One Gulf Action: 5 Years Later

President Obama has appointed Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to develop a Gulf Coast Recovery plan. Five years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the region, over 100 groups at the forefront of Gulf Coast recovery have released a blueprint for the long term recovery from Katrina, Rita, and the BP oil spill, based in community-based, democratic, equitable and green solutions to the ongoing crises.

Use our One Gulf link to ask Secretary Mabus to adopt their recommendations! http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/OneGulf… Read More | 

Hurricane Katrina has created a wave of powerful art

Over the last five years, the toll from Katrina has been palpable in art, literature, cinema, television and music. Works like the following are marked by the same frustration Katrina's victims felt as… Read More

After Katrina, New Orleans Cops Were Told They Could Shoot Looters

In the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, an order circulated among New Orleans police authorizing officers to shoot looters, according to present and former members of the department.  Read More