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Hurricane Katrina

Houma Multimedia Index

April 14, 2008

By Steven A. Chin

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Special Report

KATRINA, RITA AND THE HOUMA
ABOUT THIS SPECIAL REPORT
  • "Katrina, Rita and the Houma" is the product of a year-long reznet project, in which journalism students Mary Hudetz, a Crow reporter from the University of Montana, and Martina Rose Lee, a Navajo photojournalist from Arizona State University, teamed with veteran professional journalists Victor Merina, a former Los Angeles Times investigative reporter, and multimedia journalist Steven A. Chin to produce an in-depth multimedia report on a complex issue of importance in Indian Country.

[Editor's note: To scroll across the multimedia collage, place your cursor on the left or right side of the above screen, or drag your cursor across the scrub bar at the bottom of the screen. Click on the hotspots inside images to play video or audio, or to get more information.]

A Nation Rebuilds (multimedia)
Houma Nation (multimedia)
The Hurricanes' Impact (video)
Houma Relief Center (video)
The Response (video)
Houma History (video)
Federal Recognition (video)
Rev. Kirby Verret (video)
Volunteer Karen Basedow (video)
Treater: Zydeco Sur Le Bayou (video)

SLIDESHOWS

Images from Houma (slideshow)
Gloria Darder Crochet (slideshow)

SURVIVORS

Herman DeMoll (video)
Ivy and Lillian Pierre (video)
Doug Phillips (video)
Tommy Tiser (video)

Steven A. Chin is reznet's managing editor. A former new media specialist at the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and former reporter at the San Francisco Examiner, Chin is principal of MKmedia, a web development consulting firm.

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