Reflections and lessons of Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later
August 30, 2025
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as posted by the channel"This is the Emergency Broadcast System. This is not a test." Actor and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce recalls the chill that message sent through his body. Hurricane Katrina had passed, but the city’s levees had broken, filling it up “like a bathtub.” On this 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Pierce, along with survivor Dr. Courtney Jackson and WDSU New Orleans anchor Travers Mackel join Tom Llamas in a roundtable discussion about what went terribly wrong and why we should never forget.
Watch NBC News' Al Roker dive deep into the stories behind Katrina and this century's most notable hurricanes
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