Katrina Stories, Special Projects
New bureau chief paused his promotion to report firsthand on Katrina
In late August 2005, Manuel Torres got a big promotion from staff writer to bureau chief of a Times-Picayune.
In late August 2005, Manuel Torres got a big promotion from staff writer to bureau chief of a Times-Picayune.
Peter Kovacs woke up at 5 a.m. in the newsroom of The Times-Picayune newspaper the day after Hurricane Katrina.
The day before the big storm, Terri Troncale packed two small suitcases, one for her clothes and one for.
Photographer Ted Jackson stood on an elevated bridge, looked down into the Lower Ninth Ward, and saw four women.
As Hurricane Katrina’s howling winds died down on Aug. 29, 2005, relief fell over The Times-Picayne newsroom. Reporter John.