Sixteen years after Katrina, New Orleans has strengthened its …
WEBAug 28, 2021 · New Orleans: Then and now photos, 16 years after Katrina. Since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the city’s flood walls have been rebuilt and strengthened. Marine engineer Jason Fernandes...
Reconstruction of New Orleans - Wikipedia
WEBThe reconstruction of New Orleans refers to the rebuilding process endured by the city of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the city on August 29, 2005. The storm caused levees to fail, releasing tens of billions of gallons of water.
15 years after Katrina, New Orleans levees are in the best shape …
WEBAug 23, 2020 · Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina exposed the New Orleans area's levee system as a "system in name only," its redesign and reconstruction — at a cost of $14.6 billion — is finally...
10 years after Katrina, ‘New’ New Orleans leaves many behind
WEBAug 21, 2015 · Katrina swamped 80 percent of New Orleans with polluted water up to 20 feet deep. More than 1,500 from Louisiana died, the National Hurricane Center reported a year later. Hospitals and police were overwhelmed. The economy shut down. Survivors felt abandoned. Many evacuees didn’t return.
Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans - Wikipedia
WEBOn Monday, August 29, 2005, the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed east of the city, subjecting it to hurricane wind conditions, but sparing New Orleans of the worst impact. The city seemed to have escaped most of the catastrophic wind damage and heavy rain that had been predicted.
10 Years After Katrina - The New York Times
WEBAug 26, 2015 · From the moment the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina dismantled a fatally defective levee system, New Orleans became a global symbol of American dysfunction and government negligence.
Remembering Hurricane Katrina's Impact, 15 Years Later : NPR
WEBAug 29, 2020 · Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has better levees, better schools, more restaurants, more renovated houses, and yet, some storm-slammed neighborhoods are still blighted.
New Orleans after Katrina: This non-profit is still helping the city ...
WEBAug 29, 2020 · Hurricane Katrina rampaged New Orleans on August 29, 2005, when dozens of levees failed, leaving vast swaths of the city swamped, homes damaged and lives uprooted. Fifteen years later, the...
These Maps Show the Severe Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans
WEBAug 24, 2015 · It is estimated that 986 people died in New Orleans – that’s more than 50 percent of the total fatalities caused by Hurricane Katrina. And those who survived lived in squalid conditions in...
17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections complete
WEBMay 28, 2022 · Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections.