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18 Years After Katrina Levee Breaches, Group Wants Future Engineers to Learn From Past Failures

Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures – and how to avoid repeating them – a Louisiana-based nonprofit said to mark Tuesday`s 18th anniversary of the deadly, catastrophic levee breaches that inundated most of New Orleans during Hurricane …

10 Business Insurance Lessons and 1 Owner’s Advice from Katrina

Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses and $108 billion in total economic losses. Many of the lawsuits filed as a result of the fifth hurricane of …

Mississippi Remembers Katrina Tragedy, Recovery

Residents of coastal Mississippi are holding events in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina, the massive storm that struck on Aug. 29, 2005. The observances began Thursday on the Biloxi Town Green on U.S. Highway 90 followed by the opening of the …