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20 Years Later: Hurricane Katrina Leaves Lasting Imprint on a City and Region

As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, we caught up with Michelle Whetten, Enterprise’s vice president and market leader for the Gulf Coast, for her reflections on how rebuilding from the unprecedented storm and the flooding that followed has transformed Gulf Coast communities, landscapes, and lives.

June 10, 2025

Resilience

Gulf Coast

Story

row of multicolored townhomes with a light blue sky with pinkish clouds overhead

Building Stronger Homes in Storm-Prone Southern Louisiana

Born from the recovery efforts following back-to-back hurricanes in 2020, The Woodring brings beautifully and sustainably designed Green Communities-certified apartment homes to the heart of downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana.

June 12, 2025

Resilience

Climate Risk Reduction

Green Communities

Gulf Coast

News

Enterprise Community Partners Welcomes Major Wins for Housing Resources in Senate Budget Proposal

Enterprise Community Partners today applauds the Senate Finance Committee for including language in its budget reconciliation package proposal that would permanently extend the New Market Tax Credit and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, a resoundingly bipartisan way to expand the housing supply and economic opportunity in every part of the nation.

June 17, 2025

Preservation and Production

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

New Markets Tax Credit

Report

2024 Social Return on Investment Report

August 1, 2025 (Originally Published: June 24, 2025)

Our 2024 Social Return on Investment report assesses the performance and impact of our very first Preservation Equity fund, which delivered more than 2,400 affordable homes to communities across the country.

Partner Sustainability  

Preservation

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

Story

From LIHTC to Homeownership: Innovation Gains Ground in the Deep South

In the Deep South, Hope Enterprise Corporation is helping turn renters of single-family LIHTC properties into homeowners. Their Y16 innovation is a winner of the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge led by Enterprise with support from the Wells Fargo Foundation. Enterprise Senior Director of Rural Communities Robin Wolff speaks with HOPE's Jena Reed about how the idea for Y16 emerged, where it has the potential to scale, and why homeownership is core to HOPE's mission.

June 29, 2025

Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge

2023 Challenge

Gulf Coast

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Ryan Brock's family home in New Orleans, pre and post Katrina

Supporting Each Resident: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina

Ryan Brock, former college basketball star who now leads community programs at the Sojourner Truth center at Faubourg Lafitte, reflects on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on his career and community.

August 20, 2025

Resilience

Gulf Coast

Story

Karen Ladner and Janine Lee, former and current exec directors of the Bay Waveland Housing Authority

Caring for the People You Help: 20 Years After Katrina

Karen Ladner, the former executive director of Bay Waveland Housing Authority on Mississippi's Gulf Coast, reflects on how she built back after the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina.

August 22, 2025

Resilience

Gulf Coast

Story

Five people rebuilding the interior of a home damaged by Katrina

Investing in Recovery: 20 Years After Katrina

George Dupuy, a senior commercial relationship manager at Home Bank, talks about his experiences as a local banker immediately after Katrina and the two decades since.

August 23, 2025

Resilience

Gulf Coast

Story

Rachelle Dafillo in front of family home in New Orleans' Tremé neighborhood

Moving Forward: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina

Rachelle Defillo reflects on the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which upended her life as a young mother who had recently opened a clothing store in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

August 25, 2025

Resilience

Gulf Coast

Story

GO Zone Aided Katrina Recovery But Preservation Risks Loom

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, it’s time for policymakers to turn their focus toward ensuring the long-term viability of the affordable homes created through the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act.

August 25, 2025

Resilience

Policy 

Gulf Coast

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