Past storms nearly erased New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. Now, a new federal project may finish the job. In 1965 the levees along the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, failed when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans. Four decades later in 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck even harder. The Industrial Canal’s levees crumbled again. Water roared through the streets with enough force to rip houses from their foundations. Cars flipped, tricycles vanished beneath sludge, and bodies remained unrec
2:23
Past storms nearly erased New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. Now, a new federal project may finish the job. In 1965 the levees along the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, failed when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans. Four decades later in 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck even harder. The Industrial Canal’s levees crumbled again. Water roared through the streets with enough force to rip houses from their foundations. Cars flipped, tricycles vanished beneath sludge, and bodies remained unrec
2.6K viewsSep 10, 2025
FacebookMother Jones
Two New Orleans neighborhoods, Broadmoor and the Lower Ninth Ward, reveal starkly different paths to recovery 20 years after Hurricane Katrina. | USA TODAY
1:34
Two New Orleans neighborhoods, Broadmoor and the Lower Ninth Ward, reveal starkly different paths to recovery 20 years after Hurricane Katrina. | USA TODAY
6.3K viewsAug 29, 2025
FacebookUSA TODAY
Construction crews seen at deteriorating Lower 9th Ward Hurricane Katrina memorial in New Orleans
0:11
Construction crews seen at deteriorating Lower 9th Ward Hurricane Katrina memorial in New Orleans
2.5K viewsAug 21, 2025
YouTubeWDSU News
On the flood wall in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward—where it gave way and the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina began. Nearly 20 years later, the weight of history still echoes here. #Katrina #LowerNinth #NewOrleans | Justin Michaels
1:03
On the flood wall in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward—where it gave way and the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina began. Nearly 20 years later, the weight of history still echoes here. #Katrina #LowerNinth #NewOrleans | Justin Michaels
2.1K viewsJun 2, 2025
FacebookJustin Michaels
I didn’t know the lower 9th ward was this nice. #9thward #neworleans
0:56
I didn’t know the lower 9th ward was this nice. #9thward #neworleans
1.1K views6 months ago
YouTubeMistalorio
Rebuilding Lower Ninth Ward: The Story of Brad Pitt’s Hope in New Orleans 🏗️
0:06
Rebuilding Lower Ninth Ward: The Story of Brad Pitt’s Hope in New Orleans 🏗️
68 views2 months ago
YouTubeBani Rahmaya
Rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward (NOLA)
0:36
Rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward (NOLA)
12 viewsAug 2, 2025
YouTubeNOLA NATIVE
1:13
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of New Orleanians lined the Industrial Canal Wall in the Lower Ninth Ward to commemorate what was lost and celebrate what’s been recovered. Nearly two dozen speakers — including former U.S. vice president Al Gore and rapper Mia “Mia X” Young — spoke at the event. To read more, click the link in our bio. | NOLA.com
1.7K viewsAug 30, 2025
FacebookNOLA.com
2:13
NEW ORLEANS: The TRUTH About The Lower 9th Ward
556 views11 months ago
YouTubeALL BULL Network
0:58
New Orleans communities rebuilding 20 years after Hurricane Katrina
8.3K viewsAug 29, 2025
YouTubeNewsNation
1:26
Rebuilding NOLA businesses 20 years after Katrina #shorts #nola #katrina #hurricanekatrina
2.7K viewsSep 26, 2025
YouTubeBloomberg Television
1:35
New Orleans youth mural honors Hurricane Katrina survivors #Shorts
2.8K viewsAug 18, 2025
YouTubeUSA TODAY
6:06
Intentionally Destroyed: Katrina Levee Debate in NOLA
1.1M viewsAug 9, 2025
TikTokproblematic_leo73
3:54
Brad Pitt's Rebuild Project in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward
357K viewsAug 7, 2025
TikToklauraediez
1:09
20 Years After: Rebuilding New Orleans' 9th Ward
380.1K viewsAug 30, 2025
TikToklookatlolly
1:01
Nostalgic Journey Through New Orleans: Then and Now
254K viewsSep 30, 2025
TikTokjakexploring
1:25
The Enigmatic Dufel Steamboat Houses of the 9th Ward
428.6K viewsJun 16, 2024
TikToknolalifestyle
5:10
Ride Through New Orleans’ 9th Ward & St. Bernard After Katrina
506.9K viewsAug 31, 2025
TikToktoodles.7.1.7
0:46
Recuerdos del Lower Ninth Ward: 20 Años de Resiliencia
199.6K viewsAug 30, 2025
TikTokmeettheblakleys
1:23
i was trolling but ts actually came out good 😭 // daddy from the 9th ward remix // #prodbyfortezzy #remix #viral #nola
57.3K views2 months ago
TikTokprodbyfortezzy
See more
Static thumbnail place holder