Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe that made Creating landfall on Florida and Louisiana in August 2005 , causing Causation catastrophic damage Damaging , particularly in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding Surrounding areas .

The storm Catastrophe strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico but weakened Cause_change_of_strength before making Creating its second landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Catastrophe on August 29 , over southeast Louisiana and Mississippi .

Many other government officials were criticized Judgment_communication for their responses Response , especially New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin , Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco , and President George W. Bush .

In early 1815 , the Americans decisively defeated Conquering the invading British Army attacking Attack New Orleans , Louisiana .

Campbell was preoccupied with the threat posed Causation by Bernardo de Gálvez , the governor of Spanish Louisiana , who captured Conquering Mobile in March 1780 ( and then also captured Conquering Pensacola in 1781 ) .

Locally referred to as the Essence Fest Social_event , it has been held Defending in New Orleans , Louisiana since 1994 except for 2006 , when it was held Defending in Houston , Texas due to Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina 's effect Influence on New Orleans .

The hurricane wrought Causation havoc to property and the environment between southwestern Florida and eastern Louisiana , though lesser effects Influence were felt well beyond those areas .

Wind damage Damaging extended Change_event_time into portions of eastern Louisiana .

Overall , nine people died Death as a result of the hurricane Catastrophe : two in Texas due to drownings Bodily_harm in rip currents , three in Florida , two in Louisiana , one in Arkansas , and one in a maritime accident in the Gulf of Mexico .

The hurricane Catastrophe disrupted Destroying activities related to the Louisiana Maneuvers .

Minor wind and coastal flood damage Damaging was reported Reporting in Louisiana .

Heavy rainfall Motion was also reported Reporting in some locations , peaking Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale at in Louisiana .

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Fluctuations in its internal structure and visible appearance did not counter Response the storm 's general weakening trend , and Hurricane Gustav made its final landfall Arriving as a Category 2 hurricane near Cocodrie , Louisiana on September 1 .

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The system was designated Request a tropical depression on July 23 when it was south of Louisiana and meandered Motion westward while it swiftly intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm along the Gulf Coast of the United States .

Flash flooding Catastrophe was reported Reporting in a few others states , including Alabama , Florida , and Louisiana .

Prior to Bonnie moving Motion ashore , 22,000 people were evacuated Emptying in Texas and Louisiana .

Flooding Motion also impacted Influence northwestern Louisiana .

The hurricane Catastrophe also spawned Creating 11 tornadoes , destroying Destroying about 25 houses in southwestern Louisiana .

Kennedy and Huey Long of Louisiana ( in 1935 ) are the only two sitting Placing United States Senators to be assassinated Killing .

Henry Glover was an African American resident of New Orleans , Louisiana whose charred Bodily_harm body was found Know in a destroyed Chevrolet Malibu on September 2 , 2005 , parked Placing on a Mississippi River levee .

It took place Hold on February 17 , 2013 , at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans , Louisiana .

Hurricane Catastrophe Cindy was a tropical cyclone that briefly reached Arriving minimal hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico during July in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and made landfall in Louisiana .

The storm strengthened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion north becoming a hurricane just before making landfall near Grand Isle , Louisiana , on July 5 .

The storm was responsible Imposing_obligation for 3 deaths in the United States and brought Bringing heavy rains to Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama and Maryland .

Cindy also caused Causation flooding and a severe blackout in New Orleans , Louisiana .

The Williams Olefins Plant explosion occurred Presence on June 13 , 2013 at a petrochemical plant located in Geismar , an unincorporated and largely industrial area southeast of Baton Rouge , Louisiana .

In Louisiana , the storm Catastrophe produced Creating gusty winds and heavy rains , though no damage Damaging occurred Coming_to_be .

The storm Catastrophe developed Coming_to_be over Texas by December 25 and advanced Cause_to_make_progress eastward , spawning Causation over a dozen tornadoes Catastrophe in Louisiana , Georgia , and Florida .

Several tornadoes also touched down Arriving in Louisiana , causing Causation the destruction Destroying of 140 homes and 11 farms and other buildings , and major damage Damaging to 231 additional homes and 11 farm and other buildings .

Six deaths Death and $ 25 million in losses Earnings_and_losses in Louisiana were attributed Causation to Carla .

However , it weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall in Johnson 's Bayou , Louisiana , between Sabine Pass , Texas and Holly Beach , Louisiana , with winds of 115 mph ( 185 km/h ) .

However , it weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall in Johnson 's Bayou , Louisiana , between Sabine Pass , Texas and Holly Beach , Louisiana , with winds of 115 mph ( 185 km/h ) .

In Louisiana , Rita 's storm surge inundated Motion low-lying communities along the entire coast , worsening effects caused Causation by Hurricane Katrina less than a month prior , such as topping the hurriedly-repaired Katrina-damaged levees at New Orleans .

Parishes in Southwest Louisiana and counties in Southeast Texas where Rita made landfall suffered Bodily_harm from severe to catastrophic flooding Catastrophe and wind damage Damaging .

In all , nine Texas counties and five Louisiana Parishes were declared Expressing_publicly disaster areas after the storm Catastrophe .

Electric service was disrupted Hindering in some areas of both Texas and Louisiana for several weeks .

Rainfall from the storm and its associated remnants extended Change_event_time from Louisiana to Michigan .

Rainfall peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale at in Central Louisiana .

On September 18 , the hurricane Catastrophe entered Arriving the Gulf of Mexico and threatened Warning the Florida Panhandle , but later its track moved Motion farther west than expected , ultimately leading to Causation a landfall southeast of New Orleans , Louisiana .

Forming as a tropical depression out of a trough south of Louisiana on August 5 , the system moved Motion generally westward .

On April 19 , 1861 , President Lincoln issued Statement a `` Proclamation of Blockade Against Southern Ports '' : Whereas an insurrection against the Government of the United States has broken out Process_start in the States of South Carolina , Georgia , Alabama , Florida , Mississippi , Louisiana , and Texas , and the laws of the United States for the collection of the revenue can not be effectually executed therein comformably to that provision of the Constitution which requires duties to be uniform throughout the United States : And whereas a combination of persons engaged in such insurrection , have threatened Warning to grant pretended letters of marque to authorize the bearers thereof to commit Commitment assaults on the lives , vessels , and property of good citizens of the country lawfully engaged in commerce on the high seas , and in waters of the United States : And whereas an Executive Proclamation has been already issued , requiring the persons engaged in these disorderly proceedings to desist therefrom , calling out a militia force for the purpose of repressing the same , and convening Congress in extraordinary session , to deliberate and determine thereon : Now , therefore , I , Abraham Lincoln , President of the United States , with a view to the same purposes before mentioned Statement , and to the protection of the public peace , and the lives and property of quiet and orderly citizens pursuing their lawful occupations , until Congress shall have assembled Come_together and deliberated on the said unlawful proceedings , or until the same shall ceased Process_end , have further deemed Coming_to_believe it advisable to set Placing on foot a blockade of the ports within the States aforesaid , in pursuance of the laws of the United States , and of the law of Nations , in such case provided Supply .

However , the intrusion of cooler air imparted weakening Cause_change_of_strength , and the storm dissipated Removing on September 30 just off the east coast of Louisiana .

It initially threatened Warning areas of Louisiana that sustained significant damage from Hurricane Betsy in early September , although Debbie only caused Causation light rainfall and some flooding in the state .

Hurricane watches and warnings Warning were issued Creating prior to Cindy 's landfall , hastening Self_motion evacuations Escaping in coastal areas of Louisiana and Texas , with many refugees seeking safety in local shelters .

The 1901 Louisiana hurricane Catastrophe was the first hurricane Catastrophe to make landfall Arriving in Louisiana in the month of August or earlier since 1888 .

The 1901 Louisiana hurricane Catastrophe was the first hurricane Catastrophe to make landfall Arriving in Louisiana in the month of August or earlier since 1888 .

Peaking with winds of 90 mph ( 150 km/h ) , it struck Bodily_harm Louisiana late on August 14 and then Mississippi less than 24 hours later .