All of the maps that move the Lower 9th Ward to District C also move a sliver of New Orleans East along the Downman Road corridor from District D to District E.

Looking back on New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that while such hazards may be natural, the death ...

A resident of the Lower 9th Ward walks near an empty lot in the Lower 9th Ward in 2013. (Photo by Julia Kumari Drapkin, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) (Julia Kumari Drapkin) New Orleans' new ...

One of the hurricane's most important lessons isn’t about storm preparations — it’s about injustice. Communities should build disaster resilience across the entire population, focusing aid where ...

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New Orleans City Council member Cyndi Nguyen, whose district includes New Orleans East, listens to public comments before voting on whether Entergy’s $210 million power plant should proceed in ...

However, the Lower Ninth Ward was treated differently from other parts of New Orleans. As resident Minor Moe recalled, “St Bernard coming up. Uptown coming up. Canal Street coming up.

NEW ORLEANS — The Rev. Charles Duplessis navigated the new landscape of the Lower 9th Ward, crossing from newly paved streets to those still muddy and rutted as riverbeds.