Hurricane Katrina was marked by intense grief and loss for those on the Gulf Coast, but just as potent was a feeling of frustration toward authority. It was a time of institutional failure. After the...

When Hurricane Katrina bore down on Louisiana in 2005, a traffic plan designed at LSU moved hundreds of thousands out of danger. The system, known as contraflow, reversed interstate lanes to double outbound...

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...