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Katrina left 80% of New Orleans underwater, 70% of homes damaged, and destroyed infrastructure. Half the population moved and many have not returned.

Forced Change

Don Ryan / AP

By Rennik Soholt and 103rd Street Productions

Posted: 9:00 p.m. EDT Oct 23, 2022

This is an in-depth look at 4 stories of people who left New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and never returned. This 14-year epic investigates why they left, why they didn't return and how they are still deeply affected close to 15 years after the greatest natural disaster in American history changed their lives forever.

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