Hurricane Katrina was the most destructive hurricane in American history. It made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, packing 127-mph winds, shredding the Mississippi coast and putting 80 percent of New Orleans under water.
On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Newseum presents a special evening program looking back at the devastating effects of the storm and examining how New Orleans and the Mississippi coast have recovered over the past decade.
The program features historian Douglas Brinkley, author of “The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast”; Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, who provided extensive coverage from New Orleans and reported on recovery efforts from Mississippi; and former New Orleans mayor Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League.
Speakers in sequence:
* Welcoming remarks by Jeffrey Herbst, president and CEO, Newseum
Panel:
* Douglas Brinkley, historian
* Mark Morial, former mayor of New Orleans
* Shepard Smith, Fox news anchor
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