20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: “These Systems Were Not Built for Us” — What The Storm Taught Us About Power and Preparedness

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“Your hurrication was forced on you,” said Dr. Maurice Sholas, using a local term sometimes used describe the mass evacuation of New Orleanians during Hurricane Katrina. “Nobody chose that.”

That stark reflection set the tone for “20 Years

Melissa Noel
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