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City of New Orleans officials and community leaders gathered Friday, Aug. 29, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with an annual wreath laying ceremony.

Placing your bets for LSU vs Clemson

The LSU Tigers take on the Clemson Tigers for the first football game of the season on Saturday.

Aug. 29, 2025, Top Headlines for New Orleans

The Tigers will don a Peggy Martin rose sticker on their helmets

20th Anniversary march and second line starting at the levee wall breach in the Lower 9th Ward

This research facility studies the Mississippi River and our coast

"There was nothing here. It was just devastated," store owner Lloyd Lincoln said.

The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal barrier is protecting vulnerable communities, like the Lower 9th Ward, from dangerous storm surge. Located on Lake Borgne, the 26-foot-tall, 1.8-mile-long protective infrastructure was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers post-Hurricane Katrina.

Interfaith prayer service to be held for Katrina anniversary in New Orleans

The family of Bryan Vasquez finally received answers Tuesday, after the United Cajun Navy located the 12-year-old’s body in a lagoon in New Orleans East.