Still Rebuilding after Katrina

On March 14, 2007, I was in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans with 8 Franciscan University of Steubenville students. We were on a Spring Break “Media Missionâ€? to the areas hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Although a year and a half had gone by and much recovery and rebuilding work had been done along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans by individuals and organizations, the impact on the people and the area were still so evident.

We found just about everything in Mississippi and Louisiana - joy and sadness, hope and hopelessness, hearts of gold and hearts crying out to God. We’ve been able to share our personal stories with our friends and families. One of the stories is this short podcast about part of the trip as part of my occasional Endless Road Podcast series.

On a technical note, I was testing some new equipment which didn't achieve the quality level we prefer. But it did let us tell our story. (12:29)

Jim Coyle
CatholicMediaJournal.com