Hurricane Katrina not only devastated the Gulf Coast but also highlighted systemic issues within America’s emergency management and social safety nets.

Hurricane season starts in June, but now is the time to start preparing emergency packs for your pooches and kitties.

The state of Florida holds two Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays each season. The first runs the first two weeks of hurricane season – from June 1 to June 14 – and the second comes amid peak ...

President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force Force One after landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in ...

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated ...

Were you displaced by Hurricane Katrina? The USA TODAY Network is chronicling the lingering impact of the catastrophic storm and the resilience of the people involved. If you are an evacuee who ...

IT’S HARD TO LOOK BACK. I DON’T LIKE TO LOOK BACK AT KATRINA. IT WAS DEVASTATING. WELL, HAPPENING NOW. DAY TWO OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONFERENCE IS GOING ON, AS YOU JUST HEARD THERE.

When it made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, Katrina was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph ... "Of course, we all remember the incredible pictures that we saw of people on their roofs ...

When it made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, Katrina was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of ... "Of course, we all remember the incredible pictures that we saw of people on their roofs ...

WDSU Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Margaret Orr speaks about Hurricane Katrina at National Hurricane Conference Republican candidate John Reid addresses photos: 'I'm mad as hell' Shark Tank's Kevin ...

This is how Ausettua AmorAmenkum, 69, recalls her return to her home, following the destruction Hurricane Katrina brought upon her native town in August of 2005. It’s now been 20 years since the ...