A nonprofit born out of Hurricane Katrina is preparing to reach a milestone of its own.

SBP, also known as the St. Bernard Project, is a disaster recovery nonprofit marking its two-decade milestone of working to make a difference both locally and nationwide.

Inside SBP's Mid-City warehouse, shelves are stacked with mudding tools, demolition, framing and early construction supplies.

"Core to our program work is the rebuilding of homes for homeowners affected by a natural disaster: a flood, a hurricane, a wind event," said Thomas Corley, SBP's chief operating officer.

The nonprofit was originally called the St. Bernard Project, named after the parish that suffered extensively after Hurricane Katrina.

"When we formed, we were in St. Bernard Parish, a parish that had 100% devastation foll

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