Oct 2nd, 2008 · A Katrina-like storm has hit, and once again, the government was unprepared, despite months, perhaps years, of warnings. Our financial first responders were feckless, our legislators spineless and our lessons from Katrina unlearned.
Sep 17th, 2008 · Houston residents are still coping with no electricity and waiting in long lines for water and ice. For people who survived Hurricane Katrina, the storm has brought back painful memories.
Sep 16th, 2008 · A new documentary film, Trouble the Water tells the story of a couple who were swept up in the Hurricane Katrina disaster three years ago. Commentator S. Pearl Sharp went to see the film, and reflects on how it changed her view of the Katrina aftermath.
Sep 7th, 2008 · Host Liane Hansen speaks with Kevin Voisin, Vice President of Marketing at Motivatit Seafoods in Houma Louisiana. The company was hit hard by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, and now the Houma area is reeling in the aftermath of Gustav.
Sep 1st, 2008 · Ricky Robin weathered Hurricane Gustav on his shrimp trawler, the Lil Rick, just as he did with Katrina. His wife has evacuated, but he is staying because "if I lose my boat, I lose my livelihood and the captain don't leave the ship," he says, just as a massive gust of wind shakes the boat.
Sep 1st, 2008 · Officials are cautiously optimistic that New Orleans is safe after Hurricane Gustav. We track how the levees, rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina, are holding up and examine how the police and national guard are reacting. This is the first real test for the disaster system since Hurricane Katrina left more than 1,000 people dead.
Sep 1st, 2008 · The center of Hurricane Gustav crashed ashore near Cocodrie, La., as a Category 2 storm, bringing high winds and rain to a region that was pummeled almost three years to the day by Katrina, the National Hurricane Center said Monday.
Sep 1st, 2008 · The memory of Hurricane Katrina still lingers in New Orleans. This time around, many of New Orleans' residents heeded the call to leave the city ahead of Hurricane Gustav. State officials also learned from Katrina.