BBC
Bbc: Mapping the Destruction: New Orleans
Interactive map that allows you to see before and after pictures of areas of New Orleans. There are also two enlightening videos that shows the conditions of New Orleans in the days immediately after Hurricane Katrina.
CNN
Cnn: Hurricane Katrina
Comprehensive look at Hurricane Katrina. Photos, interactive media, video, news stories, and a lot more can be found on this page.
CNN
Cnn: New Orleans Disaster Plan: Get Out of Town
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Homeland Security announces the new evacuation plan for New Orleans in case of disaster. This interesting article also recaps evacuation problems that plagued New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, as well...
CNN
Cnn: Ninth Ward, Six Months Later
Captivating photo slideshow that shows a section of New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina. The damage in the photos is obvious.
CNN
Cnn: Katrina Evacuees Weigh Possible Return
In-depth report examining Hurricane Katrina evacuees and discussing the issues they face as they decide to move back to New Orleans. The New Orleans levee system, living conditions, Mayor Nagin's plan to rebuild New Orleans, and other...
CNN
Cnn: People: Evacues Across the Nation
Interactive map that shows the displacement of people across the United States, which was caused by Hurricane Katrina. In particular, interactive maps of the number of people applying for FEMA aid, number of evacuees enrolled in schools,...
CNN
Cnn: One Family's Story
Enchanting web page that chronicles the Green family, who was impacted by Hurricane Katrina. This interactive page has a family tree, video of their plight, photographic gallery, maps, etc. This sad story, yet brilliant report, is an...
CNN
Cnn: Rescue and Relief
Interactive map that takes you to information, news, photos, and videos of Hurricane Katrina. Excellent source.
BBC
Bbc: Homes Pledge for Katrina Victims
BBC News reports on the Hurricane Katrina response as well as the continued search and rescue of New Orleans that continues. Report also includes a report of the discovery of victims found in a hospital. Photographic essay and a video...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Newsmaker: Fema's Mike Brown
The director of FEMA, Mike Brown, who is in charge of the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief effort, discusses the conditions of the areas hit, the evacuation effort, and the government's response. Audio, video, and a transcript of this...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Rebuilding Lives in Houston
Houston, Texas, was one of the places that thousands of evacuees from New Orleans fled to during Hurricane Katrina. This report delves into their lives, the search for missing family members, and the road to recovery. Audio, video, and a...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
Outstanding in-depth coverage of the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit the United States in August, 2005. News reports, audio, video, and lesson plans can be found on this page.
Other
Katrina: The Storm We Always Feared
Nola.com has very thorough coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Included are news stories, photo slideshows, Interactive media, timeline, official documents, audio, and video resources. Excellent Hurricane Katrina resource.
Other
Katrina Survivors Glimpse the Places They Called Home
The American Red Cross covers the return of Hurricane Katrina survivors to their homes in this September, 2005, article.
CBS
Cbs News: Hurricane Katrina Photo Essay (Mississippi)
Resource illustrates the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in this interactive photo essay.
BBC
Bbc: Police Told to Clear New Orleans
As New Orleans remained underwater, fears of pollution, health hazards, and safety moved Mayor Ray Nagin to order a mandatory evacuation of the city. Photos accompany the September, 2005 article.
BBC
Bbc: Thousands Return to New Orleans
Learn about the formation of the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, the return home of many who were evacuated by Hurricane Katrina, and the post-disaster problems in New Orleans. A video report accompanies this article. (September, 2005)
BBC
Bbc: New Orleans' Victims in Crisis
Brief BBC News report portraying the plight of some of the people stranded in New Orleans and effected by Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
BBC
Bbc: Help 'Too Late' to Save Patients
BBC News reports that a number of patients hospitalized in New Orleans died before they could be evacuated from the city very heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
CNN
Cnn: Living Alone
CNN features an audio slideshow that chronicles the return home of a man that had spent four months in an evacuation shelter.
CNN
Cnn: Life Inside a Fema Trailer
Captivating audio slide show that details a family's experience in a FEMA trailer after they were displaced from their home by Hurricane Katrina.
CNN
Cnn: Criticism of Fema's Katrina Response Deserved
The Department of Homeland Security acknowledges problems with FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina. This article also has a link to the 218-page report that also offers recommendations that would improve FEMA's emergency response.
CNN
Cnn: Homeland Security Chief Defends Katrina Response
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, defended the department's response to Hurricane Katrina as he testified in the Senate. Article is from February, 2006.