New Orleans: One Year After the Levees Were Breached It’s been one (1) year since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. However, when it struck New Orleans it was only about a Category 2. The great devastation there was due to four (4) levees being breached, a catastrophe that could have been prevented. The Issue Wonk looks at some of the more interesting facts about what is going on in that great city.
