1.9K views · 60 reactions | Today marks the 17th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana. The storm hit as a Category 3, and numerous levees in New Orleans failed, causing catastrophic flooding of the city. In all, Katrina was the costliest U.S. hurricane and sadly took the lives of over 1,800 people. | WeatherNation | Facebook

188K views · 2.1K reactions | The emergency workers who helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina recount the hours and days that followed the storm in this powerful firsthand documentary. Watch "Katrina in Mississippi: Emergency Managers Remember" on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, August 29 at 8 p.m. on MPB Television. Find additional interviews, documentaries, and news stories from Katrina at 20 on MPBOnline.org | MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting | Facebook