Hurricane Rita's deadly evacuation still haunts Houston. Are we ready now?

Stalled and overheated cars, endless gridlock and nearly 100 deaths. The deadly Hurricane Rita evacuation is still etched in ...
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After Hurricane Katrina, evacuees changed Houston and the city changed them

HOUSTON – When Jermaine Moore needs a haircut, he looks for barbers from New Orleans. At a Shaving Grace barbershop in the southeast Houston area, he's found one. "New Orleans barbers cut different," ...
Houston Public Media

Houston’s complicated relationship with Hurricane Katrina evacuees — how a warm reception cooled over time

The Astrodome contained thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in 2005. Twenty years ago, New Orleanians began arriving in Houston by the busload. Michael Moore served as chief of staff under ...
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ABC13 takes a look at Hurricane Katrina's impact on Houston 20 years later

This Friday will mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina forever changed the city of New Orleans. In the days and weeks that followed, Houston housed over 200,000 people from New Orleans in need of a ...
Houston Public Media

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans evacuees changed Houston — and Houston changed them

John "Speedy" Riddle works in A Shaving Grace Barbershop in the southeast Houston area. Riddle moved to Houston at the age of 15 after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his family home. When Jermaine Moore ...
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After Hurricane Katrina, evacuees changed Houston and the city changed them

It's hard to know how many people who lost their home in New Orleans made Houston their permanent home. After Hurricane Katrina, evacuees changed Houston and the city changed them HOUSTON – When ...