The story of Katrina in Atlanta is not only about displacement, but also about promises — many of them unfulfilled. The federal government allocated more than $110 billion in recovery funds, including $16 billion earmarked for housing, the largest housing recovery program in U.S. history, according to the Congressional Research Service. For some survivors, Atlanta provided a rare sense of familiarity. Atlanta is my home now, but it doesn’t erase the pain of losing everything.”However, despite the hardships, many Katrina evacuees have built lasting lives in Atlanta. “What we saw after Katrina was a system that favored property owners over renters, and those inequities played out in cities like Atlanta,” Johnson said.