Hurricane Katrina

Lupe Tijerina, left, and Andy Guerra, center, and Felix Tijerina, right, work to salvage items from their family home that was destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Harvey Makes Landfall In Louisiana As Houston Copes With Record Rainfall

6:25pm August 30, 2017

by James Doubek

The death tally rose Wednesday after recovery workers in Harris County were finally able to reach a white van that a rescued man had told them was holding several family members.

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John Livious started over in Houston after being evacuated from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Now, flooding has forced him to leave this new city.

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He Survived Hurricane Katrina. Now He's Had To Leave Houston

7:27pm August 29, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

John Livious and his family settled in Houston after being evacuated from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. For him, watching the flooding from Harvey is "unbearable, because it's like déjà vu."

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday.

Trump's Texas Visit Highlights Federal Response Effort

7:10pm August 29, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The president said he waited to visit until he could do so "without causing disruption." He sidestepped Houston and instead stopped in Corpus Christi, where Harvey made landfall, and then in Austin.

On Tuesday, a tornado tore through New Orleans East, causing destruction to a neighborhood hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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After Tornado, Families In New Orleans Begin Rebuilding Once Again

4:23pm February 10, 2017

by Tegan Wendland

On Tuesday, a tornado caused damage to parts of New Orleans. For some, it's the second time they'll need to rebuild homes since Hurricane Katrina swamped the city in 2005.

Sherrel Johnson, mother of 17-year-old James Brissette, who was killed by New Orleans police officers on the Danziger Bridge six days after Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans To Pay $13.3 Million Over Police Killings In 2005

1:20pm December 20, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the city would pay millions of dollars to people who were injured and to families of those killed by New Orleans police around the time Hurricane Katrina hit.

A banner for State Farm insurance in in D`Iberville, Miss., tells property owners the number to call after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.

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Supreme Court Upholds Hurricane Katrina Fraud Verdict Against State Farm

4:06pm December 06, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

After the storm hit in 2005, the insurance company ordered claims adjusters to misclassify wind damage as flood damage to shift liability to the U.S. government and spare State Farm's coffers.

Flood waters from Hurricane Katrina cover streets on Aug. 30, 2005 in New Orleans, La.

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New Maps Label Much Of New Orleans Out Of Flood Hazard Area

4:44pm September 30, 2016

by Ryan Kailath

The new maps mean flood insurance for these areas is optional. But with half the city at or below sea level and memories of post-Hurricane Katrina flooding, some worry they send the wrong message.

A coffin is seen in a flooded cemetery in August in Sorrento, La.

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Keeping The Dead In Their Place

6:54am September 23, 2016

by Martha Ann Overland

Unidentified coffins are a big problem in Louisiana, especially when they end up floating down flooded city streets.

Leslie Andermann Gallagher surveys the flood damage to her home in Sorrento, La., on Wednesday.

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Catastrophic Floods In Louisiana Have Caused Massive Housing Crisis

4:38pm August 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

An estimated 40,000 houses have been damaged by flooding that some people have compared to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Some 86,000 people have applied for federal disaster aid.

Jeff Hebert, who is leading New Orleans' efforts to adapt to rising sea levels, stands at the site of the future Mirabeau Water Garden, a federally funded project designed to absorb water in residential Gentilly.

Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative

4:12pm April 13, 2016

In preparation for sea level rise, vulnerable cities are building infrastructure to protect themselves. But as a look at New Orleans and Philadelphia shows, the strategies are unique to each city.