Proposition 2 includes funding for Lafitte Greenway, Ninth Ward stadium and other critical projects

The Lafitte Greenway stretches more than three miles from the French Quarter to Mid-City, abruptly ending on North Alexander ...
WUFT

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans still lags behind

NEW ORLEANS — Almost 20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit the city, a drive through New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward takes you past boarded homes, empty, overgrown lots and block after block where there ...
Afro

New Orleans clergy say 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Black communities still waiting for promises to be fulfilled

NEW ORLEANS, LA – APRIL 15, 2025: Willie Taylor mows an overgrown lot in the Lower Ninth Ward, in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 15, 2025. Overgrown empty lots are still prevalent here, 20 years ...
WGNO

Sankofa’s Beyond Recovery program to discuss a greener Lower Ninth Ward

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Since Hurricane Katrina, one nonprofit has made it it’s mission to help the Lower Ninth Ward and build it back better than before. “We’re in our green grocery in the Lower Ninth ...