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Photo Gallery: New Orleans One Year After Katrina

The rebuilding. The unity. The horrors of Katrina's devastation. See photos of New Orleans one year after Katrina sunk the city and displaced tens of thousands of its citizens.View Gallery

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Spike Lee Speaks

Deb Cotton

Spike Lee Sheds Light on 'Levees'

"I wanted this to be the definitive document on what happened," Spike Lee told us about his fearless documentary 'When the Levees Broke.' As soon as Hurricane Katrina hit, Lee knew it was his duty to focus a flood light on the disaster. Check your local listings for the HBO air date.
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How Did the Levees Break?

How did the levees really break?

New Orleans: My Love,
My Life, My Love Part VI

Some New Orleans residents have questions about how the levees broke. One woman says poor areas were sacrificed to save the downtown area.
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Fiction: A Tale Inspired by Hurricane Katrina

A tale inspire by Katrina.

Ophelia & Crawler

"I'm about 99% sure I'm dead. I think that one percent is holding me back from passing. That and the fact they've not found my body. I'm lodged somewhere under some debris on the outskirts of town. That's where the water left me as it receded."Read the Rest of the Story


    Origins of Jazzfest

    Sam Cooke Top 35 Gulf Coast MusiciansFrank Driggs Collection / Getty Images

    The Top 40 Gulf Coast Musicians of All Time

    From Mahalia Jackson to Sam Cooke to Lil Wayne -- they're all here. Check out photos, listen to their music and vote for who you think is number one!More


    Photo Gallery: New Orleans

    Bourbon Street Sign

    See photos of both faces of New Orleans: The Mardi Gras parade and the still- unrepaired damage that Katrina caused.

      Blog: Secondline

      BV Blogger Deborah Cotton

      Deborah Cotton takes off her gloves in her blog on New Orleans. From politics and post-Katrina problems to the city social's life, stay updated.

        Katrina Archives

        Marshall Plummer

        Marshall Plummer lost everything in his New Orleans East house, and was wondering how he was going to put it back together.

        1. His story

          'New Orleans: My Home'

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          Jamie Balthazar
          Watch as Jamie Balthazar and producing partner Gina Holland speak with BV about their film 'New Orleans: My Home, My Life, My Love,' and their amazing journey traveling cross country to New Orleans days after Katrina hit.

            Centered in the Storm

            Michael Eric Dyson

            With biting wit and thoughtful research, academic Michael Eric Dyson takes us all to task in his book, 'Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster.'
            11 Questions for Dyson

                Gulf Coast Legends

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                Jazz Fest has come and gone but take a walk down memory lane to celebrate the Gulf Coast musical legends of yesterday, today and tomorrow. From Sam Cooke to David Banner and Master P -- the Gulf Coast's contribution to the American songbook is unmatched.

                  Meet Ray Nagin

                  Ray Nagin

                  After Katrina, what did Ray Nagin do right -- and wrong?