Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters flew overhead, rocking the Athletic Administration Building and kicking up dirt in the Bernie Moore Track Stadium as it became a makeshift helipad.
A fire truck was parked...
“Rebirth” is a word synonymous with New Orleans.
It’s a word that’s also synonymous with the life of LSU alumna and Passion Dance Center CEO Tamika Jett.
A year before Hurricane...
LSU assistant professor of screenwriting Zack Godshall’s movie, “Low and Behold,” portrays the human aspects of a natural disaster.
“Low and Behold,” filmed in 2006, monthsa...
Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in late August 2005 devastating vital aspects of its neighborhoods. Music venues were no exception.
As residents returned, the local venues picked up the pieces...
Artist, writer, chef, teacher and LSU Communication across the Curriculum studio coordinator Vincent Cellucci is a man of many talents, each of them affected by Hurricane Katrina. His poetry, though, proves...
On Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 — two days before Hurricane Katrina made landfall — LSU anounced classes would be canceled Monday.
Then-LSU Chancellor Sean O’Keefe, LSUPD, student affairs...
When Hurricane Katrina stormed through South Louisiana 10 years ago, LSU administration was unprepared for the Category 3 afflictions they would suffer both during and post-devastation.
Former assistant...
For more than 24 hours, LSU gymnasts rode out Hurricane Katrina together in the safety of West Campus Apartments, 107 miles west of the eye of the storm.
Half the team had no idea what was heading its...
The fourth grade of Ursuline Academy in New Orleans sat, hands raised, in religion class on Friday, August 27th. Each of us said a quick intention before the beginning of class. “I pray that the...
If we want to prevent another Hurricane Katrina, we need to talk about coastal erosion.
If you’re from Louisiana, you probably know our levee system is killing our state’s ecosystem. If you...
North of LSU sits dilapidated shotgun houses, broken down vehicles, a lack of grocery stores and an environment unfriendly to those wishing to rise above it. The scene is similar to the Lower 9th Ward...
I feel sorry for anyone with the name Katrina. There’s a chance you will lose friends before you even make them.
Ten years later and we’re still putting up a strong fight against the aftermath...
![The Gulf Coast of Grand Isle and nearby marshes face threats of coastal erosion. [Above] Grand Isle is the state's only inhabited barrier island.](https://lsureveille.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/33f1199e902ec3e6069cc4d0e7ebe299-1.jpg)
