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Art therapy helped children displaced by Hurricane Katrina process trauma. Twenty years later, their artwork reflects resilience and the lasting impact of the disaster.
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After Katrina’s Deadly Waters, Therapists Brought Watercolors By Michaela Towfighi Aug. 29, 2025 When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, an art program helped displaced children process their emotions. Twenty years later, their creations still have power. The children who settled in a temporary trailer park north of Baton Rouge after fleeing Hurricane Katrina in 2005 painted, drew and constructed art about their experience. With Popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, 10-year-old Justin Nicholson made grave markers for an extensive cardboard city that included a mayor’s office and a church. Vivian Nicholson, his 14-year-old sister, drew swirls and painted rivers in shades of blue. It was all she could think about. Vivian and Justin had fled New Orleans with most of their family as Hurricane Katrina approached, but their mother had stayed behind and was now missing in a flooded city. “My whole life was affected by water,” she said 20 years later. “It was surreal.” After Katrin...
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