Why it matters: The abandoned theme park is one of the city's most visible reminders left from Hurricane Katrina's ...

Katrina made landfall as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds in excess of 135 mph. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Hurricane Katrina rampaged New Orleans ... Texas, after a small group ...

New Orleans continued its tradition of a Mardi Gras celebration the year after Katrina. Businesses reopened, particularly in areas popular with tourists. And music was again heard in a city famed ...