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On Sept. 2, 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS."His city, one of Americas most historic and gracious urban centers, had been devastated b

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm devastated the region and its citizens. But its

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In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only