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Twenty years ago, New Orleans walked back into the Dome carrying grief, survival and everything Katrina tried to take from us. That night became bigger than football. Steve Gleason’s blocked punt became a release… a roar from a city reminding the world that we were still here. In 2006, Helena Moreno was a young WDSU reporter covering that return. Steve Gleason gave the city a moment that would live forever when he blocked a punt against Atlanta, sending a message far beyond the Dome New Orleans had survived! Yesterday, those stories met again. Now Mayor of New Orleans, Helena presented Steve, who continues to inspire through his fight with ALS, with a Key to the City at Gallier Hall. From there, a second line carried that history back toward the Dome. And there was something powerful about the Mayor of Atlanta being here too… because twenty years later, what was once a rivalry became part of a shared celebration of resilience. That is what made this moment so powerful to photograph...

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