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A SOLEMN LOOK BACK

With city forever changed, New Orleans marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina

STAFF PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER

Archbishop Gregory Aymond, center, stands next to former Archbishop Alfred Hughes, left, who was archbishop when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, as they join clergy and faith leaders from across the metro area in St. Louis Cathedral for a special 20th anniversary remembrance Mass on Thursday. BY MIKE SMITH, ANTHONY McAULEY and RICH COLLINS

behind, from the heroic efforts to rebuild to the stark inequities that the disaster laid bare. Staff writers It will be a more muted commemNew Orleans marks 20 years oration than in years past, with the since Hurricane Katrina on Fri- city and surrounding region having day with a solemn look back at the in many ways grown weary with storm that forever changed it and a discussion of the catastrophe that fresh accounting of the complicat- began with landfall near Buras at ed legacy that the ﬂoodwaters left around 6:10 a.m. on Aug. 29, 2005.

ä More Katrina events scheduled in the coming days. PAGE 9A

the hurricane and the largely manmade destruction that accompanied it. Its place in the history of the state and even the nation will Lives moved on long ago, and col- likely endure, while New Orleans lege students today have no memo- will be forever deﬁned by a before and after Katrina. ry of the storm. An interfaith service at St. Louis But the date will again provide an opportunity to reﬂect upon what ä See SOLEMN, page 8A has and has not happened since

Repairs coming for Municipal Auditorium Broader renovation remains a long way off

Staff writer

WEATHER HIGH 90 LOW 76 PAGE 8B

20 YEARS

Rep. Emerson eyes Senate race Carencro Republican will run if U.S. Rep. Letlow doesn’t

BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL More than two years after Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration selected a team of local architects to come up with a plan to stabilize and repair the long-shuttered Municipal Auditorium, work on the historic structure will ﬁnally begin. At a ceremonial groundbreaking outside the auditorium on Tuesday, Cantrell said contractors next week will begin the ﬁrst phase of a $43.5 million project that will include removing asbestos, replacing the roof, and repairing the exterior to prevent further water intrusion and mold damage to the 95-year-old building. Most of the project will be paid for with funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which were awarded to the city in 2018 after years

KATRINA

BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

STAFF FILE PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

After years of negotiation, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration entered into an agreement Wednesday for redevelopment of the Municipal Auditorium and Armstrong Park.

of ﬁghting with the agency over how The repair work is the ﬁrst step in much the federal government should what neighborhood activists hope will pay to repair damage due to Hurricane ä See REPAIRS, page 10A Katrina.

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is likely to face another challenger in his bid to win reelection next year. State Rep. Julie Emerson said Wednesday that she is likely to jump into the race if U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow ä St. Tammany chooses not to run. Council member “I’m waiting to see what Seiden may run she will do. I do think there’s for U.S. Senate. an avenue for another candidate, whoever that is,” said PAGE 10A Emerson, a Republican from Carencro, just north of Lafayette. “If she formally announces she’s deﬁnitely out, then the chances I get in greatly increase.” Demonstrating his vulnerability as he seeks a

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ä See EMERSON, page 10A

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