From devastation to determination: Hurricane Katrina's legacy in pictures
Hurricane Katrina's levee breaches inundated the predominantly Black Lower 9th Ward, causing thousands of home losses, nearly 1,400 deaths, and ~$200 billion in damages.
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A preserved Gentilly house and adjacent exhibits memorialize Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic levee breaches, widespread flooding, and the resulting devastation in New Orleans.