20 Years After Katrina: Arkansas National Guardsmen Reflect on Being Sent to Heart of Destruction

‘I revert back to the pain’: New Orleans educators reflect on Katrina after 20 years

Five New Orleans educators who survived Hurricane Katrina discuss what the tragedy took from students, families, and schools, and what has emerged 20 years after the storm.

20 years after Katrina: Arkansas National Guardsmen reflect on being sent to heart of destruction

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – It was 20 years ago, when Louisiana's coast was hit by the costliest storm in U.S. history. But before Hurricane Katrina could even make landfall, the Arkansas National Guard began opening armories for refugees seeking shelter. How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators Some Guardsmen were deployed on a different mission—dealing with the aftermath. "I remember going door to door, downtown. Helping mo…

20 years after Katrina, FEMA stands at a crossroads

Two decades after the devastating hurricane, FEMA’s role is under fire — and the lessons still feel unlearned