Hurricane Season (film)

This movie is based on the true story of John Ehret High School's 2005--06 State championship team. After Hurricane Katrina, Al Collins (Forest Whitaker), a John Ehret high school basketball coach in Jefferson Parish, across the river from New Orleans in Marrero, Louisiana, assembles a team of players who had previously attended five different schools before the disaster and leads them on the path to winning the state championship.

Question: is the movie hurricane season based on a true story
Answer: yes