A barber from Honduras who settled in Kenner. The owner of a construction company who came from New York City via Teach for America. A teacher-turned-founder of an early childhood education center.⁠ Their arrival led to tensions. Among them: Gentrification became a buzzword. The Bywater became a battleground.⁠ But those who have remained are respectful, even reverent, of the New Orleanians who grew up here, whose schools and homes and families were devastated by Katrina.⁠ They stayed because the city took hold of them, as it has so many before them. It shaped them. Then, over the past two decades, they shaped the city.⁠ ⁠ Read more by clicking the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ Story by Jenna Ross ⁠ Photos by @sophiagermer⁠ Video by @justin_the_journalist⁠ ⁠ #neworleans #katrina #hurricanekatrina #nola #habitatforhumanity #home #nolalove