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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans on August 29, 2005, but the decisions that caused the disaster extend across the 20th century. After the city weathered a major hurricane in 1915, its Sewerage and Water Board believed that developers could safely build housing away from the high ground near the Mississippi. And so New Orleans grew in lowlands that relied on significant government subsidies to stay dry.

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"The Celtic Crossroads: Tales of Migration" is a captivating podcast that delves into the rich and diverse narratives of Celtic emigration. Each episode features personal stories from families originating in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other Celtic regions who embarked on journeys beyond their homelands in search of new opportunities. Through intimate interviews and engaging storytelling, this podcast vividly portrays the challenges, achievements, and resilient spirit of these communities.Listeners are transported on a voyage through time and space, from the misty highlands and rugged ...

At Stay the Night we aim to teach you a little something about haunted history, give you the creeps, hang out like friends and hopefully make you laugh. Starring: Katrina Monique Shirley the Haunted DollKatrina and Monique have lived in a haunted house and had paranormal experiences throughout their lifetime. Now they want to take spooky matters into their own hands, tell you about the history of these haunted destinations and ghostly hauntings and bring their listeners along for the ride as they embark on their first Paranormal investigations in some of the haunted locations they discuss ...

Talks with Trina is a podcast where I will be talking about anything and everything, raw and unfiltered, that comes to my mind. Although not everything I talk about will be a bunch of BS (most of the time), I will also be speaking on topics that will be beneficial to you as well, I hope. Anyways, I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as I enjoy making these episodes for you!

1 Dead in Attic is a collection of stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first harrowing year and a half of life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Celebrated as a local treasure and heaped with national praise, Rose provides a rollercoaster ride of observation, commentary, emotion, tragedy, and even humor - in a way that only he could find in a devastated wasteland. They are stories of the dead and the living, stories of survivors and believers, stories of hope and despair.

The true story of a resilient circle of shrimp boat captains who faced and withstood the wreckage of Katrina but now find their courage tested by a greater threat: the disappearance of their livelihood and their centuries-old bayou culture.