In New Orleans, memories of Katrina remain vivid 20 years later

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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans still lags behind No neighborhood was hit worse in Katrina than New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward and it’s been one of the slowest areas to rebound. New Orleans District D. Councilman Eugene Green wears a badge of remembrance in honor of 20 years since Hurricane Katrina. Bynum’s pharmacy (the second black owned pharmacy in New Orleans) ran for 40 years and was a central place for the upper 9th Ward community. (Camille Farrah Lenain for NPR)Transcript: MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: I’m Michel Martin at WWNO in New Orleans, where 20 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall. MARTIN: Bynum is 86 years old now and has been successful in his second career restoring historic homes.