CRADLING her three-week-old son as shots rang out in the dark, Taffany Smith was told to scrape off his dirty nappies and use ...

Mimi Hymel said the trauma of escaping Hurricane Katrina had a lasting impact on her childhood. But 20 years later, she’s ...

Four police officers, charged with shooting and killing two unarmed civilians on a bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, could face the death penalty if convicted. The Justice Department ...

The trailer for "Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time" shows the resilience of New Orleans residents who pushed through to survive the 2005 tragedy. "The calmness before a storm is deafening," one ...

National Geographic's "Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time" revisits the deadly catastrophe 20 years after it struck New Orleans. It airs July 27.

Mary Landrieu served in the United States Senate for three terms, from 1997 to 2015. She rose to national prominence as a spokeswoman for Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.