Larson is the author of the booklovers guide to new orleans and hosts the reading life on new orleans public radio. In the issue of the new yorker that appeared right after the storm, nicholas lemann, who was born and. The new orleansbased data center estimates roughly 80 percent of new orleans was flooded during and in the immediate aftermath of hurricane katrina. The timeline that was required in putting the book out did leave much of the afterevent analysis to others, but if one wants to get the sense of the disaster, then the words and pictures are more than enough to see what nature wrought.
New york ap abcs robin roberts and fox news channels shepard smith, who anchor specials this weekend about the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrinas devastating gulf. Jurors deliberated three days to reach verdicts today on 25 counts in u. Donna brazile, a democratic political strategist and new orleans native whose father was stranded during flooding from the storm, said the city has begun to. New orleans after the deluge is about six reallife residents of new orleans and their experiences before, during, and after hurricane katrina. As the air grows warm, i find myself listening to her music as she sings of summer in. James lee burke is a renowned writer of hardboiled detective fiction, with his series featuring retired new orleans police officer dave robicheaux at the heart of his success. The products on this page are all from companies in the new orleans area enjoy these wonderful products from the crescent city and theres extra pleasure in knowing that every purchase helps the new orleans economy slowly recover from the devastation of. Everybody is comparing the oil spill to hurricane katrina, but the real parallel could be the iranian hostage crisis. New orleans facts 31 interesting facts about new orleans. Aug 25, 2015 a decade ago, hurricane katrina triggered floods that inundated new orleans and killed more than 1,800 people as storm waters overwhelmed levees and broke through floodwalls on august 29, 2005. At first, katrina doesnt seem to be as bad as predicted. A jury convicted four new orleans police officers of violating the civil rights of a teenager shot to death a week after hurricane katrina devastated the city in 2005. Novels set in new orleans new orleans forum tripadvisor. The book is famous for its rich depiction of new orleans and the citys dialects.
New orleans abc affiliate wgno will mark the hurricane katrina anniversary with newscast coverage starting aug, 24, then two news specials. I survived hurricane katrina, 2005 by lauren tarshis. Aug 26, 2015 the new orleans of 2015 has been altered, and not just by nature. The second was first published in print under the title. While in new orleans, obama had lunch with a group of young black men as part of his my brothers keeper program, which he has said he plans to continue after leaving office in 2017. Effects of hurricane katrina in new orleans wikipedia. Aug 30, 2015 the great deluge by douglas brinkley very interesting chronological breakdown of the periods before, during, and after the storm. The classic pulitzer prize winning novel, a confederacy of dunces by john kennedy toole.
A reading list for new orleans by karen ginman, chatham square library june 17, 2011 regina spektors music, summer nights, and nyc are intertwined inside of me. Hurricaneforce winds were experienced throughout the city, although the most severe portion of katrina missed the city, hitting nearby st. New york abcs robin roberts and fox news channels shepard smith, who anchor specials this weekend about the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrinas devastating gulf coast landfall, both had reasons to avoid the topic. The tin roof blowdown finds robicheaux, who lives in new iberia, deployed to new orleans post katrina for a hauntingly bleak picture of city life at its best and worst. A reading list for new orleans the new york public library. Tv anchors robin roberts, shepard smith to host katrina. Aug 28, 2015 the new orleans based data center estimates roughly 80 percent of new orleans was flooded during and in the immediate aftermath of hurricane katrina. Aug 30, 2015 ten years after hurricane katrina s assault, the story of new orleans is very much a tale of two cities. The authors write with a passion that cannot be duplicated by those of us who experienced this piece of history from a geographic distance and through the eyes of the weather channel. In others, it is returning to pre katrina realities of poverty and violence, but with. The wire creator david simons love letter to the big easy, the hbo series was a post katrina look at class, music and tradition that starred many natives of new orleans, such as wendell pierce. In one, between extremities, i was named a louisiana author of note, by an irene singletary of morgana press in new orleans.
The horror of hurricane katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century. I love books set in new orleans, i think it started for me with anne rices vampire chronicles and mayfair witches and my love has grown from there. The new orleans of 2015 has been altered, and not just by nature. Ten years ago tomorrow, on august 29, 2005, hurricane katrina made landfall in new orleans. Why new orleans matters published just after katrina by awardwinning author and longtime new orleans resident tom piazza, this gritty memoir illuminates the storied culture and. In the issue of the new yorker that appeared right after the. Explore the news and issues facing new orleans and the u. Barrys family tries to evacuate before hurricane katrina hits their home in new orleans. The windows at new orleans memorial medical center shattered. Jan 05, 2018 the novel follows the members of a new orleans family immediately after hurricane katrina, alternating among their perspectives.
Twenty years of writings from the city by andrei codrescu truly shows the love he has for the city, but as in all great love stories there is sometimes pain and heartache. Hurricane katrina, which hit new orleans, louisiana, in august of 2005, was a category 5 hurricane that only worsened when the citys levees failed. A decade ago, hurricane katrina triggered floods that inundated new orleans and killed more than 1,800 people as storm waters overwhelmed levees and broke through floodwalls on. Aug 28, 2015 ten years ago tomorrow, on august 29, 2005, hurricane katrina made landfall in new orleans. Baum reveals all the grit and glamour ok, mostly the. Ruta sepetys most american cities name their airports for politicians reagan, jfk or military heroes. This special report was archived in september 2006. Nearly 1 in 3 black residents have not returned to the city after the storm. Hurricane katrina and new orleans schools education week. Jan 21, 2016 new orleans is unlike any city in america.
City park in new orleans is approximately 50% larger than central park in new york city. Aug 28, 2015 new york ap abcs robin roberts and fox news channels shepard smith, who anchor specials this weekend about the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrinas devastating gulf coast landfall, both. This book ia a tribute to thoes who died in the wrath of hurricane katrina, to all the victims who suffered loss of family and homes, for all the volunteers who gave there time and effort, and to all the personnel who helped in the rescue operations. In others, it is returning to prekatrina realities of poverty and violence, but with. Roch, louisiana, serving as an occasional home to the original hawkman and hawkgirl. As the air grows warm, i find myself listening to her music as she sings of summer in the city and selling butterflies on street corners. New orleans police convicted in postkatrina shooting case. Ten years after hurricane katrinas assault, the story of new orleans is very much a tale of two cities.
A center for public integrity investigation jenni bergal, sara shipley hiles, frank koughan, john mcquaid, jim morris, katy reckdahl, and curtis wilkie isbn. I love how the book calls out the deliberate failures of our government to help desperate people, and highlights the lifesaving work of the common ground collective to give people help and hope. Gulf coast four years after hurricane katrina in katrina. In the dc comics fictional universe, new orleans has been given a neighboring city, st. It also holds the worlds largest collection of mature live oak trees, some older than 600 years of age. There is tess, a white doctor who comes from money, and her husband. This book documents through photographs and superb narrative the authors efforts to help new orleans residents devastated by hurricane katrina. The products on this page are all from companies in the new orleans area enjoy these wonderful products from the crescent city and theres extra pleasure in knowing that every purchase helps the new orleans economy slowly recover from the devastation of hurricane katrina and the gulf oil spill shop new orleans. Hurricane katrina made landfall on the gulf coast, destroying lives, leveling homes. New orleans economic resurgence after hurricane katrina. Brinkley follows all the key figures mayor ray nagin, governor kathleen blanco, etc. The tin roof blowdown finds robicheaux, who lives in new iberia, deployed to new orleans postkatrina for a hauntingly bleak picture of city life at its best and worst. Five days of ambiguous morality at katrinahit hospital.
A debut novelists elegy for postkatrina new orleans. Thats how many fewer africanamericans are living in new orleans now than prior to hurricane katrina, which made landfall 11 years ago today. Its cultural diversity is woven into the food, the music, the architecture even the local superstitions. Its a sensory experience on all levels and theres a story lurking around every corner. The book itself, from the publishers of the new orleans newspaper, was a good overview of the tragedy that was katrina and its aftermath. Tv networks reflect on katrina in specials by bauder.
Hurricane katrina and the spirit of new orleans bildner, phil, parra, john on. Five days at memorial, by sheri fink sheri finks five days at memorial, describes the horrific conditions at a new orleans hospital shortly after hurricane katrina. The novel follows the members of a new orleans family immediately after hurricane katrina, alternating among their perspectives. The louisiana superdome, once a mighty testament to architecture and ingenuity, became the biggest storm shelter in new orleans the day before katrinas arrival monday. White new orleans has recovered from hurricane katrina. But when barrys little sister gets terribly sick, theyre forced to stay home and wait out the storm. Sharon keating is the author of new orleans then and now, and has been a licensed tour guide for the city of new orleans for over a decade. It would be hard to find another nonfiction book offering a more thorough tour through 40 years of new orleans sometimestragic recent history from hurricane betsy in 1965 to katrina.
Aug 27, 2015 while in new orleans, obama had lunch with a group of young black men as part of his my brothers keeper program, which he has said he plans to continue after leaving office in 2017. Actually, new orleans itself resists changean attitude that is widely thought of as both part of. Jun 17, 2011 a reading list for new orleans by karen ginman, chatham square library june 17, 2011 regina spektors music, summer nights, and nyc are intertwined inside of me. Curt sprang and susan roesgen will anchor the first. What are some of the best books about hurricane katrina. I also love the sentinels of new orleans and there are many other books that i have read set there. Many locals and writers think that it is the best and most accurate depiction of the city in a work of fiction.
Anna pou, a physician accused of euthanizing four critically ill hospital patients in the wake of hurricane katrina. The truth about new orleans after hurricane katrina. The great deluge by douglas brinkley very interesting chronological breakdown of the periods before, during, and after the storm. Hurricane katrina in the new yorker the new yorker.
Katrina books shed new light on disaster even after the extensive coverage of hurricane katrina, new orleans journalist jason berry say theres much to. As the center of hurricane katrina passed southeast of new orleans on august 29, 2005, winds downtown were in the category 1 range with frequent intense gusts and tidal surge. The great deluge hurricane katrina, new orleans, and the mississippi gulf coast. In the late 1970s, the hostage crisis became a symbol of americas inability to take decisive action in the face of pervasive problems. Wgno plans 2 hurricane katrina anniversary specials. Jul 10, 2006 katrina books shed new light on disaster even after the extensive coverage of hurricane katrina, new orleans journalist jason berry say theres much to be learned from new books on the storm.
A new orleans school leader, who taught in one of the first schools to open after hurricane katrina, offers advice to educators in the wake of hurricanes harvey and irma. A fifth was found guilty of a later coverup, along with the other four. Its ironic that a book labelled fiction has given me the most believable and credible stories of life in and around new orleans during katrina. Nine lives showed me how people from different areas of new orleans were affected by katrina. Books on the table in new orleans books on the table. John mosca, whose family opened a roadhouse outside new orleans in 1946, doesnt like change.
915 1632 172 849 1373 1216 466 1277 1328 1274 1056 1314 1244 1664 114 1657 858 108 355 744 815 228 1622 90 719 126 68 34 1590 358 288 79 754 515 329 807 1152 1206 806 1418 769 92