hurricane katrina
Living with My Post-Katrina Survivor's Guilt
While others lost everything, I stayed in FEMA-funded hotel rooms and lapped up pity from those who saw my Louisiana license plate. Instead of character, all I got out of Katrina was a party-friendly anecdote.
Louisiana’s Coastal Crisis (Trailer)
Coming soon: Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, VICE News investigates what's behind Louisiana's vanishing coastline.
A Decade After Horror of Katrina, New Orleans Police Brutality Still Remains
The deaths of several black men in New Orleans at the hands of police and the subsequent lack of accountability have left many Big Easy residents wondering if the troubled city's police department is beyond reform.
William Widmer Captures Life in Post-Katrina New Orleans with 'My Mississippi'
William Widmer has been photographing levee breach sites and taking a broad look at what the Bayou and New Orleans neighborhoods look like ten years after the storm.
Meet New Orleans First All-Female Biker Gang, Caramel Curves
Burning pink rubber and riding in five-inch heels, New Orleans's first all-female motorcycle club isn't your stereotypical biker crew.
Could New Orleans' Public Drinking Culture Disappear?
Famed for its laissez-faire attitude toward sin, New Orleans has been slowly but surely cleaning up its act. After a smoking ban recently passed, some wonder if the city's culture of public drinking is under threat.
This New Orleans Bartender Was Shot and Then Named His Bar 'Bullet's'
Rollins “Bullet” Garcia Sr. is a longtime New Orleans barkeep and owner of the legendary Bullet’s Sports Bar. A victim of a shooting that earned him his nickname, Bullet is a devoted member of the Seventh Ward neighborhood—but don't ask him to start...
Five Years After BP Disaster, Gulf of Mexico's Fishing Industry Continues to Struggle
Scientists say the long-term effects of the spill remain unknown — but oyster and crab catches are down, driving some long-time fisherman out of business.
How One Bartender's Speakeasy Transformed New Orleans' Cocktail Scene
New Orleans hates change. If you want to update, modernize, renew, renovate, or re-imagine something, don’t. But one bartender has helped to innovate the contemporary cocktail scene for bartenders with a project that had illegal beginnings.
Chef's Night Out: Tory McPhail
We headed down to New Orleans to hang with Tory McPhail, chef at Commander's Palace, who showed us that a night out in the French Quarter is best spent drinking whiskey, eating Creole food, and drinking more whiskey.
New Orleans Invented America's First Fusion Cuisine
I was told early on in my cooking career that if you want to be a really great chef, you should move to New York City, but if you really want to learn how to cook, you move to New Orleans. I followed those directions, and have watched The Big Easy...
Catfish Hoop Net Fishing with a Dying Breed of Cajun Gentleman
In the third installment of this swamp series, Rachel Nederveld runs into a legendary master fisherman who makes his nets by hand in the Cajun swamp. What happened next involved sweet talk, catfish, and dead, bloated beavers.