Hurricane Katrina Timeline (2005)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2005-09-02
Duration: 00:04:36
Subjects: Hurricanes | Hurricane Katrina, 2005 | Natural Disasters | Nagin, Ray, 1956- | Blanco, Kathleen Babineaux, 1942- | Hurricane damage | Flood damage | FLOODS | LEVEES | Vitter, David | United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency | Disaster response and recovery
Contributors:
- Ekings, Robyn Host
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Ekings, Robyn Producer
- Gautreaux, Kevin Editor
- Nagin, Ray Interviewee
- Blanco, Kathleen Speaker
- Vitter, David Speaker
- Lokey, Bill Speaker
Description
This segment from the September 2, 2005, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Robyn Ekings’ report on the Hurricane Katrina timeline. It includes: an interview with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin discussing his conversation with the head of the National Weather Service on the necessity of calling for a mandatory evacuation of the city; a press conference with Governor Kathleen Blanco addressing the failure of two drainage canal levees in New Orleans and the subsequent flooding; United States Senator David Vitter talking about the historic destruction caused by the storm; Governor Blanco’s appearance on CNN discussing the evacuation efforts in New Orleans; and Bill Lokey of FEMA discussing his agency’s deployment of resources to help with aftermath of the storm. This story includes footage courtesy of WWL-TV in New Orleans. Hosts: Robyn Ekings and Charlie Whinham