Hurricane Katrina, with 140 mile-per-hour winds, was one of the deadliest natural disasters to ever strike the United States. It impacted more than 93,000 square miles, caused approximately $100 billion in damage, and displaced more than 770,000 people. Worse still, it killed more than 1,300 people, leaving many families devastated. For some, the most lasting image or memory of Hurricane Katrina was the city of New Orleans where the media televised the daily struggles of the city’s inhabitants.