The Coast Guard says it has saved more people since Hurricane Katrina struck than it has in the last 50 years. CNN's Karl Penhaul reports on some of the daring rescues. (3:10)
Water overwhelmed sections of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, the longest bridge in the world, and caused damage to several sections of the bridge. Before Katrina, more than 30,000 cars crossed Lake Pontchartrain each weekday via the causeway.
SLIDELL, LOUISIANA
A town's recovery
After devastating flooding of his community, Slidell Mayor Ben Morris is looking forward to his town's recovery from "a very bad bump in the road."
Residents were allowed to return to their homes for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck to retrieve belongings.
The Coast Guard says it has saved more people since Hurricane Katrina struck than it has in the last 50 years. CNN's Karl Penhaul reports on some of the daring rescues. (3:10)
First looks at destroyed homes are devastating, but some residents said their gloom was buoyed by a desire to move on and rebuild.
The residents of Plaquemines Parish struggle to put their lives back on track after the storm and levee break took a toll there, too. (2:35)
The residents of flooded St. Bernard Parish got outside assistance even later than New Orleans. (2:14)
CNN's Rusty Dornin reports that pumping New Orleans' polluted floodwaters into Lake Pontchartrain will certainly spell trouble for it. (2:27)
Water overwhelmed sections of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, the longest bridge in the world, and caused damage to several sections of the bridge. Before Katrina, more than 30,000 cars crossed Lake Pontchartrain each weekday via the causeway.
After devastating flooding of his community, Slidell Mayor Ben Morris is looking forward to his town's recovery from "a very bad bump in the road."
Much of New Orleans was flooded after storm surges broke through levees built to protect the city. Find out how the city plans to dry out.