It has been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, causing the deaths of more than a thousand people and leaving hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of damage in its wake. A ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On August 29, 2005, western Georgia was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Even as Georgia was the destination for thousands of people evacuating from gulf states, the massive storm hit us ...

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 – They reported for duty in the days before landfall, just the same as always. Duffels packed with clothes for three days. Food that could last as long without spoiling. Vienna sausages.

Aug. 29, 2025, marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Southeast Louisiana, the beginning of what would become one of the most devastating hurricanes in the history of the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Forecasters rarely use language this stark. But on August 28, 2005, the National Weather Service’s New Orleans/Baton Rouge office issued one of the most ominous hurricane ...

Where were you on August 29, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina barreled into the Gulf Coast? For residents of New Orleans and the surrounding areas, those memories are marked by first warnings, rising panic ...

This story was originally published Dec. 30, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. They are images of unutterable desolation and yet somehow brimming with ...

GULFPORT, Miss. – Today marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made its second ...