3 Hurricane Katrina survivors look back 20 years later and find hope
Hurricane Katrina survivors can still describe in detail what they faced in the days after the storm devastated the Gulf Coast.
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Hurricane Katrina survivors can still describe in detail what they faced in the days after the storm devastated the Gulf Coast.
While Hurricane Katrina's toll didn't become clear for days, the storm ultimately led to nearly 1,400 deaths, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes on record to hit the United States, first formed as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa.
FEMA still owes Biloxi, Mississippi, $34 million to finish work planned about 20 years ago, the city's mayor says.
The U.S. is remembering Hurricane Katrina, which devastated parts of the South 20 years ago. CBS News' Rob Marciano reports.
Dauphin Island has been shrinking and is now facing a dire existential crisis. It will take millions of dollars from several grant sources to preserve what's left, but a federal program that provides funds is in limbo.
It's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina exposed the extent of Louisiana's coastal erosion.
This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and displacing more than a million people across the region.
Forensic tests allowed Mississippi authorities to identify the remains of a woman killed almost two decades ago in Hurricane Katrina.
A total of 20 current or former New Orleans police officers were charged in a series of Justice Department civil rights investigations following the August 2005 storm
Officials marked the anniversary with wreath-laying ceremonies to remember those who lost their lives to the flooding and celebrations to commemorate those who survived
Former New Orleans police officers are expected to get far less prison time than they originally faced in deadly shootings and cover up
Politicians and historians join "Face the Nation" to look forward after the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
A decade after the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, a devastated metropolis is still rebuilding, but one aspect of the city has remained stubbornly intact: Its divisions of wealth
While much of New Orleans is almost back to what it was before the storm, the Lower Ninth Ward is still struggling to rebuild
Gulf Coast region still recovering from a disaster that killed more than 1,800 people and caused $151 billion in damage
Journalist Gary Rivlin's new book on the evolution of New Orleans since the 2005 storm
Hurricane that killed an estimated 1,800 people could have been far worse if not for what became known as "The Cajun Navy"
Burnell Cotlon's dream is to see the struggling New Orleans neighborhood recover like the rest of the city
A decade after Hurricane Katrina, tourism is stronger than ever -- but a range of challenges remain
Industry analysts note insurance companies have been improving their analytics, claims procedures and crisis management systems
CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller shares his log of then-President Bush's schedule that week
Former President George W. Bush returned Friday to New Orleans
CBS News revisits victims from the hurricane that struck a decade ago, including some of the storm's smallest survivors
New Orleans is showing progress in the rebuilding of homes thanks to an army of volunteers