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Pbs News Hour Extra: New Orleans Five Years After Hurricane Katrina

For Students 9th - 10th
Many have returned home, many have made their homes somewhere else. Here is a brief synopsis of life in New Orleans five years after Katrina.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Rebuilding New Orleans' Levees

For Students 9th - 10th
A conversation with the coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery. He discusses what the federal government is doing to rebuild the levee system of New Orleans. Video, audio and a transcript are available for this report from December, 2005.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Flood Risk of New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
The federal government announced their terms for rebuilding New Orleans, including the raising of structures three feet. Three government officials are interviewed in this April, 2006, report. Video, audio, and a transcript of this...
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BBC

Bbc: Left Behind in New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating look at a New Orleans rescue mission by volunteers who are attempting to help those impacted by the flooding of New Orleans brought on by Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
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Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Mayor Lays Out Repopulation Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin lays out his plan to bring people displaced by Hurricane Katrina back to New Orleans. The governments at all levels also are looking at plans for for future evacuations and recovery. Article is from September,...
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CNN

Cnn: New Orleans Shelters to Be Evacuated

For Students 9th - 10th
Conditions were so horrible in New Orleans that unrest was growing even in the evacuation shelters. Article discusses looting, crime, conditions of New Orleans, and other Gulf Coast areas. Article is from August, 2005.
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BBC

Bbc: Storm Hit New Orleans in Turmoil

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief BBC report illustrating the conditions of New Orleans soon after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Report is from August, 2005.
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BBC

Bbc: New Orleans' Victims in Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief BBC News report portraying the plight of some of the people stranded in New Orleans and effected by Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
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BBC

Bbc: 'Thousands Dead' in New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Immediately after Hurricane Katrina, reports of the devastation of New Orleans is explored by BBC News. A video, other report links, and an interactive map of Katrina's path accompany this August, 2005, report.
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Bbc: Saving New Orleans' Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News explores the fate of many missing and abandoned animals in New Orleans. Many of those impacted by Hurricane Katrina stayed in the flooded city because they did not want to leave their pets behind. Article is from September, 2005.
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Pbs Online News Hour: Crime Increases in New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans has seen its crime rate skyrocket months after Hurricane Katrina. Report is from June, 2006. Audio, Video, and transcript of report is available.
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Virtual Picture Travel Map of New Orleans

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on New Orleans and take a virtual tour. See the French Quarter. Visit places of interest such as Lafayette No. 1 Cemetery, St. Louis Cathedral and Bourbon Street. Due to the interactive nature of this site, it may take loner than...
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Virtual Picture Travel Map of New Orleans

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on New Orleans and take a virtual tour. See the French Quarter. Visit places of interest such as Lafayette No. 1 Cemetery, St. Louis Cathedral and Bourbon Street. Due to the interactive nature of this site, it may take loner than...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Planners Consider Future of New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Government officials discuss possible plans for the rebuilding of New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina. Article is from October, 2005.
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CNN

Cnn: Katrina Evacuees Weigh Possible Return

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth report examining Hurricane Katrina evacuees and discussing the issues they face as they decide to move back to New Orleans. The New Orleans levee system, living conditions, Mayor Nagin's plan to rebuild New Orleans, and other...
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Pbs Online News Hour: Investigating Broken Levees

For Students 9th - 10th
In this October, 2005, report, NewsHour focuses on the investigation into the levees of New Orleans that failed during Hurricane Katrina. Possible causes of failure are discussed. Audio, video, and a transcript of this report are available.
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BBC

Bbc: New Orleans Starts to Remove Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
In this September 2005 report, the BBC covers the removal of dead victims of Hurricane Katrina, the fear of disease from pollution, and the federal government's response.
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PBS

News Hour: New Orleans Health Care

For Students 9th - 10th
News Hour examines the health care problems that are being addressed by a medical assistance program in this report form February, 2006. Many poor and ill people impacted by Hurricane Katrina, are getting much needed help. Video, audio,...
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Numa: New Orleans Steamship, 1811

For Students 9th - 10th
As the author notes, the history of this early steamship, the "New Orleans," is indeed fascinating. According to the Agency, there are no hopes of finding this historic ship.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: British Attack on New Orleans (1815)

For Students 9th - 10th
The original 1815 battle plan of the British forces used in their attack on the American forces at New Orleans is visible on this map.
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National Park Service: Archive: New Orleans Jazz: Music!

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of audio clips of New Orleans-style jazz music from different time periods: 1920s and 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and the year 2000.
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BBC

Bbc: New Orleans Violence 'Overstated'

For Students 9th - 10th
Amid reports that there was an increase in crime and violence in New Orleans during in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, this September 2005 article contends that those reports were exaggerated.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: New Orleans Jazz Nat'l Historical Park: Louis Armstrong

For Students 9th - 10th
A major figure in jazz, Louis Armstrong is considered the father of jazz. Learn about his early days in New Orleans and how he developed into one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Migration and Settlement: Map 4, "Nouvelle Orleans", 1723

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons based on a map of French settlement in and around New Orleans which teaches students about adaptation to new environments. Includes maps, supplemental material, and curators notes.

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