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Hurricane Katrina: 20 years after the storm

1 day 16 hours 21 minutes ago Monday, June 02 2025 Jun 2, 2025 June 02, 2025 10:04 PM June 02, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

NEW ORLEANS - Nearly twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast and left widespread devastation, changing New Orleans and Louisiana forever. 

On Aug. 29, 2005, the hurricane hit Louisiana and it appeared that New Orleans had escaped the worst until it was discovered that there was a breach in a canal. By the next day, 80 percent of the city was underwater. 

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