Voices Rising II: More Stories from the Katrina Narrative Project

In Voices Rising II, the second compilation of stories from The Katrina Narrative Project, stories of loss, injustice and, at times, triumph are told by the people who endured Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As local and federal governments failed, citizens who lost homes, jobs and loved ones also lost hope. These are the stories of that loss but also of recovery and new-found faith and determination.

The University of New Orleans reopened online in October, 2005, only two months after the s…