CNN.com - Katrina hits Louisiana schools hard - Sep 10, 2005 Katrina hits Louisiana schools hard Teachers told to apply for jobs in other districts RELATED Manage Alerts | What Is This? BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) -- Hurricane Katrina displaced one-quarter of the teachers in the New Orleans area and several districts will have to rebuild, Louisiana's education chief said. State schools Superintendent Cecil J. Picard posted the results of a parish-by-parish survey of hurricane damage on the state Department of Education's Web site. "It's clear from these damage reports that several of our districts will have to completely rebuild the majority of their schools and I will help them in any way I can," Picard said. He urged parents with children who had attended schools in Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes to enroll them in schools where they found shelter from the hurricane. He advised displaced teachers to seek jobs in areas where they are staying as well. The Department of Education placed a full page ad in Louisiana newspapers on Friday instructing teachers how to apply for jobs elsewhere in the state. The state estimates 12,000 teachers have been displaced -- nearly 4,500 of them in Orleans and St.

Bernard parishes. The ad, titled "Katrina's kids need teachers," said jobs are available in districts that are enrolling displaced students. The Department of Education gave a parish-by-parish breakdown of hurricane damaged schools: Orleans Parish: Only eight schools out of 126 have been inspected. They have been damaged but are usable. The eight are in the West Bank area. Plaquemines Parish: Six of the nine schools have been "completely flooded" and Katrina blew the roof off a wing at one school. St. Bernard Parish: Officials believe all 15 schools are under water and have suffered extensive damage. Authorities in St. Bernard and Plaquemines can't say when they will be able to open schools. Jefferson Parish: Nine schools were severely damaged and can't be used, 11 will need repairs and 37 have little or no damage. Of the 84 schools, 57 have been inspected. Officials hope to reopen some schools on October 3. St. Charles Parish: One school had minor roof damage over the cafeteria and auditorium but can be used safely. No date has been set to reopen the 19 schools. St.

Tammany Parish: Five schools have been badly damaged and can't be used. The district said 2,600 students who attend those schools will be taken in by others in the district when it reopens on October 3. Washington Parish: All nine of schools were damaged and three need major repairs. Schools reopen on September 19. City of Bogalusa: The central office was destroyed and the 10 schools received "some damage." Officials hope to reopen school by October 3. Story Tools Hurricane Katrina anniversary - Houston Chronicle MenuSections Hurricane Katrina anniversary Hurricane Katrina caused death and destruction in New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. Here is a look back at the storm. By Dan X. McGraw on August 29, 2012 9:10 AM Photo: Bill Haber/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Image 1of/49 Close Image 1 of 49 Shown: Residents of an apartment complex damaged by Hurricane Katrina have placed a sign outside their homes in Biloxi, Mississippi, September 4, 2005.

Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Shown: Residents of an apartment complex damaged by Hurricane Katrina have placed a sign outside their homes in Biloxi, Mississippi, September 4, 2005. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Photo: . Shown: Residents of an apartment complex damaged by Hurricane... Photo-3353153.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 2 of 49 Residents wait on the roof of an apartment complex to be evacuated from the floodwaters of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005. Residents wait on the roof of an apartment complex to be evacuated from the floodwaters of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005. Photo: . Residents wait on the roof of an apartment complex to be evacuated... Photo-3353150.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 3 of 49 Two hours after the National Hurricane Center issued their warning, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) captured this image from NASA’s Terra satellite at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

The massive storm covers much of the Gulf of Mexico, spanning from the U.S. coast to the Yucatan Peninsula. Two hours after the National Hurricane Center issued their... Photo-3190187.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 4 of 49 A pair of Hurricane Katrina survivors smile and wave out the window of a school bus as they evacuate from the convention center Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, in New Orleans, La. A pair of Hurricane Katrina survivors smile and wave out the window of a school bus as they evacuate from the convention center Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE A pair of Hurricane Katrina survivors smile and wave out the window... Photo-3382132.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 5 of 49 Homes destroyed by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina are shown in this aerial view Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005 in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday.

Homes destroyed by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina are shown in this aerial view Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005 in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP Homes destroyed by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina are shown in... Photo-3382287.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 6 of 49 People flock to the Superdome in New Orleans for shelter in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. (Melissa Phillip / Chronicle) People flock to the Superdome in New Orleans for shelter in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. (Melissa Phillip / Chronicle) Photo: MELISSA PHILLIP, HOUSTON CHRONICLE People flock to the Superdome in New Orleans for shelter in the... Photo-3382285.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 7 of 49 The Tulane University campus is covered by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005 in New Orleans.

The Tulane University campus is covered by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005 in New Orleans. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP The Tulane University campus is covered by floodwaters from... Photo-3382234.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 8 of 49 People are stranded on a roof after flood waters from Hurricane... Photo-1223601.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 9 of 49 A bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this aerial view Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 in Saint Louis Bay, Miss. A bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this aerial view Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 in Saint Louis Bay, Miss. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP A bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this aerial view... Photo-3382331.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 10 of 49 A casino damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this aerial view Wednesday, Aug.

31, 2005, in Biloxi, Miss. A casino damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this aerial view Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Biloxi, Miss. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP A casino damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this aerial view... Photo-3382341.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 11 of 49 A casino barge damaged by Hurricane Katrina sits on the road Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. A casino barge damaged by Hurricane Katrina sits on the road Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP A casino barge damaged by Hurricane Katrina sits on the road... Photo-3382357.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 12 of 49 A boat sits among trailers damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. A boat sits among trailers damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug.

31, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP A boat sits among trailers damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday,... Photo-3382372.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 13 of 49 An apartment complex damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this aerial view Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 in Long Beach, Miss. An apartment complex damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this aerial view Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 in Long Beach, Miss. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP An apartment complex damaged by Hurricane Katrina is shown in this... Photo-3382374.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 14 of 49 In 2005, Hurricane Katrina badly damaged Beauvoir, which is located on Mississippi beachfront. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina badly damaged Beauvoir, which is located on Mississippi beachfront. Photo: Bill Haber, ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE In 2005, Hurricane Katrina badly damaged Beauvoir, which is located...

Photo-1159784.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 15 of 49 View of the eyewall of w:Hurricane Katrina taken on August 28, 2005, as seen from NOAA WP-3D Orion hurricane hunter aircraft before the storm made landfall on the United States Gulf Coast. View of the eyewall of w:Hurricane Katrina taken on August 28, 2005, as seen from NOAA WP-3D Orion hurricane hunter aircraft before the storm made landfall on the United States Gulf Coast. Photo: NOAA View of the eyewall of w:Hurricane Katrina taken on August 28,... Photo-3190188.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 16 of 49 Hurricane Katrina victims reach up to be helped onto an evacuation truck Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Hurricane Katrina victims reach up to be helped onto an evacuation truck Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La.

Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Hurricane Katrina victims reach up to be helped onto an evacuation... Photo-3382112.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 17 of 49 Hurricane Katrina victims are helped onto an evacuation truck Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Hurricane Katrina victims are helped onto an evacuation truck Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Hurricane Katrina victims are helped onto an evacuation truck... Photo-3382113.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 18 of 49 A Hurricane Katrina victim yells to another victim about the dreadful conditions outside the convention center Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. A Hurricane Katrina victim yells to another victim about the dreadful conditions outside the convention center Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE A Hurricane Katrina victim yells to another victim about the...

Photo-3382114.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 19 of 49 A Hurricane Katrina victim is rescued from and office building where he and 75 other hurricane victims spent two days after floodwaters from the storm invaded their homes Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. less A Hurricane Katrina victim is rescued from and office building where he and 75 other hurricane victims spent two days after floodwaters from the storm invaded their homes Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, ... more Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE A Hurricane Katrina victim is rescued from and office building... Photo-3382115.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 20 of 49 Ernest Gary, left, and Richard Boutte help Marion Lee onto a boat as she is rescued the second story window of her flooded home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La.

Ernest Gary, left, and Richard Boutte help Marion Lee onto a boat as she is rescued the second story window of her flooded home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Ernest Gary, left, and Richard Boutte help Marion Lee onto a boat... Photo-3382116.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 21 of 49 Marion Lee looks out the second story window waiting to be rescued from her flooded out home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Marion Lee looks out the second story window waiting to be rescued from her flooded out home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Marion Lee looks out the second story window waiting to be rescued...

Photo-3382117.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 22 of 49 Hiram Chapman embraces Darren Watson after Watson dropped to his knees to pray Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, outside Colton Middle School, where Chapman and Watson have been leading a community of Hurricane Katrina survivors since the storm in New Orleans, La. less Hiram Chapman embraces Darren Watson after Watson dropped to his knees to pray Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, outside Colton Middle School, where Chapman and Watson have been leading a community of Hurricane Katrina ... more Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Hiram Chapman embraces Darren Watson after Watson dropped to his... Photo-3382118.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 23 of 49 Darren Watson drops to his knees to pray outside Colton Middle School where Watson has been leading a group of Hurricane Katrina survivors living in the school Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, in New Orleans, La.

Darren Watson drops to his knees to pray outside Colton Middle School where Watson has been leading a group of Hurricane Katrina survivors living in the school Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Darren Watson drops to his knees to pray outside Colton Middle... Photo-3382119.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 24 of 49 Hurricane Katrina victims waiting outside the convention center try to help a woman suffering from a seizure Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Hurricane Katrina victims waiting outside the convention center try to help a woman suffering from a seizure Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Hurricane Katrina victims waiting outside the convention center try...

Photo-3382126.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 25 of 49 A Hurricane Katrina victim is carried out of an office building where she was one of 75 storm victims spent nearly two days after floodwaters from the storm invaded their homes Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. less A Hurricane Katrina victim is carried out of an office building where she was one of 75 storm victims spent nearly two days after floodwaters from the storm invaded their homes Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New ... more Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE A Hurricane Katrina victim is carried out of an office building... Photo-3382127.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 26 of 49 Hurricane Katrina victims are taken by boat out of their neighborhood where they have been trapped by floodwaters Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Hurricane Katrina victims are taken by boat out of their neighborhood where they have been trapped by floodwaters Sunday, Sept.

4, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Hurricane Katrina victims are taken by boat out of their... Photo-3382128.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 27 of 49 Westbound traffic is backed up over the Mississippi River Bridge as the evacuation from Hurricane Katrina continues Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, in Baton Rouge, La. Westbound traffic is backed up over the Mississippi River Bridge as the evacuation from Hurricane Katrina continues Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, in Baton Rouge, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Westbound traffic is backed up over the Mississippi River Bridge as... Photo-3382129.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 28 of 49 Search and Rescue personnel are loaded on an air boat as they go out to find people stranded by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La.

Search and Rescue personnel are loaded on an air boat as they go out to find people stranded by floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Search and Rescue personnel are loaded on an air boat as they go... Photo-3382130.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 29 of 49 A pair of women sit in a classroom at Colton Middle School Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, in New Orleans, La., where a group of about 225 Hurricane Katrina survivors have been living as a community since the storm ravaged the city. less A pair of women sit in a classroom at Colton Middle School Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, in New Orleans, La., where a group of about 225 Hurricane Katrina survivors have been living as a community since the storm ... more Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE A pair of women sit in a classroom at Colton Middle School...

Photo-3382131.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 30 of 49 Sick and injured victims of Hurricane Katrina are unloaded from ambulances to be cared for at a makeshift hospital on the campus of Louisiana State University Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Baton Rouge, La. Sick and injured victims of Hurricane Katrina are unloaded from ambulances to be cared for at a makeshift hospital on the campus of Louisiana State University Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Baton Rouge, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Sick and injured victims of Hurricane Katrina are unloaded from... Photo-3382140.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 31 of 49 Sick and injured victims of Hurricane Katrina are unloaded from ambulances to be cared for at a makeshift hospital on the campus of Louisiana State University Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Baton Rouge, La. Sick and injured victims of Hurricane Katrina are unloaded from ambulances to be cared for at a makeshift hospital on the campus of Louisiana State University Wednesday, Aug.

31, 2005, in Baton Rouge, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Sick and injured victims of Hurricane Katrina are unloaded from... Photo-3382141.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 32 of 49 Spc. Michael Mathews, of the Arkansas National Guard, talks with Jermaine Williams, 11, as relief efforts begin for the victims of Hurricane Katrina Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Spc. Michael Mathews, of the Arkansas National Guard, talks with Jermaine Williams, 11, as relief efforts begin for the victims of Hurricane Katrina Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Spc. Michael Mathews, of the Arkansas National Guard, talks with...

Photo-3382142.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 33 of 49 Stella Nelson, 41, (in blue) huddles with a group of Hurricane Katrina victims as an evacuation helicopter lands in their 8th Ward neighborhood to get them out Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Stella Nelson, 41, (in blue) huddles with a group of Hurricane Katrina victims as an evacuation helicopter lands in their 8th Ward neighborhood to get them out Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Stella Nelson, 41, (in blue) huddles with a group of Hurricane... Photo-3382145.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 34 of 49 A woman screams as she is put on a stretcher after being airlifted from her flooded out home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La.

A woman screams as she is put on a stretcher after being airlifted from her flooded out home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE A woman screams as she is put on a stretcher after being airlifted... Photo-3382147.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 35 of 49 Mary Woods holds Joshanna Miner as they sit on the median outside the convention center after the National Guard brought food and water to the Hurricane Katrina victims Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, in New Orleans. La. less Mary Woods holds Joshanna Miner as they sit on the median outside the convention center after the National Guard brought food and water to the Hurricane Katrina victims Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, in New Orleans. ... more Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Mary Woods holds Joshanna Miner as they sit on the median outside...

Photo-3382148.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 36 of 49 New Orleans aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. (Melissa Phillip / Chronicle) New Orleans aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. (Melissa Phillip / Chronicle) Photo: MELISSA PHILLIP, HOUSTON CHRONICLE New Orleans aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31,... Photo-3382149.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 37 of 49 Rain begins to fall as New Orleans police officers guard the back of a truck that they just loaded with Hurricane Katrina victims Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Rain begins to fall as New Orleans police officers guard the back of a truck that they just loaded with Hurricane Katrina victims Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Rain begins to fall as New Orleans police officers guard the back...

Photo-3382150.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 38 of 49 Hurricane Katrina victims sit outside a convenience store where they were stranded Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Hurricane Katrina victims sit outside a convenience store where they were stranded Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Hurricane Katrina victims sit outside a convenience store where... Photo-3382151.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 39 of 49 Emergency personnel call for a stretcher as they carry a woman from a helicopter after she was rescued from her flooded out home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. (Photo by Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle) HOUCHRON CAPTION (08/31/2005) SECNEWS: RESCUE SCENE: Emergency workers call for a stretcher Tuesday as they carry a woman from a helicopter after she was lifted from her flooded home in New Orleans.

less Emergency personnel call for a stretcher as they carry a woman from a helicopter after she was rescued from her flooded out home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. (Photo ... more Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Emergency personnel call for a stretcher as they carry a woman from... Photo-3382152.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 40 of 49 The window in St. Theresa of Avilia church is only partially blown out in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, in New Orleans, La. The window in St. Theresa of Avilia church is only partially blown out in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE The window in St. Theresa of Avilia church is only partially blown...

Photo-3382155.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 41 of 49 Jose Lopez carries Marion Lee from a rescue boat after she was rescued from her flooded out home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Jose Lopez carries Marion Lee from a rescue boat after she was rescued from her flooded out home caused by Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Jose Lopez carries Marion Lee from a rescue boat after she was... Photo-3382157.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 42 of 49 Thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees wait outside the convention center to be evacuated on buses that never came Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees wait outside the convention center to be evacuated on buses that never came Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans. La.

Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees wait outside the convention... Photo-3382167.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 43 of 49 Hurricane Katrina victims line up to receive food and water from National Guard units outside the convention center Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Hurricane Katrina victims line up to receive food and water from National Guard units outside the convention center Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, in New Orleans. La. Photo: BRETT COOMER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Hurricane Katrina victims line up to receive food and water from... Photo-3382182.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 44 of 49 A man walks through a neighborhood damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 in Gulfport, Miss. A man walks through a neighborhood damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005 in Gulfport, Miss. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP A man walks through a neighborhood damaged by Hurricane Katrina...

Photo-3382205.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 45 of 49 People look at the bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Saint Louis Bay, Miss. People look at the bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Saint Louis Bay, Miss. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP People look at the bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday,... Photo-3382231.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 46 of 49 Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, a day after Katrina passed through the city. Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, a day after Katrina passed through the city. Photo: DAVID J. PHILLIP, AP Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans,...

Photo-3382243.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 47 of 49 New Orleans aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. (Melissa Phillip / Chronicle) New Orleans aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. (Melissa Phillip / Chronicle) Photo: MELISSA PHILLIP, HOUSTON CHRONICLE New Orleans aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31,... Photo-3382280.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 48 of 49 Screaming "My patient is not dead, my patient is not dying! All she needs is oxygen!" Sarah Johnson seeks help Sept. 1, 2005, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for the woman she cares for, whom she declined to identify. less Screaming "My patient is not dead, my patient is not dying! All she needs is oxygen!" Sarah Johnson seeks help Sept. 1, 2005, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for the woman she cares for, whom she ... more Photo: .

Screaming "My patient is not dead, my patient is not dying!... Photo-3353196.48166 - Houston Chronicle Image 49 of 49 Outbrain AR 6 Item-38488.48166 - Houston Chronicle Hurricane Katrina anniversary 1000+ images about Hurricane Katrina on Pinterest | Katrina photo, Real angels and Hurricane katrina aftermath Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina: flooding in New Orleans 1 Hurricane Katrina: flooding in New Orleans 1 The arrival of hurricane Katrina (animated). Source: Wikipedia On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina landed in the state of Louisiana in the United States of America. Approximately one million people from Louisiana had been evacuated. On August 28 there was 30% chance that Katrina would pass over New Orleans. From the city of New Orleans about 80% of the 500,000 residents left, before the hurricane arrived. Those that stayed behind suffered heavy floods after the dikes breached in many places. Approximately 80% of the city was under water as a result.

In some neighbourhoods the water rose several meters high. About 1100 people died. Approximately 100,000 homes were affected, the damage is estimated at 30 billion dollars. (Source: HKV Consultants and TU Delft, 2007. Two years after Katrina.) A number of smaller places in the vicinity were badly hit by the hurricane winds and rain. Location and overview of New Orleans. Source: TU Delft Louisiana is flat and has a marshy coast. New Orleans is in the Mississippi delta on the Gulf of Mexico, under sea level, next to a large lake, Pontchartrain. The aerial picture shows you the location. (aerial picture). Louisiana has a subtropical climate. A hurricane is a huge storm with winds that spin round the eye of the storm: a low pressure area where there is almost no wind. A hurricane can only develop above water of at least 26,5 ˚ C warm. Read and hear more about hurricanes here . Eventually, the hurricane past right by New Orleans. The water in the lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne was surged up so high by the wind that the pressure on the dikes got too much.

The damage by the wind and the rain was bad enough, but the real destruction began when the dikes breached in many places and the water flowed into the city. People who had stayed at home, went to higher parts of town, if they could. Other people drowned or got trapped in their houses. Rescue workers evacuated people from their flooded houses the next days. Some people still refused to leave, because they were afraid of pillage or because their pets could not come with them. Here , on the website nola.com, you can see where the dikes breached and how the water, step by step, entered the city. CBBC Newsround | World | Katrina's effect on New Orleans Katrina's effect on New Orleans Why was New Orleans so badly affected by Hurricane Katrina? New Orleans is in a really vulnerable position for hurricanes. It lies above the Gulf of Mexico, where lots of the huge storms start. The Mississippi river runs through the middle of town, and Lake Pontchartrain is to its north. Because the city is on ground which is below sea level, these things combine to put it in a dangerous position for flooding. What defences did the city have aginst flooding, and why didn't they work?

The river and the lake are higher than the city, but are kept in place by high banks of earth called levees. These natural feaures have been built up, and the city also has a range of pumps to drain water away. But the defences were only designed to hold off a direct hit from a category three hurricane. Katrina was a category five, the strongest type. Although the centre of the hurricane didn't hit the city, floods caused by heavy rain broke down parts of the levees. How bad is the damage? Up to 80% of the city has been flooded, but experts say it would have been much worse if Katrina had directly hit New Orleans. It's feared thousands of people have been drowned, and there are now worries that the water could spread disease among the survivors. Why isn't the water going down? Although New Orleans' defences didn't keep the water out, the high earth walls stopped the water from draining back into the river. The pumps which normally help keep the city dry have also been damaged by the storm. It's thought it could be months or years before New Orleans recovers.

Hurricane Season Hurricane Katrina Facts for Kids | KidzSearch.com Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season . It was the most expensive natural disaster , as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States . Parts of the states of Mississippi and Alabama were also badly damaged or flooded. It was the most expensive and one of the deadliest natural disasters in the history of the United States (at $ 108 billion in damage). Over 1,800 people were killed by the storm, with 1,577 in Louisiana and 238 in Mississippi. However, the worst property damage was in coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, such as all Mississippi beachfront towns, which were flooded over 90% in hours, as boats and casino barges rammed buildings, pushing cars and houses inland, with waters reaching 6–12 miles (10–19 km) from the beach.

In Alabama, large fishing boats, a small ship, and an oil rig came ashore, as beach homes and coastal buildings were flooded by waters 11–22 ft deep (3–6 m). Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and the second Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm formed over the Bahamas on August 23, where it moved east and hit Florida as a Category 1 hurricane two days later. Katrina then crossed over Florida and strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico . The storm then hit Louisiana and Mississippi on the morning of August 29. The leftovers of Katrina then died out over the Great Lakes on August 31. The damages Katrina brought were so bad that 80% of New Orleans was flooded when the levees to the city broke. [2] [3] Most of the people killed by Katrina were thought to have died from drowning. Because of Katrina's effect on the US, the hurricane was known to be one of the most deadly hurricanes in US history.

Contents Main article: List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes Hurricane Katrina began as Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005. The depression later strengthened into a tropical storm on the morning of August 24 where the storm was also named Katrina. Katrina continued to move into Florida, and became a Category 1 hurricane only two hours before it made landfall around Hallandale Beach on the morning of August 25. The storm weakened over land, but became a hurricane again while entering the Gulf of Mexico. [4] Katrina began to gain strength very quickly after entering the Gulf, partly because of the storm moving over to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. [5] On August 27, Hurricane Katrina reached Category 3 strength on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale , becoming the third major hurricane of the season. An "eyewall replacement cycle" once made Katrina stop becoming stronger for a short moment, but made Katrina to become nearly twice as large in the end.

Katrina again began to quickly strengthen, reaching Category 5 strength on the morning of August 28 and reached its strongest point with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 902 mbar . Katrina's minimal pressure measurement made it the fourth most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record at the time, only to be beaten by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma later in the season. In addition, Katrina was also the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico at the time (a record also later broken by Rita). [4] Katrina made its second landfall on August 29 as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) near St. Bernard , Louisiana. [4] At landfall, hurricane-force winds reached outward 120 miles (190 km) from the center and the storm's central pressure was 920 mbar. After moving over southeastern Louisiana, it made its third landfall over New Orleans, Louisiana and the levees where not made to withstand that much water and ended up collapsing leading to massive flooding.

Katrina kept its hurricane strength well into Mississippi, but began to weaken later, finally losing hurricane strength more than 150 miles (240 km) inland near Meridian , Mississippi. Katrina weakened to a tropical depression near Clarksville , Tennessee , but its remains were last seen around the eastern Great Lakes on August 31 when it died. The leftover extratropical cyclone moved quickly to the northeast and affected Ontario and Quebec . [4] Movie American movie maker Spike Lee made a HBO documentary "When The Levees Broke" that shows the extensive damage in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The documentary suggests that the damage caused was due to the inability of the levees to weather the storm or a probable sabotage. The documentary also suggests that the federal government did a poor job of disaster management. Resources arrived after several days. Most of the people who died did so from drowning. People on the roofs of their houses avoiding the flood Retirement See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names The name Katrina was retired for the record breaking damage, the deaths, and the economic impact. This means that it will not be used as a name for any new storms in the future.

A new name, Katia, replaced it for 2011. Other pages 1000+ images about Hurricane Katrina 2005 on Pinterest | Hurricane katrina, Hurricane katrina new orleans and New orleans The Bay Bridge on US Highway 90, (Biloxi to Ocean Springs) damaged by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005 See More Hurricane Katrina 10 years later: How the Superdome helped people in New Orleans You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience. Hurricane Katrina 10 years later: How the Superdome helped people in New Orleans < PREVIOUS SLIDE SLIDE 1 of 7 NEXT SLIDE > Safe haven On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and headed directly for New Orleans. Many of the city’s citizens took refuge in one of its iconic buildings: the Superdome, home of the Saints. We look back at some of the most powerful images from that day and week.

© AFP/Getty Images Hospitals still closed after Katrina | NOLA.com Hospitals still closed after Katrina comments Hurricane Katrina closed half of the hospitals in the seven-parish area, including all of those based in New Orleans, and some may not reopen. Several hospitals - most notably the Charity and University hospital campuses operated by a branch of Louisiana State University - will have to undergo intense structural studies before anyone can even talk about reopening them, said John J. "Jack" Finn, president of the Metropolitan Hospital Council of New Orleans. Of the approximately 4,000 employees both campuses had before Katrina, about 2,500 haven't checked in since, spokesman Marvin McGraw said, adding that it isn't certain whether Charity will reopen. "It would take pretty close to a miracle for a hospital with a badly damaged electrical and mechanical system (to reopen), " Finn said. "I can't imagine anyone spending $50 million to $100 million to put it in the condition that it was in before." The potential loss of Charity, compounded by the diminished capacity of private health-care providers, is a double whammy for the New Orleans area.

"What we have in New Orleans is the loss of the huge public hospital and the capacity that was relied on for the city's and the state's large uninsured population for their care, " said Diane Rowland, executive director at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "Plus we have a loss of private-hospital capacity. Even if they reopen, it will take some time to get them back in shape." "There's no way I can imagine how other hospitals with reduced capacity and far more limited outpatient capacity can absorb what Charity was doing if Charity can't reopen." Charity, the 66-year-old state-owned colossus on Tulane Avenue, is the principal teaching hospital for Louisiana's doctors, and it provides an array of services that poor people would have a difficult time getting elsewhere, Rowland said. Charity also operates the area's only Level One trauma center, a member of an elite group of hospitals that are equipped to handle the most serious emergencies. Dr. Vincent Berkley, chief medical officer for Indian Health Service, the federal health program for American Indians and Alaska natives, is leading a U.S. Public Hospital Administration team overseeing the restoration of healthcare in New Orleans.

The goal is to rebuild the area's hospital capacity in an integrated and incremental manner, with hospitals sharing information about the services they are prepared to offer. In the meantime, disaster medical assistance teams that work with doctors, nurses and pharmacy services to provide urgent medical care to communities without hospitals have been set up. And the emergency medical service systems in Orleans and Jefferson parishes are working together to transport patients to whatever hospitals can accommodate them. A dozen hospitals in the New Orleans area continue to operate, including Ochsner Clinic Foundation in Jefferson, East Jefferson General Hospital and West Jefferson General Hospital in Marrero. Kenner Regional Medical Center and Touro Infirmary are operating their emergency rooms. And this week Kenner Regional was cleared to reopen some inpatient beds, a spokesman for the hospital's owner said. Tulane-Lakeside Hospital in Metairie reopened Friday. Although Lakeside specializes in women's health, the hospital will offer additional services to help meet the community's immediate needs, said Jeff Prescott, spokesman for HCA Inc., the hospital's parent company. Children's Hospital has a projected opening date of Oct. 10, depending on the return of city services. All acute-care hospitals in St.

Tammany Parish remain open, including North Shore Regional Medical Center in Slidell, as well as River Parishes Hospital in LaPlace and St. Charles Parish Hospital in Luling. As the hospitals work to reopen, hospital administrators must balance the community's need for medical care with their own fiscal health. "The challenge a hospital CEO faces is how to bring in additional staff when you don't know what the patient load is going to be to provide work for that staff, " Berkley said. "They've got to pay them to be there to work, but at the same time they've got to have work for them to do." At the same time, hospitals may lose staff members who are unable or unwilling to return to the area. "Nurses are being hired away because many of them have no homes here and no schools where they can send their children. The human-resources side is not attractive, " Finn said. Already 5,944 doctors were displaced in the 10 parishes in Louisiana and Mississippi flooded by Katrina. That figure doesn't include doctors working as administrators or researchers, only those caring for patients. Of those, 4,486 were in Orleans, Jefferson and St.

Bernard parishes, according to Thomas Ricketts, a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill professor who conducted a study on displaced physicians. The study is based on data from the American Medical Association, information on areas that flooded and the locations where doctors practiced. More than half the displaced doctors were specialists, including 1,292 primary care doctors and 272 obstetricians nad gynecologists. Half of the 1,300 medical students at Louisiana State University and Tulane moved to other programs, mostly in Baton Rouge and East Texas. The problem is that many doctors won't come back. For physicians, once they get busy practicing elsewhere, the reasons for not coming back build up, Ricketts said. Medicine "is a fairly complex, high-order service that requires a great deal of coordination and cooperation among professions, " Ricketts said. Doctors need patients, nurses, pharmacies, medical records staff, X-ray technicians and other specialists to support them, he said.

"Just having a doctor open the door does not mean you can provide modern medicine." This week Tenet Healthcare notified the approximately 2,400 employees of Memorial and Lindy Boggs medical centers that they would be laid off at the end of October since it's clear those hospitals will be closed for at least six months, a company spokesman said. Both lost power and flooded when levees broke after Hurricane Katrina. Workers there are being given the opportunity to apply for work at Tenet's 67 other hospitals spread through 13 states, said Steve Campanini said. Both Methodist Hospital and Chalmette ( Katrina photos: The early days in St. Bernard ) Medical Center took on water, and its parent company, UHS Inc., has started surveying the damage. UHS has 2,800 employees spread among the five New Orleans area hospitals it operates and they are still being paid. UHS hasn't decided how long that will continue, spokesman Nick Ragone said, but the company will continue health insurance benefits for workers at Chalmette and Methodist through the end of the year, he said.

Ragone said UHS is offering jobs to employees at its 85 hospitals around the country and some have taken advantage of the offer.

Question: What was the name of the hurricane that badly damaged New Orleans in 2005?
Answer: Katrina