
Hurricane Katrina News Facts:
Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 storm in the hurricane season of 2005. The news coverage was extensive and covered the damage of the hurricane in the US states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Two levees broke that were protecting New Orleans from Lake Pontchartrain. The failure of these levees caused about 80% of New Orleans to flood.
According the news Katrina hit the US in Louisiant on the August, 29 2005.