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WATCH: Wreath laying ceremony to commemorate Hurricane Katrina 15 years later

NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 29, 2005) - Flooded roadways can be seen as the Coast Guard conducts initial Hurricane Katrina damage assessment overflights here today. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Niemi

NEW ORLEANS – On Saturday morning, Mayor Cantrell and local leaders gathered to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

On August 29, 2005, the category three hurricane wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast.


Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic flooding when levees failed around New Orleans and more than 1800 people died and one million people were displaced.

It was the costliest natural disaster in US history.