Remembering Hurricane Katrina

Ten years ago, those who lived along the Gulf Coast, experienced one of the worst natural disasters to date: Hurricane Katrina.

Ten years ago today meteorologist Robert Ricks wrote the scariest forecast ever. He was right. #Katrina pic.twitter.com/KO4SQ1Wp2r

— Dale Arnold (@DaleEArnold) August 28, 2015

Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug 29, 2005. “At least 1,833 people died in the hurricane and subsequent floods. It was the costliest natural disaster is U.S. history,” reports CNN.

Much of New Orleans was underwater and parts of the city were in ruins. Homes, buildings, churches completely destroyed.

Rebuilding took time but it did happen.

Slowly life returned to normal for those in the Gulf Coast region.

According to datacenterresearch.org “The population of New Orleans fell from 484,674 before Katrina (April 2000) to an estimated 230,172 after Katrina (July 2006) — a decrease of 254,502 people and a loss of over half of the city’s population.(1) By July of 2014, the population was back up to 384,320 — 79% of what it was in 2000.”

After Katrina, some Gulf Coast residents sought housing in other states where they had family or friends. We want to hear from any of our readers who may have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. Did you move to Middle Tennessee after Hurricane Katrina? Did you have family and friends in the Gulf Coast region? Leave us a comment below.

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