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Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans: Three Years Later • The End of the World: Louisiana is Disappearing • Mississippi Sues State Farm Over Katrina Coverage • Katrina's Legacy: A Flood-Damaged Handicap Van • Payback: State Farm Writes Off Mississippi • Judge Nixes State Farm Katrina Settlement • Judge Rules Against State Farm in Katrina Case • Victimized Twice: Hurricane Victims Scammed by Unscrupulous Contractors • New Orleans Refloats Its Cruise Ship Business • One Year Later: To Miss New Orleans --- • Katrina Archives --- What's New? • Continuing coverage of Katrina recovery efforts

Hurricane Katrina made landfall just before dawn on August 29, 2005, seventy miles south of New Orleans. Largely because the wetlands that make up Louisiana’s coast had been eroded, the storm surge pushed unabated into southern Louisiana, breaching New Orleans' levees at multiple points, leaving 80 percent of the city submerged, tens of thousands of victims clinging to rooftops, and hundreds of thousands scattered to shelters around the country. Many have yet to return.

The devastation to Mississippi and Louisiana by hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been called the greatest disaster in our nation's history.

HurricaneKatrinaNews.org has been established to document and assist in New Orleans' recovery. It is not of outdated, archived news items but a compilaton of breaking news, highlighting the ongoing debates, resources to better understand the hurricane — what we can do about both healing its wounds and preventing a future disaster — as well as resources for those still in need.

Earlier ConsumerAffairs.com Reports

• Louisiana Probes Humane Society
• Airlines Slow to Ramp Up New Orleans Flights
• Insurance Rates Up Sharply in Katrina's Wake
• Controversy Swirls Around Louisiana Reconstruction Plan
• Gulf Coast Homeowners File Class Action against State Farm
• Future of Gulf Coast Homeowners Insurance Murky, S&P Warns
• Christmas Among the Ruins: A New Orleans Holiday
• Sen. Trent Lott Sues State Farm over Katrina Damage
• Gray Line to Offer Katrina Tours
• No Flood Contamination Found in Gulf Coast Seafood
• Busiest Hurricane Season on Record Finally Ends
• Congress Considers Taxpayer-Funded Catastrophe Insurance
• States Need Help Fighting Flood of Storm-Damaged Cars
• Hurricane Victims Irked at Companies, Charities
• Class Action Suit Filed Against AIG Over Katrina Claims
• Texas Orders Allstate to Pay Homeowners' Claims
• Bankruptcy Trustees Ease Rules for Katrina Victims
• Credit Agencies Won't Give Katrina Victims A Break
• Mold Sickens Hurricane Survivors ... and Mortgage Lenders
• FDIC Sees Katrina Flattening Economic Growth
• Feds Roll Back Spending Limits on Government Credit Cards
• Texas Shuts Down Debt Elimination Scheme Targeting Hurricane Evacuees
• Katrina One Month Later
• Hurricanes Threaten Natural Gas Supplies This Winter
• Congress Ponders Katrina Bankruptcy Relief
• Hurricane Katrina Wallops Consumer Confidence
• Mississippi, Insurers In Stand-Off Over Hurricane Damage
• Scam Artists Targeted New Orleans Police Officers
• Feds Hike Spending Limit on Government Credit Cards
• Lawyers Line Up to Sue Insurance Companies Over Katrina Denials
• HHS Offers Free Vaccinations to Children Displaced by Katrina
• Katrina Victims Face Insurance Delays, Denials
• Free Lance Fund Raisers Hamper Relief Efforts
• No Bankruptcy Relief for Katrina Victims
• FBI Says Spammer Posing As Red Cross
• Phone Service Returning in Hurricane Zone
• Katrina Hampers Rail Movement of Retail Goods
• Massachusetts Seeks To Block Katrina-Inspired Natural Gas Rate Hike
• Congress May Modify Bankruptcy "Reform" that Penalizes Katrina Victims
• Title-Washing Scams Follow Katrina
• Katrina Loss Put at More Than $100 Billion
• The Missing: Postings from Friends, Families
• States Probe Gas Price Jumps
• Online Relief Scams Multiply
• New Orleans Phones, Cell Networks Still Down
• Tips for Homeowners in Katrina's Path
• Homeowners Insurance May Cover Additional Living Expenses for Katrina Victims
• After The Storm: Long-Term Pain
• New Orleans Lies in Ruins and a Nation is Poorer
• Killer Katrina: Damage Worse Than Expected
• Preparedness for Drivers & Boat Owners
• FEMA, SBA Offer Financial Help
• Food Safety
• Preparing Your Home for a Storm
• Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
• Hurricane Season Is Time to Review Insurance Coverage
• Scam Artists Target Storm Victims
• Charity Scams Follow Hurricanes
• Class Action Charges Insurers Chiseled Hurricane Victims
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To Donate
• Salvation Army
• American Red Cross
• America's Second Harvest

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