Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New Orleans, which has had an uneven recovery in the past 20 years.
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A parent calls on a stranger in a moment of crisis, sparking a lifelong friendship
In 1974, Surinder Gupta needed help and dialed a stranger in the phone book with a familiar Indian name. The man who answered went on to play a surprising role in his life.
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Big Freedia takes bounce music to church on new album, ‘Pressing Onward’
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, “Pressing Onward,” and how her childhood singing in the church led her to this moment, fusing gospel with her signature bounce music.
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A maintenance worker was arrested after a New Orleans jailbreak. Here’s what to know
Six of the 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail through a hole behind a toilet on Friday are still missing. Authorities believe they had help from the inside and made an arrest on Tuesday.
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Is planting trees ‘DEI’? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
The Trump administration’s efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
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The attack in New Orleans reveals ISIS’ influence lingers, experts say
The man behind the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans said in videos that he was inspired by ISIS and had joined the group this summer. This attack shows ISIS’ resonance and resilience persists.
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Photos: Bourbon Street reopens in New Orleans after truck attack
Bourbon Street re-opened in New Orleans Thursday afternoon, more than 24 hours after Wednesday morning’s attack by a Texas man driving a Ford pickup truck plowed into a crowd of New Year’s revelers.
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FBI now says the suspect in the deadly New Orleans truck attack acted alone
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the driver of the pickup truck who plowed into a crowd in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing at least 14 people, acted alone, the FBI said Thursday.
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Photos: Scenes after attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day
Authorities say the driver drove around a barricade and plowed through a crowd along Bourbon Street, the city’s iconic stretch of bars and hotels near the French Quarter.
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2 killed, 10 wounded in shootings near New Orleans parade route
Two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a New Orleans parade route and celebration attended by thousands on Sunday, authorities said. There were no immediate arrests.
