It's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the United States Gulf Coast and left New Orleans with catastrophic flooding as the levees broke. Katrina reached Category 5 status. Two decades ...

It has been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people, displacing hundreds of thousands more, and exposing the systemic neglect of some ...

Across the Southeast, hurricanes dominate conversations from June through September. But this year feels different—it marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating landfall in ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — “Surviving Katrina” is currently on display at The Tate Etienne and Prevost Center. It’s an exhibition by the artist Ted Ellis that shows the fortitude of New Orleans 20 years ...

Twenty years ago last week, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish, La., about 50 miles southeast of New Orleans. Thousands of people had evacuated in advance of the monster storm. But ...

Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica as Category 5 storm Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica with 175 mph winds and a storm surge of up to 13 feet on Oct. 28. The storm’s peak intensity surpassed ...

Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, with wind gusts exceeding 130 mph and a surge of water taller than a two-story building. The water left the coast in ruins and swelled through ...