View of the Week: On Katrina After 10 Years.....

Today is exactly the 10-year anniversary of Katrina.   It was this day when the levies broke and how a major city in the United States was swept away.

We have been reflecting upon New Orleans this week.     After 10 years, it is not clear whether New Orleans has actually recovered or not.    The gap between the rich and the poor continues.     The President noted this as he visited New Orleans.   

As we remember, we wanted to feature this retrospective put together by the team at +TakePart that provides a snapshot of the story of New Orleans which reminds the World of how far it has come and the challenges it continues to face:

Project Katrina

Chapter Two The Fight to Survive Katrina did not care if you were white, black, or Latino, wealthy or middle class. It painfully showed the deep rift between the city's most comfortable and its poorest citizens, who lacked the means to escape the storm's path. Suddenly, New Orleans was flooded, drained of many of the people who made it one of America's most remarkable cities.

'Why I Take Part'

Actor and native Louisianan Faith Ford talks about rescuing the animals left behind by Hurricane Katrina. HEAR WHY FORD TAKES PART

Combat Vet Medics New Orleans recruited paramedics and other medical professionals who served in war zones to work in the city's most crime-ridden areas. WATCH MINI-DOC

Fixing the Schools Krista Brown, a young, white Teach for America alum, is the principal of one of New Orleans' failing charter schools. Is she up for the challenge of rebuilding? READ MORE

Campo's Marina In the wake of Katrina and the BP oil spill, a third-generation marina owner fights for his business—and his family's way of life. READ MORE

Wetlands Warriors From wealthy landowners to activists to local officials, people are racing to save Louisiana's most fragile ecosystems: the wetlands. READ MORE

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