20 Years After Hurricane Katrina, An Uneven Recovery And New Beginnings

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 31: In an aerial view the Smoothie King Center and the Caesars Superdome stand on July 31, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in Louisiana August 29, 2005, killed at least 1,833 people and is considered one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. (Footage by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)