The story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, with no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around, by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city.

Featuring eyewitness testimony, NOVA takes an in-depth look at what made Hurricane Katrina so deadly and analyzes how, despite technically sophisticated flood and storm defenses, this event has resulted in unprecedented destruction for the Gulf Coast.

The evacuees of Hurricane Katrina tell how they survived the storm of the century and ended up at a military installation in the Utah deserts. Examines whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos

New Orleans, 38 months after. The city's musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and others continue to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But the promise of recovery, heightened by the historic election of a new president, is tempered by sobering economics, continued police corruption, and the ongoing specter of violence and crime. In these five final episodes of Treme, New Orleans' protagonists strive to build their own legacy...

Rampant crime and government ineptitude continue to cripple the city's recovery, with outside profiteers looking to cash in on short-term gains. The series' focus is still on ordinary people, but they no longer accept their lack of influence on the institutions that have controlled the city.

Demonstrates how corruption and incompetence within the US Army Corp of Engineers has contributed towards shoddy workmanship on our nation's bridges, dams, levees and highways. This places the U.S. infrastructure at risk and contributed to the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina related damage in New Orleans. Features interviews with journalists, noted scientists, whistleblowers who risked their lives to speak out, and politicians from both sides