In August 2005, a Category 3 hurricane hit the Gulf coast, with winds raging between 120 and 140 mph. Despite a mandatory evacuation order, tens of thousands of residents remained, either unable or ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Throughout 2025, our city marked the poignant milestone of the 20th year of rebuilding efforts following the historic and unprecedented devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and the multiple levee ...
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, ...
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, ...
Mr. Gerard was a meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 35 years, and helped forecast some of America’s largest weather-related disasters, including Hurricane Katrina ...