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20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is Still Home for Those Who Left

For many displaced by Hurricane Katrina, distance did not diminish their bond with the city they left behind, even as they built new lives.

© Mike Belleme for The New York Times

Alex Webber left New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, only to have her business in Marshall, N.C., flood last year during Hurricane Helene.
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Hurricane Erin Is Heading Out to Sea. People Are Riveted Anyway.

The Category 2 hurricane isn’t expected to make landfall. Still, it’s drawing notice as the first named storm to reach hurricane strength this year.

© Daniel Pullen for The New York Times

Cameron Whitaker checks flooding in Hatteras, N.C., an effect of Hurricane Erin on Thursday.
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Seeking Tales and Sipping Whiskey in a Shack Floating Down the Bayou

The shanty boat was bound for New Orleans, but the destination mattered less than the challenges, chance encounters and lessons learned along the way.
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans Is Indicted on Corruption Charges

LaToya Cantrell was charged with going to criminal lengths to carry out, and cover up, a romantic relationship with a city police officer assigned to protect her.

© Emily Kask for The New York Times

LaToya Cantrell took office in 2018 as the first Black woman elected to lead New Orleans.
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