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For the first time since Hurricane Katrina made landfall 20 years ago, you can take a train ride across the Gulf Coast, from Mobile to New Orleans.

When people say New Orleans isn't what it used to be they're not only referring to how much the city has changed in the 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, but also about what's still missing.In our final episode, host Terry Baquet brings of stories of things that were lost like neighborhood schools and a longstanding hospital and one of something that came back but greatly reduced like the formerly robust public transit system.What Was Lost, is a podcast from Verite News and WWNO and WRKF.

On this week's episode, we dip into our well of stories marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures.

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on the late summer harvest of gratifying local food.

A culturally rich city three century old city like New Orleans is teeming with history. When Katrina tracked through the area, and the levees broke, and the flood waters rose it enveloped many historical places and pieces. Our host Terry Baquet brings us stories of lost history some historical some personal from Fats Domino's pianos to a reporter's lost awards for the kind of reporting that forewarned a disaster like Katrina.What Was Lost, is a podcast from Verite News and WWNO and WRKF.

It’s been 20 years since a train service along the Mississippi Coast from Mobile to New Orleans was possible. Hurricane Katrina put a stop to that service. But in August, the train finally came back.

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on restaurant reopenings after Hurricane Katrina.

Significant public school closures are on the horizon in New Orleans. We'll learn what's in store from the local school board president. Private school vouchers are not yet widely available in Louisiana; we have an update from Arkansas, where they're now universal. And for something completely different, we discuss what Happy Gilmore and New Orleans have in common.