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Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans still has plenty of vacant lots, especially in the majority Black neighborhood of the Lower Ninth Ward. One artist has navigated a bureaucratic city program to reclaim her family’s land, with the help of her community.

The Trump administration cancelled a program to fund projects that help prevent storm damage before disasters. Louisiana was set to receive more than $720 million.

Visions of a regional economy based on storm durability have failed to materialize.

Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.

No neighborhood was hit worse in Katrina than New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and it's been one of the slowest areas to rebound. There's still an effort to attract new residents and businesses there.

WWNO/WRKF has been airing What Was Lost, a new series from Verite News featuring audio essays and stories about things people lost to the storm, be it physical or emotional possessions.

For her audio piece, 12th grade student Mai Smith gives her poetic take on the pain experienced by her family and what she has inherited.

For their audio piece, 12th grade student Joi Metoyer reflects on what home is.

Dr. Ben deBoisblanc was a physician working at Charity Hospital when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast 20 years ago. The unexpected challenges he faced during that time reshaped his relationship with caregiving.

This month, people across New Orleans will come together to honor the lives that were lost or forever changed by Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later. Here's a schedule of events happening across the city.