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Disaster and Recovery:
A year in the life of New Orleans
August 2005: Hurricane Katrina strikes.
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September 2005: Mass evacuation, devastating aftermath of Katrina, Hurricane Rita.
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October 2005: Devastating aftermath of hurricane Katrina.
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November 2005: Damage caused by hurricane Katrina.
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December 2005: Holidays come to Post-Katrina New Orleans.
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January 2006: A city in ruins begins to come alive with worship services, rallies and parades; Mardi Gras begins; schools re-open.
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February 2006: Mardi Gras celebrations provide a welcome contrast to massive clean-up efforts. Fat Tuesday closes the month.
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March 2006: Recovery work progresses in devastated areas while New Orleans resumes its typical daily life, with a Hornets basketball game, St. Patrick's Day celebrations, the Reverend Billy Graham's "Celebration of Hope" and the Bustout Burlesque in the French Quarter.
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April 2006: Mayor Ray Nagin and Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu campaigning in the mayoral election; The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
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May 2006: The Lower 9th Ward and other New Orleans neighborhoods, 8 months post-Katrina; The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; the Mayoral campaign, voting and celebration; Portraits of many current and former New Orleans residents; the re-opening of the Audubon Aquarium; First Lady Laura Bush at Tulane University.
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June 2006: Continued repair efforts; extensive remaining destruction; "Artists in Exile" exhibits; World Cup Soccer fans; Housing problems; Police funeral; concert at Lafayette Square; Lower 9th Ward still in ruins; American Library Association convention; Faith Figueroa at home.
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July 2006: Homeless evicted from City Park; World Cup Soccer fans; "Uncle Sam Jam" at Lafrenier Park; flooding in the Upper 9th Ward; Bustout Burlesque; Faith Figueroa and her family at home; Prince Turki Al-Faisal; Volunteers from Carrolton Methodist Church; Desolation in the lower 9th ward; Spike Lee in New Orleans prior to the release of his HBO movie "When the Levees Broke"; Industrial Canal - site of the levee breach which destroyed the lower 9th ward.
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August 2006: Funerals and repass of three young men gunned down in New Orleans as crime spirals out of control; Satchmo Festival in the French Quarter; White Linen Night; Faith Figueroa's 2nd birthday; Lawlessness in New Orleans; Spike Lee at premiere of his HBO show "When the Levees Broke" at the New Orleans Arena; Victims of Hurricane Katrina who are unable to rebuild because of inadequate insurance payments; The 9th ward neighborhood where Faith Figueroa and her family live, a year after the hurricane devastated it; New Orleans Pet Memorial; Voting Rights Act litigation in Macon, Mississippi; Bustout Burlesque; Reggie Bush in the Superdome; various one-year anniversary scenes; The Great Flood commemoration and memorial service on the one-year anniversary.
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DAILY JOURNAL:
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- August 28th & 29th: New Orleans residents take refuge in the Hyatt hotel and Superdome; residents of the lower 9th Ward rescued as their homes disappear under water.
August 30th: Mass evacuations of displaced residents; Superdome scenes; rescue of victims in flooded areas.
August 31st: Refugees gather at the Superdome and Hyatt hotel; flooded neighborhoods; Mayor Nagin meets with victims; silent, deserted neighborhoods.
September 1st: Homeless hurricane refugees temporarily sheltered at the Superdome and the Hyatt Hotel; refugees boarding evacuation busses; Mayor Nagin meets with refugees.
September 2nd: Hellish life of the refugees at the Superdome and Hyatt hotel on the second day of mass evacuations from hurricane devastated New Orleans.
September 3rd: Life goes on in New Orleans immediately following the devastating hurricane. Zoo animals recover.
September 4th: Oprah Winfrey meets with hurricane victims; fire rages in downtown New Orleans at night.
September 5th: Immediate aftermath of the hurricane; animal rescue efforts; bodies of hurricane victims; search and rescue boats; people wading and swimming through the murky water; a deserted ghost town of a city.
September 8th: Immediate aftermath of the hurricane; recovery of bodies; soldiers patrolling to prevent looting; medical treatment; destruction at the port and in neighborhoods.
September 9th: Immediate aftermath of the hurricane; the French Quarter bar that didn't close; Turner Foundation food line; deserted streets.
September 10th: Immediate aftermath of the hurricane; contractors start repair work; paramedics administer medical assistance.
September 21st: Aftermath of hurricane Katrina; destroyed and deserted property; preparations for hurricane Rita.
September 22nd: Hurricane Rita - traffic backs up on I-10 as people flee east from the Texas/Louisiana border.
September 23rd: Hurricane Rita approaches; Port Arthur, Texas - abandoned dogs, streets and property as residents prepare for hurricane Rita.
September 24th: Hurricane Rita hits Beaumont, Texas in the early hours of the morning; looters are arrested; residents survey destruction on the Texas/Louisiana border.
September 26th: Aftermath of hurricane Rita; FEMA search and rescue workers survey damage and assist victims in Cameron, Louisiana.
October 1st: Aftermath of hurricane Katrina; devastation in the lower 9th Ward.
October 3rd: Aftermath of hurricane Katrina; destruction in the Lakeview area on and near Lake Pontchartrain.
October 4th: Aftermath of hurricane Katrina; destruction in the Arabi neighborhood of New Orleans.
October 6th: Aftermath of hurricane Katrina; destruction and trash in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans.
October 7th: Aftermath of hurricane Katrina; cleanup in the projects of New Orleans.
October 20th: Aftermath of hurricane Katrina; still no electricity in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans.
October 24th: Aftermath of hurricane Katrina; Chris Rose's neighborhood stoop.
October 25th: Post-Katrina New Orleans; "City of the Dead" - shrine at St. Roch's; Wild Man Loco's Indian headdress; ruined homes.
October 29th: Post-Katrina New Orleans; Voodoo Fest at Riverview Park - Kermit Ruffins, Mayor Nagin, Nine Inch Nails.
October 30th: Post-Katrina New Orleans; Residents of the lower 9th ward make regulated visits to their destroyed homes.
October 31st: Post-Katrina New Orleans; Life in New Orleans begins to return to a strange sense of normalcy - Halloween parade and party.
November 3rd: Damage caused by hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard's parish.
- November 4th: British Royals tour the devastated lower 9th ward.
December 9th: Post-Katrina Christmas scenes; funeral for hurricane victims.
December 10th: Sonny Landreth performing; destroyed property in the Gentilly neighborhood; broken Christmas decorations; empty FEMA trailer park.
December 26th: Man brandishes a knife prior to being gunned down by police on St. Charles Avenue.
December 28th: Buckmoths appear, laying eggs for hatching of the pesty Buckmoth caterpillars in the spring.
December 30th: Residents return to a small sense of normalcy at the Oaks amusement park at City Park.
December 31st: Celebration in the French Quarter - New Years Eve concert in Jackson Square, with Arlo Guthrie.
January 1st: Louisiana Rebirth interfaith service at the Superdome.
January 3rd: Barbies and boots.
January 4th: Magnet man's Chris Cressionnie Chevy Blazer covered with magnets from abandoned refrigerators.
January 6th: Mardi Gras begins; Phunny Phorty Phellows krewe on Canal Street.
January 7th: Art show; FEMA workers; Battle of New Orleans re-enactment at Packenham Oaks.
January 12: Anti-Bush protest.
January 15: 27 social and pleasure clubs join forces with the Rebirth Jazz Band in a second line parade reclaiming the streets of New Orleans.
January 16: Martin Luther King parade; devastated neighborhoods; repair work.
January 17: Re-opening of Lusher Charter School in uptown New Orleans.
January 30: For Sale signs in the Lakeshore neighborhood; ruins in Lakeview; re-opening of the University of New Orleans.
February 1: The Arabi Wrecking Krewe begins work cleaning and rebuilding homes in the Gentilly neighborhood; cats lounging at home; The Whole Foods supermarket re-opens after 5 months.
February 3: The cast and directors of the movie Deja Vu at a press conference at the House of Blues in New Orleans; Vietnamese Year of the Dog Lunar New Year celebration in East New Orleans.
February 4: Art show "Katrina, You Bitch"; night art walk in Uptown New Orleans; Chill's SOS barber shop; power line repair; hurricane and tornado damaged flag flying high; tornado damaged Mardi Gras city.
February 5: Mardi Gras marathon in downtown New Orleans.
February 9: Alligator in the Audubon Institute swamp; Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps offering free medical assistance to residents.
February 11: Mardi Gras Krewe du Vieux parade through the French Quarter; Zulu jazz funeral.
February 16: Plaquemines Parish - coffins await reburial at Turner Cemetery and construction workers doing cleanup work.
February 17: Cruise ships at dock on the Mississippi River; Mardi Gras World.
February 18: Mardi Gras parades - Krewe of Pegasus and Krewe of Sparta.
February 19: Krewe of Barkus, French Quarter Mardi Gras dog parade; homes destroyed by fire and floods in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans.
February 22: River Walk Mall, still nearly deserted; Lt. Governor Landrieu announcing candidacy for Mayor.
February 23: Mardi Gras parades - Krewe of Muses and Krewe of Chaos.
February 25: Mardi Gras "Mom's Ball" - invitation-only party, theme this year is "The Shriek of Arabi."
February 26: Mardi Gras parades - Krewe of Bacchus, featuring Willie Nelson and Michael Keaton and Krewe of Endymion.
February 28: Fat Tuesday!
March 6: Recovery work slowly taking place in the devastated lower 9th ward, 6 months after disaster struck.
March 8: Hornets v. Lakers - the New Orleans Arena hosts its first pro basketball game since the hurricane; Recovery work in the devastated lower 9th ward.
March 11: The St. Patrick's Day parade on Louisiana Avenue.
March 12: The Reverend Billy Graham's "Celebration of Hope" at the New Orleans Arena.
March 25: The Bustout Burlesque returns to Tipitinas in the French Quarter.
April 21: Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu on the campaign trail.
April 22: Election day in New Orleans; Mayor Ray Nagin on election day; post election celebration with the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
April 28: The first day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Featuring Bob Dylan, Dr. John, local jazz legends Evan Christopher,
Kermit Ruffins, Irvin Mayfield, Trombone Shorty, Leon "Chocolate" Brown
and Steve Walker, and gospel band Shades of Praise.
April 29: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Featuring Jazz legend Eddie Bo, Etta James and the Roots band,
The Dave Matthews Band, African legend Hugh Masekela, The Iguanas,
Blues legends Clarence "Frogman" Henry and Snooks Eaglin.
April 30: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Featuring Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, Bruce Springsteen
with the Seeger Sessions band, Alan Toussaint, Elvis Costello, Yolanda Adams, Sonny Landreth, Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the
Brotherhood of Groove band.
May 1: School Children from The Max Band play outside
Tipitinas in uptown New Orleans.
May 2: Plaquemines Parish. Over 8 months after hurricane Katrina and still the dead wait to be re-interred at Turner Cemetery and the rest of the Parish remains in ruins.
May 5: The lower 9th Ward and St Bernard's Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana. Over 8 months after hurricane Katrina and these communities are still in ruins.
May 6: 8 months after Hurricane Katrina and the lower 9th ward still awaits any major attempt at rebuilding the lives and homes lost in the storm.
May 6: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, featuring the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys, blues singer Theresa Anderson, Deacon John, Buckwheat Zydeco, Astral Project and Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band.
May 7: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, featuring Irma Thomas, Ed Bradley, Big Chief Bo Dollis, the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians, Paul Simon, Lionel Richie, Ellis Marsalis and Fats Domino.
May 10: Mayoral debate between New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu.
May 15: Bill Curl, Director of Public relations at the New Orleans Arena Louisiana Superdome. Construction and repair continues at a fever pitch as workers renovate the interior and roof.
May 19: Mayor Ray Nagin makes some last minute
campaign visits the day before the mayoral election.
May 20: Mayor Ray Nagin and his family, voting; Lt Gov Mitch Landrieu campaigning; Mayor Nagin's victory celebration.
- May 20: Barbara Spangenberg returns to her Broadmoor neighborhood which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina floodwaters.
May 24: Gabrielle Garner with her parents' dog Boudreaux, rescued shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck.
May 24: Tom Scheib, who was forced to flee his tranquil home on the Little Tchefuncte River with his terminally ill wife Lynne.
- May 26: The re-opening of the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas.
May 29: Memorial Day in post-Katrina New Orleans. Remembrances, repair work and scenes of the formerly beautiful neighborhood of Lakeview.
May 30: Mosquito breeding grounds in the once affluent Lakeview neighborhood.
May 31: First Lady Laura Bush delivers the keynote speech at the conference on New Orleans Cultural Rebirth at Tulane University.
June 1: Army Corps of Engineers working on the 17th Street Canal repairs; Scenes from the lower 9th ward and the New Orleans Marina, still in a tragic state of disrepair.
June 3: "Artists in Exile" - the traveling show of New Orleans artists makes its New Orleans debut at the Jonathan Ferrara gallery.
June 10: "Artists in Exile" - the traveling show of New Orleans artists makes its Miami debut at the Steve Martin gallery.
June 15: Soccer fans watch the World Cup at Finn McCools pub, the unofficial home of England supporters, in Mid City New Orleans.
June 19: Ongoing housing problems spurring protestors into action against the Housing Authority of New Orleans; towing of cars finally underway.
June 20: Funeral for police Captain Octavio "Ox" Gonzalez of St. John the Baptist Parish at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Metairie.
June 21: Wednesday at the Square. The audience enjoys a free concert by "The Chee Weez" at Lafayette Square.
June 23: Lower 9th Ward, several months after Hurricane Katrina, and the ward remains in its derelict condition.
June 26: The annual convention of the American Library Association at the Morial Convention Center.
June 29: After a 10 month search, Faith Figueroa, the subject of the September 19, 2005 Newsweek cover, is found at home.
July 1: New Orleans homeless evicted from City Park; England fans watching the Soccer World Cup at McCools Pub.
July 3: "Uncle Sam Jam" 4th of July celebration at Lafrenier Park, Metarie; flooding in the Upper 9th Ward after the first rains since Hurricane Katrina.
July 8: Bustout Burlesque - Tipitina's club in the French Quarter.
July 9: A day in the life of Faith Figueroa, a year after the hurricane.
July 11: New Orleans Law and Order. Crack-down on crime.
July 12: His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al-Faisal visits New Orleans following Saudi Arabia's donation of $250 million to Katrina relief.
July 13: Group Workcamps Foundation, Carrolton Methodist Church, volunteers come from across the country to help with relief efforts.
July 18: Driving conditions deteriorating in a summer downpour.
July 21: Desolation remains in the lower 9th ward, while the Louisiana National Guard patrols the streets in an effort to crackdown on crime.
July 22: Spike Lee visits the French Quarter and the lower 9th ward prior to the release of his HBO movie "When the Levees Broke."
July 26: Industrial Canal - site of the levee breach which destroyed the lower 9th ward; the National Guard supplement local police to assist in crackdown on crime as people return to the city.
August 4: Funerals and repass of three young men gunned down in New Orleans as crime spirals out of control.
August 4: Satchmo Festival in the French Quarter.
August 5: White Linen Night - the annual art gallery walk.
August 6: Satchmo Festival in the French Quarter.
August 15: Faith Figueroa's 2nd birthday. Faith was on the cover of the September 19, 2005 Newsweek and has become a symbol of racial problems exposed by Hurricane Katrina; Lawlessness in New Orleans.
August 16: Spike Lee at premiere of his HBO show "When the Levees Broke" at the New Orleans Arena.
August 17: Victims of Hurricane Katrina who are unable to rebuild because of inadequate insurance payments.
August 19: The 9th ward neighborhood where Faith Figueroa and her family live, a year after the hurricane devastated it.
August 20: New Orleans Pet Memorial - jazz funeral to honor all of the pets lost during Hurricane Katrina a year ago; scenes from the lower 9th ward and the city showing the slow rate of recovery.
August 23: Voting Rights Act litigation in Macon, Mississippi - a civil rights lawsuit against an African American, alleging intimidation of white voters.
August 24: Australian hurricane survivors Bud Hopes and Michelle Van Grinsven return to New Orleans a year after the storm.
August 24: FEMA trailors in Purvis, Mississippi; looters apprehended in the lower 9th ward.
August 25: Hurricane Katrina Memorial at Lake Lawn Cemetery.
August 26: "Bustout Burlesque" at Tipitina's club in the French Quarter.
August 26: "Hands Around the Dome" Memorial Service at the Superdome.
August 26: Late night on Bourbon Street the weekend before the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
August 27: Ryan Parry, New York bureau chief of The (London) Daily Mirror, returns to New Orleans one year after Hurricane Katrina.
August 27: Lower 9th ward; Reggie Bush in the Superdome.
August 28: The Musicians Village, a Habitat for Humanity project to house New Orleans artists and musicians; Lakeview, close to the 17th Street levee that breached during Hurricane Katrina; home in the area still in a state of disrepair.
August 28: Ryan Parry, New York bureau chief of The (London) Daily Mirror, returns to the Lakeview area of New Orleans one year after Hurricane Katrina.
August 29: The Great Flood commemoration and memorial service in the lower 9th ward, with jazz trumpeter Marlon Jordan; Scenes of people returning to the lower 9th ward and the area around the industrial canal levee wall that breached a year ago causing the flooding of the lower 9th ward; Brian Williams of the NBC Nightly News visits the areas that are still desolated and destroyed; areas around Lake Pontchartrain that are still ruined.
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