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Find out why Hurricane Katrina was so powerful and New Orleans was unprepared.

If you read Labor of Love in Thursday’s issue of The Catholic Sun about local students continuing rebuilding efforts in New Orleans and now want to learn more about flood defenses and disaster relief planning in the area, tune into Nova today at 3 p.m.on Channel 8.

The investigative program looks at why the city was so unprepared for the flood waters. If you miss it, you can catch it online.

Shannon O’Connor, a student at the All Saints Catholic Newman Center in Tempe, has been aiding rebuilding efforts annually since the hurricane hit land. Here is part of her reflection from her latest trip:

There was never a moment where physical work wasn’t necessary or, on the contrary, when sitting down and listening was pointless. The progress is not always visible, but sometimes internally understood and known. The city of New Orleans needs both: physical labor and the attention span of more than a news brief.