Nation Sep 19 Looking back on 10 years since the Gulf Coast’s ‘forgotten storm,’ Hurricane Rita By PBS News Hour
World Sep 15 Watch Texas Coast Reels From Hurricane Ike’s Destruction Days after Hurricane Ike made heavy landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast Friday, thousands of residents remain without power and water, and many evacuees are still unable to return to their homes because of flooding. Tom Bearden reports from Texas…
World Sep 11 Watch Thousands of Texans Flee Oncoming Hurricane Ike Federal and state authorities have organized an evacuation and communication program to prepare for Hurricane Ike, which is expected to hit the Texas Gulf Coast late Friday. Houston Mayor Bill White explains the extensive measures being taken before winds and…
World Aug 30 New Orleans Orders Mandatory Evacuation as Gustav Strengthens New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the mandatory evacuation of his city late Saturday as Hurricane Gustav strengthened to a Category 4 storm and moved toward the Gulf Coast, triggering an estimated 1 million residents all along the region to… By PBS News Hour
Education Jun 02 Watch Graduations Mark the End of a Traumatic Year for New Orleans Schools John Merrow has been reporting on the efforts of New Orleans schools to remain open in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, which destroyed much of the infrastructure of the school systems in the Gulf Coast.
Sep 26 Officials Continue Search for Stranded in Wake of Rita By PBS News Hour Police and other emergency workers continued to scour flooded communities in Louisiana and Texas Monday for those stranded after Hurricane Rita caused widespread flooding Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 24 Rita Roars Ashore Along Mostly Deserted Gulf Coast By PBS News Hour Hurricane Rita plowed into the Gulf Coast along the Texas-Louisiana border early Saturday, causing significant wind damage and some flooding. Continue reading
Sep 23 Hurricane Rita Weakens Slightly; Bus of Evacuees Catches Fire By PBS News Hour Hurricane Rita bore down on Texas and southwestern Louisiana with 135 mph winds Friday, creating widespread traffic jams as hundreds of thousands of residents raced to safer ground and raising fears of another catastrophic flood in New Orleans. Continue reading