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 .

Subsequent flooding Motion , caused Causation largely as a result of fatal Killing engineering flaws in the flood Catastrophe protection system known as levees around the city of New Orleans , precipitated Causation most of the loss Earnings_and_losses of lives .

Most of the transportation and communication networks servicing New Orleans were damaged Damaging or disabled Destroying by the flooding Catastrophe , and tens of thousands of people who had not evacuated Escaping the city prior to landfall became Becoming stranded with little access to food , shelter or basic necessities .

The scale of the disaster Catastrophe in New Orleans provoked Causation massive national and international response Response efforts ; federal , local and private rescue Rescuing operations evacuated Emptying displaced persons out of the city over the following weeks .

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 .

British authorities , during the spring Self_motion of 1780 , prepared GetReady to carry out a comprehensive plan for the recapture Conquering of the Illinois Country and to attack Attack St. Louis , New Orleans , and other Spanish posts on the Mississippi River .

General John Campbell , 5th Duke of Argyll , from Pensacola , after taking Conquering New Orleans was to proceed Motion up the Mississippi to Natchez where he was to be joined Becoming_a_member by a third force that descended Motion_directional the Illinois River and captured Conquering St. Louis .

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 .

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 release Publishing featured recordings Recording from the concert Social_event in Liévin , although two of the tracks were recorded Recording in Copenhagen and New Orleans respectively .

The game was played Competition at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans , on February 3 , 2002 .

Additionally , it was the last Super Bowl to be played Competition in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina slammed Motion the city on August 29 , 2005 ; the first since then was Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 .

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 .

Five current and former officers of the New Orleans Police Department ( NOPD ) were charged Judgment_communication with Glover 's death Death .

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

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

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

Advisories also had to be cleared Removing through the Weather Bureau office in New Orleans , resulting in Causation late releases .

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 .

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 .

The storm Catastrophe was the first major hurricane Catastrophe to test Greater New Orleans since 1915 , and the widespread flooding Catastrophe that resulted Causation spurred Influence flood-protection legislation and an enlarged levee system to safeguard Defending the flood-prone area .

The blockade was proclaimed Statement by President Abraham Lincoln in April 1861 , and required Imposing_obligation the monitoring of of Atlantic and Gulf coastline , including 12 major ports , notably New Orleans and Mobile .

It is usually considered Coming_to_believe part of the War Hostile_encounter of 1812 because it was influenced Influence by Tecumseh 's War Hostile_encounter in the Old Northwest , was concurrent with the American-British war Hostile_encounter and involved Participation many of the same participants Participation , and the Red Sticks had sought Motion British support Supporting and aided Assistance Admiral Cochrane 's advance Self_motion towards New Orleans .

The first , unsuccessful attack , took place Process_start in September 1814 and led to Causation the British changing Change their strategy and attacking Attack New Orleans .

The second attack , following their defeat Conquering at the Battle of New Orleans , was successful .

In New Orleans , overflowing levees inundated Destroying numerous streets .

Initially threatening the major city of New Orleans , it veered Motion westward and made landfall on the marshland of southern Louisiana , eventually dissipating over eastern Texas on September 10 .

The excursion Traveling began Process_start in New Orleans in June .

The cyclone propelled Causation damaging storm surge into Lake Pontchartrain , breaching Damaging levees in New Orleans and inundating Destroying several neighborhoods , most notably the lower Ninth Ward .