Katrina to COVID: New Orleans' Black community pounded again As the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall approaches, New Orleans' Black community is again being pummeled by disasterNEW ORLEANS -- Levee breaches from Hurricane Katrina dumped six feet of water into the New Orleans home of Mary Duplessis and her husband in 2005. Today, the city is still majority African American but has nearly 100,000 fewer Black residents than it did before Katrina. Data show New Orleans' Black residents dying at greater rates — a trend mirrored nationally — and finding themselves less able to bounce back economically . After Katrina, Duplessis' husband, Barrett, was back at work as a Sheraton Hotel maintenance mechanic within weeks. “This is still the best tourist destination in the world," said Jay H. Banks, a Black City Council member.

Source: ABC News August 28, 2020 12:21 UTC