Thousands of houses and buildings were razed after the storm. We went back to some of those properties to see what's there now. What we found shows how some parts of the city have rebounded while others struggle, just as they did before the storm.
Two authors approach the recovery from divergent angles, gleaning fresh insights into the long road we've traveled.
Rents are rising faster than incomes in New Orleans, and federally-funded rebuilding resulted in fewer units than planned.
He said he'd direct it for hurricane protection, but he has since backtracked.
The feds funded a new streetcar line, but bus service is down 65 percent since the storm.
Obama revived a program that funds the hiring of cops. New Orleans has gotten about $7 million.
The levees wouldn't collapse in a powerful hurricane, but storm surge probably would push over the top.
We teamed up with PolitiFact to see if Obama has followed through on his promises to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina.
If local levee boards had followed inspection rules before Hurricane Katrina, they may have known about weaknesses before parts of the flood protection system collapsed in the storm. Now 11 employees work full-time inspecting and testing levees, floodwalls and equipment around New Orleans.
For years we've heard that 80 percent of New Orleans flooded in Katrina. Is it true? Yes, if you include flooding from the storm surge and the levee breaks.
