Katrina Stories - Why Come Home

With New Orleans and surrounding areas being completely devastated, every resident who sought refuge in a new town had to contemplate the question, “If I can go home, should I?”  The four interviewees today, Leo, Jason, Duc and Jaqueline all decided to return.  Their love for the city, their vision for its potential rebirth and their bond to their community is some of the magic that Katrina couldn’t wash away. 

Whether you moved back to New Orleans, decided to move away, or you just enjoy visiting, you’re listening to this podcast because you also love New Orleans.  We’d love to hear from you.  Send us an email at [e-mail].  We’d love to hear your perspective looking back 20 years on Katrina and your thoughts on this podcast.  

Katrina Stories is a documentary podcast built from first-person accounts recorded after Hurricane Katrina as part Mondo Bizarro's I-10 Witness Project. Each episode weaves together voices that reveal the human impact of the storm—stories of loss, resilience, anger and hope. The series preserves these testimonies as living history, offering listeners an intimate connection to the people and places forever changed by the disaster.  

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Our theme music was composed by Peter Bowling.