The event was moderated by Olga Morales-Pate, CEO of RCAP, and the panelists included Alan Nazzaro, Disaster Recovery Services Program Manager with the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), the Western RCAP; Rafaela Monchek, Deputy Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience with the U.S. Small Business Administration; and Kristyna Jones, K Jones Advisors with the Ironton Reconstruction and Development Committee (IRAD) in the rural community of Ironton, Louisiana.

Ms Audrey Trufant Salvant featured in “Ravaged by Hurricanes, a Historic Black Community Fights for Survival,” a film by The Guardian about Ironton’s past, present, and future after Hurricane Ida.

The short film, which first aired on September 16, 2022, can be seen here.