On August 28, 2005, thousands of people queued to enter the Superdome, just as they had done countless times since the ...

Ben Morris had just started his second term as Slidell mayor when Hurricane Katrina left the city devastated and spent the ...

Before the images of a crowded and toxic Superdome and desperate survivors waving down help from rooftops, entertainers the world over had a special place in their hearts for New Orleans -- the sultry ...

CNN Originals has produced a powerful new docuseries on Hurricane Katrina's impact. 'New Orleans: Soul of a City' premieres on Sunday, Aug. 24: ...

Hurricane Katrina, which happened 20 years ago this week, the costliest hurricane in US history, caused over $200 billion in ...

The jarring juxtapositions in Richard Misrach’s photographs of New Orleans whiplash the viewer between bleak slapstick and ...

Hurricane Katrina—which made landfall in Louisiana in August 2005—is among the worst natural disasters to ever hit the United ...

Louis Orduna Jr.’s house in New Orleans was underwater for weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Paddling his boat ...

Looking back on New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that while such hazards may be natural, the death ...