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Hurricane Katrina Editor's Picks

Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005

Finding Solid Ground
Molly Peterson and Eve Troeh, 55:36: Look at how people are creating -- or are unable to create -- secure foundations on which to rebuild their communities and lives after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Going on Again: Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Special
Tres Hombres Productions, 59:00: An uplifting, emotionally-charged reinterpretation of Marvin Gaye's classic protest album, "What's Going On."; A personal story of hurricane parties, performing at Jazzfest, teaching, and evacuating New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.; To date, refugees remain scattered and rebuilding has hardly begun.; Lessons learned and lost from a century's catastrophes.

For Us, By Us: Health Care After Katrina
National Radio Project, 29:00: New Orleans is still in a state of "rebuilding." But what does that really mean for many of its citizens?
Nerds in New Orleans: No, we're not here for Mardi Gras
Terrascope Radio, 24:02: Personal stories of New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina, as found by four young women on spring break from MIT.
Soul Savers in The Big Easy
Stephen Grant, 26:30: In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, three men remained behind to rescue those stranded in New Orleans's Seventh Ward.
Katrina Survivor: New Orleans jazz singer Charmaine Neville
National Radio Project, 27:11: Hurrican Katrina survivor's first-hand account.

Louisiana in Words
Light of New Orleans, 10:14: Writers from the acclaimed new anthology, "Louisiana in Words," read short excerpts and discuss this novel approach to describing place.
Katrina Kitsch
Eve Troeh, 09:25: First person accounts of Hurricane Katrina cultural responses -- humorous and kitschy.
Katrina Photojournalist John McCusker
BSR Radio, 07:40: Profile of McCusker, who stayed to photograph Hurricane Katrina.
In Praise of New Orleans Brass Bands
Eve Abrams, 06:00: This oral essay sings the praises of one of New Orleans' greatest gifts to the world: brass bands.

Reimagining a New Orleans Icon: The Shotgun House
Eve Troeh, 04:55: Striking, afforable architecture that builds on New Orleans' past.
Katrina, Race, and High School
Bly Lauritano-Werner, 04:15: Hurricane Katrina led one student to take a second look at the roles race and class play in her high school.
Things I Love New Orleans
Eve Abrams, 03:00: A musical love letter and homage to magnificent New Orleans.
Music Will Help New Orleans Rebuild
WTMD, 01:45: A commentary on music and New Orleans, with a call for donations to Red Cross.
From One Kitchen to Another
Jesse Dukes, 04:02: A restaurant in Maine holds a benefit to help feed Katrina's victims.