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The maps in the above interactive ... It is estimated that 986 people died in New Orleans – that’s more than 50 percent of the total fatalities caused by Hurricane Katrina.
For years, advocates and neighborhood groups have alleged that residents of wealthier, White areas of New Orleans ... hurricane. This map provides a closer look at the disparities in post-Katrina ...
NEW ORLEANS – Only a few mouse clicks away, a total revision of the recent history of the Big Easy is on offer from Google Inc.'s popular map portal. The company has replaced post-Hurricane ...
Hurricane Ida made landfall in New Orleans Sunday, hitting the city on the same date as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Ida arrived in Louisiana with top winds of 150 miles per hour and was reduced to ...
Aug. 29 marks the 19th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a storm to remember for years to come as it changed the trajectory of the City of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana’s infrastructure.
19 YEARS AGO TODAY, HURRICANE ... surge.Katrina made landfall at 6:10 a.m. Monday at Buras, Louisiana, with winds of 125 mph. It’s estimated the storm surge was 15 to 19 feet from New Orleans ...
Hurricane Katrina made landfall 17 years ago, on Aug. 29, 2005, near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana ... damage and claiming more than 1,800 lives. New Orleans and surrounding areas were largely impacted ...
Leaders in metro New Orleans say they have tested, checked and prepped everything they can for hurricane season, which starts Sunday. Why it matters: They say the lessons learned in Hurricane Katrina ...
NEW ORLEANS - You can still barely make out the words ‘Six Flags’ on the sign outside what used to be Six Flags New Orleans. But besides being used for a few movies like ‘Jurassic World ...
New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, as seen in the new documentary Katrina Babies. Around this time 17 years ago, Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans, and permanently changed ...