lowernine.org was founded in 2007 to build homes in the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures. Laura Paul volunteered with lowernine.org and now serves as executive director. During the coronavirus pandemic, the group started a mobile food pantry. On Nov. 17, it opened the permanent Levee Food Pantry at 1804 Deslonde St. in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank and Common Ground Relief.
