Landfall in Louisiana
At 6:10 a.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish as a strong Category 3 storm, with wind speeds estimated at 127 mph and a central pressure of 920 mb.
• Video: Anniversary coverage from WWL-TV
• Photos: More images from Aug. 29, 2005
• Multimedia: A Year After the Heartbreak
• By 7 p.m., Katrina had weakened to a tropical storm over Mississippi.
• The first editorial about Hurricane Katrina in The Dallas Morning News began this way: For nearly four years, we've all wondered what would happen if we lost an entire American city to the actions of terrorists. But what happens if the terrorist turns out to be Mother Nature?
• Katrina's potential effect on energy prices was also reported.
• Multimedia: More Then and Now comparisons