Planting roots | Families build new life in L.A. after fleeing Katrina 10 years ago

The Franklin family moved to Los Angeles after getting displaced by Hurricane Katrina. From left, Jamar, Maya, 5, Marley, 11, and Tirzah Franklin.

Maya Franklin, 11, works on her homework at home in Los Angeles.

Sandra Humphrey closes her eyes as she gets emotional recalling her journey to safety, and surviving Hurricane Katrina, at her home in Los Angeles.

Sandra Humphrey shares a tender moment with her grandchild, Halston Isaiah Grant, 2, at home in Los Angeles. Humphrey, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, moved to California after losing her home to the disaster. Every year during the anniversary she has nightmares about Hurricane Katrina.

Terry McGaha, director of mission outreach and parent/volunteer programs at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, left New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He had worked at Holy Cross School in New Orleans for 31 years, and when the hurricane hit, he spent a week on campus with others before being rescued by boat.