On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina — the costliest natural disaster in American history — made landfall in southeastern Louisiana. Twenty years later, on Aug. 29, 2025, despite GFS model runs 12 days ...

Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, with wind gusts exceeding 130 mph and a surge of water taller than a two-story building. The water left the coast in ruins and swelled through ...

It has been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, submerged a major American city, killed nearly 1,400 people, and displaced 1 million more. Two decades is a long enough period ...

Twenty years ago last week, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish, La., about 50 miles southeast of New Orleans. Thousands of people had evacuated in advance of the monster storm. But ...

Tovi Khali, 52, a former New Orleans nightclub singer has put down roots in Chicago, 20 years after evacuating her home city during Hurricane Katrina. In late August, WGN News visited her as she mixed ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — “Surviving Katrina” is currently on display at The Tate Etienne and Prevost Center. It’s an exhibition by the artist Ted Ellis that shows the fortitude of New Orleans 20 years ...

The graduates, who were displaced by the storm, were able to participate in the ceremony, carrying the school's signature yellow rose.