

The Economic Times

In 2006, Beyoncé donated $2 million to build 42 apartments for people experiencing homelessness in Houston; the project became one of her earliest major housing initiatives

Long before BeyGOOD became the name attached to Beyoncé's global charitable work, the singer was already putting significant money into community projects in Houston. According to the BeyGOOD foundation by Beyoncé, in 2006, she donated $2 million towards the construction of the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a 42-unit housing complex for…

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This Week in History: The death of Princess Diana, an IRA ceasefire and Hurricane Katrina

Explore how major events between 31 August and 6 September were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans’ Charity Hospital to close in 2005; 21 years later, the million-sq-ft building is being transformed into a $500 million medical research hub

The historic Charity Hospital in New Orleans is set to undergo a remarkable transformation into a cutting-edge medical research facility. Spearheaded by Tulane University, this ambitious $500 million project aims to establish a vibrant biomedical innovation hub, with construction kicking off this fall and projected completion by 2029. This redevelopment…

The Times of India

Infamous New Orleans hospital shuttered after Hurricane Katrina to be rebuilt

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The Independent UK

Abandoned New Orleans landmark is getting a new life 21 years after Hurricane Katrina

The massive hospital that long cared for the city's most vulnerable residents was shuttered after the last patients and staff were rescued in 2005

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In 2026, volunteers began planting 30,000 trees to rebuild the wetland forest that once shielded New Orleans from storms

In the wetlands behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne in Meraux, Louisiana, hundreds of young saplings stand wrapped in white plastic cylinders as volunteers ferry them through the marsh by airboat. The goal is to plant more than 30,000 native trees, mainly bald cypress and water tupelo, across the…

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‘For this record, I took an edible and said, screw it’: jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner on confronting the trauma of Hurricane Katrina

The New Orleans native is a three-time Grammy winner at the top of his game – and is now using his instinctive style to celebrate the resilience and clarity of Katrina survivors

The Guardian - UK

In 2011, Mississippi sank a retired NASA hydrogen tank as an artificial reef during post-Katrina restoration efforts

A significant piece of history from the space race, this massive hydrogen tank weighing ninety-eight thousand pounds now lies submerged in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef. Sunk in 2011, it serves to restore marine habitats lost in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath in 2005. Collaborating with marine resource officials,…

The Times of India

‘We need each other’: how a Black church and a white church joined forces after Hurricane Katrina

After New Orleans was ravaged 20 years ago, two places of worship teamed up to offer a space for devastated residents

The Guardian - US

Kristi Noem Reveals Two FEMA Employees Were Fired For Watching Porn Using Government-issued Devices at Work

Governor Kristi Noem revealed two FEMA employees were fired for viewing pornography on government devices. The terminations happened a week after 30 other FEMA staff were suspended for signing an open letter to Congress.

International Business Times UK

Tulane Dons Blank Helmets to Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

It's been two decades since the Green Wave's nomadic 2005 season.

Sports Illustrated

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans fired thousands of Black teachers. Twenty years later, these groups are bringing them back

The storm ushered in a blow to the Black educator workforce, which has yet to fully recover

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Hurricane Katrina 20 years on: A look back at the devastation New Orleans suffered

Footage shows the devastation Louisiana suffered as Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast 20 years ago.

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New Orleans woman was forced out of hard-earned salon at gunpoint during Hurricane Katrina, almost drowned getting to a safe shelter

She is 4 feet 11 inches tall while the water level had hit 5 feet.

The Independent UK

20 years ago Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The Trump administration couldn’t handle a storm of that size, say its own employees

A shake up at FEMA, layoffs, and the Trump administration’s turn away from climate science leave us in a position, experts say

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20 years after Hurricane Katrina: Could cuts to disaster preparedness leave the US vulnerable again?

Experts warn that another Hurricane Katrina isn’t just possible, but it’s also likely.

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The Guardian - US

Hurricane Katrina victim identified 20 years later: ‘finally where she belongs’

Guardian US partner WWL Louisiana called in Ray Theriot, who used utility bills, driver’s licenses and property records

The Independent UK

New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with memorials and brass band parade

New Orleans is set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast

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‘Our oaths of office’: 180 disaster veterans break ranks to expose Trump’s disaster-in-waiting

FEMA is warning of a potential dissolution.

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, these then-and-now photos show the power of place

The power of place is real.

The Independent UK

ABC's Robin Roberts retraces her post-Hurricane Katrina journey back to hometown

ABC's Robin Roberts revisits New Orleans 20 years after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina for a news special on rebuilding after the storm

The Independent UK

AP reporters reflect on Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later

Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 storm when it made landfall in New Orleans in August 2005

The Independent UK

A Mississippi city's tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?

A decade after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, one Mississippi city began offering property tax breaks to encourage building near the waterfront

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