New Orleans mayor thanks Atlanta near 10-year Katrina annivesary

When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida on August. 25, 2005 it was strengthening into a Category 1 hurricane, which weakened into a tropical storm as it moved over land.

“The Superdome, which was the spot of probably the most devastating scenes that America has seen in its lifetime, after the renovation, [has] turned into this lovely, new building”, Landrieu said with no small amount of pride.

The Lower Ninth Ward, which experienced catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, has had a much slower recovery than most New Orleans neighborhoods.

I searched through the archive and printed off some more photos I had taken a decade ago.

It was very interesting going back to these places as I started to get a sense of what had happened to the people I met back then.

Fox’s chief news anchor was among many reporters who didn’t hide his anger at a failure to get help to survivors quickly after the storm, for which the Bush administration was widely criticized.

BET’s documentary focuses on New Orleans. New Orleans is a national treasure, where African-American, French, Spanish and Caribbean traditions had mixed for nearly three centuries. His coverage won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006.

About 50,000 National Guardsmen flowed into the Gulf Coast region following Katrina, with 32,000 of them into Louisiana, thanks to compacts between the states. When she’s in her kitchen, she said she tries to enlighten Houstonians.

CBS News will feature extensive original reporting across all broadcast and digital platforms.

Hurricane Katrina forced his entire family to evacuate and destroyed his home.

Mayor Kasim Reed says the Adamsville Recreation Center in Atlanta became a one of the first 24-hour shelters for Katrina survivors and the city worked with the federal government to help with replacing vital documents like birth certificates and social security cards. TWC also plans long-form programs throughout the week devoted to explaining, analyzing and raising awareness about the fantastic power of hurricanes.

More cruises depart out of the Port of New Orleans, too. Today we’re gathering with leaders in New Orleans to reflect on the progress made since the storm and to make a $25 million commitment to disaster response and resiliency globally. On Monday, Techknow will investigate the storm’s aftermath at 6:30 p.m. ET.