Here are some facts about Hurricane Katrina:
-Slammed into New Orleans on August 29, 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane
-'Katrina' had sustained winds of 201 kilometers an hour when it came ashore
-80-percent of New Orleans flooded after its protective levees were breached
-1,800 people were killed
-More than 1,000,000 residents were forced from their homes
-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given about $14 billion to improve levees and flood walls in the New Orleans area
-Slammed into New Orleans on August 29, 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane
-'Katrina' had sustained winds of 201 kilometers an hour when it came ashore
-80-percent of New Orleans flooded after its protective levees were breached
-1,800 people were killed
-More than 1,000,000 residents were forced from their homes
-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given about $14 billion to improve levees and flood walls in the New Orleans area