Those who picked up an edition of the Houston Chronicle on Aug. 31, 2005, would have no doubt heard of Hurricane Katrina and understood its impact. But on the off chance they didn't know beforehand, ...

Before the storm, the city tried to engineer water out of sight. But, David Waggonner says, “you can’t live with water if you ...

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast, New Orleans is set to commemorate the anniversary Friday with memorials, performances and a parade to honor those who were affected.

70 New Orleans schools now operate as charters; none receive failing grades. Standardized test scores and graduation rates have improved post-Katrina. Enrollment declines and funding gaps raise ...

Feature / Twenty years after Katrina, the cultural workers who kept New Orleans alive are demanding not to be pushed aside.

When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, floodwaters overwhelmed the iconic Charity Hospital, shuttering the historic 20-story complex in the heart of downtown. Two decades later, ...

BEFORE: New Orleans on August 26, 2000. (NASA image by Jesse Allen using data provided by USGS Center for EROS and the Landsat Project Science Office at Goddard Space Flight Center.) 80% of New ...

Aug. 29, 1982. The day Alnitia Woods was born in New Orleans. Aug. 29, 2005: The day Hurricane Katrina plowed into New Orleans and changed her life forever. “I believe that I can go through anything ...

Two decades ago, students were scattered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. I went to Scotlandville and Baton Rouge. I had just May 15, May 25th, so August 29th. I was just 15. I'm leaving middle ...

Today is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. The devastating storm that struck the Gulf Coast Aug. 29, 2005, caused more than 1,392 deaths and untold damage, particularly in New ...

The Banks Street Bar was pretty ragged, but as I approached it looked like an oasis, and one as improbable as a mirage. It was a night in November 2005, when we were still counting the weeks since ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm’s anniversary Friday with solemn ...