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Thoughts of New Orleans evokes a rich musical history the city possesses, from jazz to zydeco. Our host Terry Baquet takes us through stories of opera scores, record collections, and the sounds you might take for granted like the ones in your neighborhood to highlight how Hurricane Katrina drowned out the sound of New Orleans for many.What Was Lost, is a podcast from Verite News and WWNO and WRKF.

The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has provided an opportunity to measure progress. How much has changed? How much of it has been for the better. Areas where research shows New Orleans – and all of Louisiana – has failed to improve are economic hardship and violence. We talk with a local researcher who’s explored how women and children are especially prone to these dangers.

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.

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.