HURRICANE KATRINA


On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. New Orleans and southern Louisiana were some of the worst hit areas.

Pfc. Mitch Burton, 19, of Manawa and Wisconsin’s 132nd Support Battalion, surveys the floodwaters of downtown New Orleans Sept. 11, 2005. The battalion used a 5-ton cargo truck to maneuver the streets while on a rescue mission in hurricane ravaged New Orl


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The city of New Orleans September 2005, after Hurricane Katrina hit a few weeks prior.
Jimmy Osborne (left) pushes his girlfriend, Debra Allison, while walking with "Chief" Al Morris and another friend through the French Quarter Friday, September 9, 2005 in New Orleans, La. The Louisiana residents, who said that they refused to leave their
The streets of New Orleans September 2005, after Hurricane Katrina hit a few weeks prior.
Dquaii Bessie and her 1 1/2 year-son, Deontae, sit outside the Cajundome Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005 in Lafayette, La. The Algiers residents have been staying at the complex for 10 days and hope to find a home in Baton Rouge.
A church remains standing in the floodwaters after Hurricane Katrina in one of the hardest hit communities south of New Orleans Sept. 14, 2005.
LTC Maureen McCarthy from Massachusettes surveys some of Hurricane Katrina's hardest hit communities south of New Orleans from a Chinook army helicopter Sept. 14, 2005.
Boats tossed from the marina onto land after Hurricane Katrina in one of the hardest hit communities south of New Orleans Sept. 14, 2005.
An area south of New Orleans September 2005, after Hurricane Katrina hit a few weeks prior.
New Orleans paramedic Kim Weikum (left) and Bjarne Aanning, a paramedic from Kansas City, MO check on residents during a rescue mission on the streets of New Orleans.
The housing projects in the floodwaters of downtown New Orleans Sept. 11, 2005.
Pfc. Mitch Burton, 19, of Manawa and Wisconsin’s 132nd Support Battalion, surveys the floodwaters of downtown New Orleans Sept. 11, 2005. The battalion used a 5-ton cargo truck to maneuver the streets while on a rescue mission in hurricane ravaged New Orl
Messages written on the homes of New Orleans' residents are reminders of those left behind from Hurricane Katrina Sept. 11, 2005, including several stray dogs and cats that will most likely never be saved.
New Orleans paramedic Kim Weikum moves cautiously through a deserted assisted living facility in New Orleans. She responded to a call that someone was still living there. After tramping through garbage, dog feces and sewage resulting from Hurricane Katrin
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