During Katrina, the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet acted like a giant “V” to funnel storm surge into New Orleans East and St. Bernard Parish.

Bellau, 47, is credited with rescuing over 400 people during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, bringing survivors ... I saw bodies floating in the water.” After having guns pointed at him ...

Compounding the destructive power of the rushing water is the large amount of floating debris ... the Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 (2,500 killed), and Hurricane Katrina of 2005 (1,833 killed ...

How mind-boggling to think that so much Hurricane Katrina history is contained in ... scows and skiffs—even a floating wagon—became emergency ambulances, used to rescue people trapped in ...

This year will mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, which is one of the worst natural disasters in Louisiana history. I sat down with Lt. Gen. Honore who was put in ...

Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with enormous force. The city had faced deadly storms previously, including Hurricane Betsy in 1965, which caused extensive ...

The museum first planned to open in 2006. Then Hurricane Katrina hurled a floating casino barge into one of the galleries. “There was marsh grass at the top of the phone poles,” Houston said.