http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hurricane_KatrinaFind stories, videos, and photos about Hurricane Katrina from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:41:12 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hurricane_Katrina14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Hurricane Katrina from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/19/nagin.katrina.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/19/nagin.katrina.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalling the ruling "huge," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday reacted to a federal judge finding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' failure to maintain a shipping channel led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/18/louisiana.katrina.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/18/louisiana.katrina.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a shipping channel linking New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal court ruled Wednesday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/09/22/georgia.flood.shelter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/09/22/georgia.flood.shelter/index.html#cnnSTCText"These are top notch. I mean, these are really good!" said Cosman Dragoiescu, holding a plastic Panera Bread cup with two sugar-sprinkled, glazed nuggets that did look, for the most part, tasty.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/18/news/economy/hurricane_aftermath/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/18/news/economy/hurricane_aftermath/index.htmGas prices fell for the first time in nine days after two powerful hurricanes entered the Gulf of Mexico and smashed through the heart of the nation's oil infrastructure, but questions lingered about when production would be restored.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/01/gustav.riding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/01/gustav.riding/index.html#cnnSTCTextRonald "Jug" Dufrene sent his family away over the weekend, but he is riding out Hurricane Gustav on his shrimp boat docked 20 miles south of New Orleans in Lafitte, Louisiana.Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/29/gustav.prepare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/29/gustav.prepare/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials in some Gulf Coast states spent the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Friday gearing up for what could be the biggest threat to the region since Katrina hit in 2005.Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/28/smallbusiness/katrina_red_tape.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/28/smallbusiness/katrina_red_tape.smb/index.htmThe dunking booth is always the most popular attraction at the Broadmoor Fest, a neighborhood carnival held every year since Hurricane Katrina to celebrate the survival of one of the Crescent City's low-lying, flood-ravaged districts. At recent fairs FEMA officials were favorite targets in the booth; this year, though, everyone was waiting in line to soak a city tax assessor.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/15/fema.katrina.supplies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/15/fema.katrina.supplies/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe director of Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday defended giving away an estimated $85 million in hurricane relief supplies, blaming Louisiana officials for turning down the stockpiles.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/katrina.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/katrina.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo years after Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal areas of Louisiana and Mississippi, residents say much of America has forgotten their plight.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/katrina.twocities/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/29/katrina.twocities/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost every day Erick Ventura wakes up, he thinks about leaving.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:59:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/alexander_wolff/08/21/katrina0827/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/alexander_wolff/08/21/katrina0827/index.htmlYou in?" It's the query posed to anyone who would be in the game, an exhortation rich with resolve and checked guts. It's essentially what New Orleanians with a rebuilder's heart have been asking one another for most of the two years since the greatest natural disaster in U.S. history sent 40 billion gallons of water into their city, rinse-cycled homes and lives, and withdrew to lay bare its work. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1653317,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1653317,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe owners of a New Orleans nursing home go on trial for the deaths of 35 nursing home patients who weren't evacuatedWed, 15 Aug 2007 20:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1652501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1652501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith large swaths of the Gulf Coast still in ruins from Hurricane Katrina, rich federal tax breaks designed to spur rebuilding are flowing hundreds of miles inland to investors who are buying up luxury condosMon, 13 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2006/fsb/0612/gallery.rebuilding_katrina/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2006/fsb/0612/gallery.rebuilding_katrina/index.html6 organizations looking for volunteers and support for Katrina-affected areas.Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383661/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383661/index.htmRuthie Frierson's dining room does not look like the birthplace of a populist rebellion. The room is quiet, insulated from any street noise, with treatments in heavy fabric around the windows.Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/22/gonzales.new.orleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/22/gonzales.new.orleans/index.htmlAttorney General Alberto Gonzales is promising federal help to police battling increasing crime in New Orleans.Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/katrina/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/katrina/index.htmlSeptember 2005 In the days after Hurricane Katrina, a flooded New Orleans, and many of its residents, lay sweltering in the heat. Photos taken by Paolo Pellegrin for Fortune in September of 2005 show a city almost entirely uninhabitable, with the few dry areas covered with debris, and most of the city under water.Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/07/18/hospital.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/07/18/hospital.deaths/index.htmlIn the desperate days after hurricane Katrina struck, a doctor and two nurses at a flooded New Orleans hospital allegedly killed four patients by giving them a lethal drug cocktail, Louisiana's top law enforcement official said Tuesday.Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/05/31/sinking.neworleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/05/31/sinking.neworleans/index.htmlParts of New Orleans sank rapidly in the three years leading up to Hurricane Katrina, which might have made the already low-lying city even more vulnerable, a new study found.Wed, 31 May 2006 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/louisiana.preps/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/louisiana.preps/index.htmlWith the hurricane season just days away, officials in New Orleans and across Louisiana are revising emergency plans, fortifying the levee system and preparing residents for the worst.Mon, 22 May 2006 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/21/nola.mayor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/21/nola.mayor/index.htmlIn a city struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, newly re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin urged residents of New Orleans to "start the healing process."Sun, 21 May 2006 13:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/02/hurricane.plan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/02/hurricane.plan/index.htmlNew Orleans officials detailed a new disaster-preparedness plan on Tuesday that depends more on evacuation by bus and train and won't use the Superdome and Convention Center as shelters.Tue, 02 May 2006 19:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/27/katrina.fema/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/27/katrina.fema/index.htmlThe Federal Emergency Management Agency, which floundered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, should be abolished and replaced with a new organization, a Senate committee recommended Thursday.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/14/fema.ig/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/14/fema.ig/index.htmlAfter being roundly criticized in a slew of media, congressional and government reports, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's internal watchdog Friday returned its own verdict on the handling of Hurricane Katrina: The criticism against FEMA is largely deserved.Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/03/katrina.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/03/katrina.brown/index.htmlThe former federal emergency director who resigned after the heavily criticized response to Hurricane Katrina admitted Friday that he should have been more forthcoming about problems with the government's response to the storm but faulted the performance of his former boss, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and called for his resignation.Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/02/katrina.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/02/katrina.brown/index.htmlHomeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff should be fired for his handling of Hurricane Katrina, former federal emergency management chief Michael Brown said Thursday, accusing Chertoff of lacking disaster management knowledge.Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/28/nola.hospitals/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/28/nola.hospitals/index.htmlSix months after its near death by drowning, the Crescent City is marking its resuscitation with Mardi Gras.Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/24/reader.feedback.yes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/24/reader.feedback.yes/index.htmlIs it too soon for a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina to hold a party? CNN.com asked readers to share their views. Here is a selection of some responses that said it was too early to hold Mardi Gras following the destruction of Katrina. Some of the responses have been edited.Fri, 24 Feb 2006 22:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/15/news/newsmakers/jordan_katrina/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/15/news/newsmakers/jordan_katrina/index.htmMichael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships, will auction off autographed memorabilia to raise money for Katrina relief efforts, according to a published report.Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/15/katrina.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/15/katrina.response/index.htmlHomeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff took responsibility at a Senate hearing Wednesday for his department's inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina, which "unnecessarily prolonged" the suffering of people along the Gulf Coast.Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/13/katrina.congress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/13/katrina.congress/index.htmlA congressional report to be released this week slams the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, calling it a "failure of leadership" that left people stranded when they were most in need.Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/10/katrina.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/10/katrina.levees/index.htmlSenate Democrats investigating FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina say they have documented nearly 30 instances in which federal and local government officials gave early reports on Aug. 29 that levees had broken and that New Orleans was flooding, including one report at 8:30 a.m. the day of the storm.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/08/fema.study/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/08/fema.study/index.htmlAn independent study warned of managerial and logistical weaknesses at the Federal Emergency Management Agency months before its heavily criticized response to Hurricane Katrina.Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.evac/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.evac/index.htmlThe head of a Louisiana state agency given responsibility for coordinating the evacuation of at-risk populations during emergencies has told Senate investigators that no evacuation plans were in place before Hurricane Katrina struck in August.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.fema/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.fema/index.htmlFederal emergency officials failed to accept offers of possibly life-saving aid from the Department of Interior immediately after Hurricane Katrina, according to documents obtained by CNN.Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/24/katrina.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/24/katrina.levees/index.htmlThe White House is dodging questions about Hurricane Katrina response and has instructed other agencies to join it in fending off investigators, Sen. Joseph Lieberman said on Tuesday. The White House denies the allegations.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/10/katrina.evacuees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/10/katrina.evacuees/index.htmlJames Anthony, who fled Hurricane Katrina like tens of thousands others, is facing a wrenching decision: whether to return home and help rebuild a shattered community or make a new home elsewhere, essentially from scratch.Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/31/2005.review/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/31/2005.review/index.htmlNatural disasters, terrorism and politics drove the top stories of 2005, according to an unscientific poll of CNN.com readers.Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/29/bosnia.katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/29/bosnia.katrina/index.htmlLouisiana officials working to identify the last 170 unknown victims of Hurricane Katrina are getting help from seasoned Bosnian DNA experts.Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/12/21/katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/12/21/katrina/index.htmlWhen it slammed ashore on the Gulf Coast in August, Hurricane Katrina was a strong Category 3 storm, not a Category 4 as initially thought, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/29/neworleans.townhall/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/29/neworleans.townhall/index.htmlFrustrated New Orleans residents appeared before Mayor Ray Nagin Tuesday with complaints about the response to Hurricane Katrina, with two speakers asking why a nation fighting to stabilize Iraq can't resolve a crisis at home.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/03/news/newsmakers/katrina_fraud/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/03/news/newsmakers/katrina_fraud/index.htmA south Florida man who claimed he was flying supply and evacuation missions to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina has been arrested and charged in the first federal indictment stemming from a wave of suspected phony Internet solicitations for hurricane relief, federal officials announced Monday.Mon, 03 Oct 2005 18:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356704/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356704/index.htmAs the residents of shattered Gulf Coast towns like Biloxi, Miss., and Gretna, La., began returning home or crawling from the wreckage in the days after Hurricane Katrina hit, many found their way ...Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/27/brown.fema/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/27/brown.fema/index.htmlA congressional panel on Tuesday is expected to scrutinize the decision to keep ousted Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown on the federal payroll.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 07:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/25/rita.assess/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/25/rita.assess/index.html(CNN) -- No deaths from Hurricane Rita have been reported in Louisiana or Texas, but early damage assessments are emerging as emergency officials enter affected areas.Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/24/rita.nola/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/24/rita.nola/index.htmlAs many as 1,000 people who did not follow mandatory evacuation orders in one southwestern Louisiana parish may need to be rescued, an emergency management official said Saturday.Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/23/pf/rita_katrina_aid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/23/pf/rita_katrina_aid/index.htmThere truly is no rest for the weary on the Gulf Coast, nor for the aid organizations that have been providing life-saving assistance for them over the past month.Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/nola.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/nola.levees/index.htmlAs water continued to pour over patched levees in New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin late Friday told CNN, "This nightmare just continues for us."Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/22/rita.preps/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/22/rita.preps/index.htmlAs Category 4 Hurricane Rita headed toward the Gulf Coast, thousands of residents in the greater Houston area jammed highways Thursday only to sit in traffic that moved no faster than a pedestrian's gait.Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/19/pf/insurance/life_insurance_katrina/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/19/pf/insurance/life_insurance_katrina/index.htmIn a matter of hours, Hurricane Katrina caused billions of dollars in property damage. Yet at a time when survivors are in the greatest need, the task of filing a claim for life insurance can be a daunting one.Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/13/katrina.rice/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/13/katrina.rice/index.htmlSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the people who were stranded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina are evidence that race and poverty can still come together "in a very ugly way" in parts of the "Old South."Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/13/retirement/katrina_401k/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/13/retirement/katrina_401k/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Restrictions on making early 401(k) and IRA withdrawals may be eased for Hurricane Katrina survivors, possibly as early as this week.Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/13/news/economy/hiring_fourthquarter/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/13/news/economy/hiring_fourthquarter/index.htmHurricane Katrina wrought untold amounts of damage. But nationally, what is considered to be the largest natural disaster in U.S. history may not devastate or significantly alter companies' hiring plans in the fourth quarter.Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/katrina.race.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/katrina.race.poll/index.htmlWhite and black Americans view Hurricane Katrina's aftermath in starkly different ways, with more blacks viewing race as a factor in problems with the federal response, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/12/news/economy/jobs_katrina/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/12/news/economy/jobs_katrina/index.htmIn an effort to aid individuals who have become suddenly unemployed due to Hurricane Katrina , the Department of Labor announced the creation of a new job resource on Monday.Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/katrina.impact/index.htmlPresident Bush got a firsthand look Monday at two of the areas most damaged by Hurricane Katrina, while the man initially in charge of the federal government's response to the disaster resigned.Mon, 12 Sep 2005 05:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/11/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/11/katrina.impact/index.htmlPresident Bush arrived in Louisiana Sunday as the official death toll from Hurricane Katrina climbed past 400 and the search for bodies continued nearly two weeks after the storm hit the Gulf Coast.Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/09/katrina.washington/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/09/katrina.washington/index.htmlCoast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen will replace FEMA director Michael Brown as the on-site head of hurricane relief operations in the Gulf Coast, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Friday afternoon.Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/08/politcal.correctness/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/08/politcal.correctness/index.htmlYou've heard several people on our show, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson and others, admonish us not to use the term "refugee" when describing the New Orleans citizens who've had to flee their homes. Jackson and others, including President Bush, have said or implied that term is racially insensitive.Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/08/news/economy/katrina_inflation/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/08/news/economy/katrina_inflation/index.htmWill the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina send the economy into a slowdown or will it lead to higher inflation -- or both?Thu, 08 Sep 2005 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/neworleans.transport/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/neworleans.transport/index.htmlWeeks before Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, government officials reportedly were organizing a campaign to warn the city's poor that they would need to find their own way out in the event of an evacuation.Tue, 06 Sep 2005 16:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/05/neworleans.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/05/neworleans.levees/index.htmlRepair crews have patched the ruptured levee along the 17th Street Canal and have begun pumping water from New Orleans, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday.Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/05/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/05/katrina.impact/index.htmlEven as the Army Corps of Engineers made progress removing water from New Orleans, the city's deputy police chief urged remaining residents Monday to get out because there was no power, drinkable water or food supply.Mon, 05 Sep 2005 06:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/03/katrina.chertoff/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/03/katrina.chertoff/index.htmlDefending the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff argued Saturday that government planners did not predict such a disaster ever could occur.Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.fema.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.fema.brown/index.htmlThe director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday those New Orleans residents who chose not to heed warnings to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina bear some responsibility for their fates.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/orleans.levees/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/orleans.levees/index.htmlHurricane storm surges have resulted in limited flooding of the city of New Orleans before. But Hurricane Katrina's winds pushed in a devastating surge of water from the Gulf of Mexico that overwhelmed the city's system of levees built to hold back the surrounding Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/01/bush.katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/01/bush.katrina/index.htmlPresident Bush sought Thursday to reassure victims of Hurricane Katrina that the federal government is doing its best to send aid to the thousands of displaced and stranded people.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.recovery/index.htmlLouisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco said Thursday she has requested the mobilization of 40,000 National Guard troops to restore order and assist in relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/31/bush.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/31/bush.transcript/index.htmlPresident Bush spoke Wednesday at the White House after meeting with his Cabinet about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This is a transcript of his remarks:Wed, 31 Aug 2005 22:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/08/31/katrina.concert/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/08/31/katrina.concert/index.htmlVictims of Hurricane Katrina will be getting a little help from celebrities.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/31/bush.katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/31/bush.katrina/index.htmlPresident Bush sought Thursday to reassure victims of Hurricane Katrina that the federal government was doing its best to send aid to the thousands of displaced and stranded people.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.impact/index.htmlThe first of New Orleans' evacuees began arriving in Texas early Thursday as the Gulf Coast began to grasp the magnitude of what President Bush called "one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history."Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.recovery/index.htmlAs New Orleans authorities worked to plug the breaches in the city's levees, and search and rescue teams headed to devastated areas of the Gulf Coast, President Bush promised a national effort on behalf of Hurricane Katrina victims.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.people/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.people/index.htmlFor many of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, little is left but heartbreak and hardship.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina/index.htmlNew Orleans faced two crises Wednesday that Louisiana's governor called nightmares: stopping rising floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and evacuating survivors of the deadly storm.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery.2106/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery.2106/index.htmlHundreds of thousands of people in Gulf Coast states are without homes or power in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and aid agencies are warning the situation might not improve for weeks, maybe months.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.people/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.people/index.htmlFor many of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, nothing is left.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.mississippi/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.mississippi/index.htmlHurricane Katrina has inflicted more damage to Mississippi's beach towns than Hurricane Camille did, and its death toll is likely to be higher, the state's governor said Tuesday.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.impact/index.htmlU.S. Gulf Coast residents who braved Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday began to face the storm's impact:Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery/index.htmlVictims of Hurricane Katrina -- some of whom escaped with only their lives -- soon will get help from a massive federal relief effort led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Pentagon.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/udoji/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/udoji/index.htmlIn the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, rescue workers searched for stranded survivors in flooded parts of New Orleans.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.neworleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.neworleans/index.htmlNational Guard troops moved toward the French Quarter in an effort to stop rising unrest in flood-stricken New Orleans late Tuesday as police reported looting, attempted carjackings and shootings near the city's main shelter.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina/index.htmlNew Orleans resembled a war zone more than a modern American metropolis Tuesday, as Gulf Coast communities struggled to deal with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 06:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/new.orleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/new.orleans/index.htmlLouisiana officials Monday urged the hundreds of thousands of people in the state who fled Hurricane Katrina to stay where they are.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/hurricane.katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/hurricane.katrina/index.htmlHurricane Katrina left at least 56 people dead Monday, about 50 of them in one Mississippi county, CNN confirmed, and the toll was expected to climb following one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the northern Gulf Coast in a half century.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/katrina.doomsday/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/katrina.doomsday/index.htmlFlooding from Hurricane Katrina's Monday landfall could wreak catastrophe on New Orleans, overwhelming the city's water and sewage systems and leaving survivors in a bowl of toxic soup, a top hurricane expert said.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/katrina.neworleans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/katrina.neworleans/index.htmlA solemn New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered mandatory evacuations Sunday as his city faced its worst fear -- the threat of a direct hit from a major hurricane that could swamp the low-lying city.Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/tropical.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/tropical.weather/index.htmlHurricane Katrina intensified Sunday to a Category 5 storm as it churned towards the U.S. Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph.Sun, 28 Aug 2005 06:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/27/tropical.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/27/tropical.weather/index.htmlHurricane Katrina was packing winds of up to 145 mph early Sunday as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said early Sunday.Sat, 27 Aug 2005 08:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/25/tropical.storm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/25/tropical.storm/index.htmlHurricane Katrina lumbered ashore Thursday evening with punishing winds and torrential rain in densely populated southeast Florida, leaving at least two people dead and more than 1 million without electricity.Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:11:00 EDT