In August, 2005, America suffered one of the worst disasters in its long history when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. The massive storm caused widespread damage across the region, but it was in ...

As 2025 draws to a close, we revisit the stories of four people who now call Colorado home. They have a common bond: They all survived the American tragedy known as Hurricane Katrina, which devastated ...

In August, 2005, Anand Irimpen, a cardiologist and a professor at Tulane University, evacuated New Orleans during the approach of Hurricane Katrina. He and his family watched it make landfall from a ...

I don’t think I can overstate how lucky Dillard was to have her as president at the time,” Walter Kimbrough said.

WE’RE ABOUT TO CLOSE OUT 2025, A YEAR IN WHICH WE MARK THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA. ALL THIS YEAR, WE TOLD YOU ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE ...

Dapper Bruce Lafitte, “X Marks a Spot” (2017), archival ink on acid-free paper, 18 x 24” (all images courtesy of Fierman) Even after 12 years, the specter of Hurricane Katrina still hovers over the ...

When Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, the storm itself was devastating — but the response was worse. Despite days of advance warning, evacuation and rescue efforts broke down at every level of ...

In the years after Hurricane Katrina, when the Mahalia Jackson Theater was still out of commission, the New Orleans Ballet Association performed in Dixon Hall on the Tulane University campus. In 2008, ...

A Tale of Two River Cities: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Melissa lashed Jamaica with violent winds, destructive storm surge and relentless rainfall this week, coming ashore as one of the strongest hurricanes on Atlantic record.