Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005. The anniversary brings devastating memories as flooding from Harvey continues. http://cnn.it/2wRwKUW | CNN

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coast of Louisiana, U.S. More than 1,800 people died, more than a million were displaced and damage totaled more than $100 billion. Since the hurricane, the African-American community in New Orleans has been recovering slowly. According to U.S. Census Bureau data and the American Community Survey 2021, poverty rates for Black children in New Orleans are 10 times higher than those for white children. New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles J

A look back on Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. | The Weather Channel