We'll Never Forget, We'll Never Forgive

[via Wikipedia]

Hurricane Katrina... ma[de] its second and third landfalls as a Category 3 storm on the morning of August 29 in southeast Louisiana and at the Louisiana/Mississippi state line, respectively….

At least 1,836 people lost their lives in Hurricane Katrina and in the subsequent floods... The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion (2005 U.S. dollars) in damage, making it the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. The catastrophic failure of the flood protection in New Orleans prompted immediate review of the Army Corps of Engineers, which has, by congressional mandate, sole responsibility for design and construction of the flood protection and levee systems.

There was also widespread criticism of the federal, state and local governments' reaction to the storm, which resulted in an investigation by the U.S. Congress, and the resignation of Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael D. Brown.

Conversely, the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service were widely commended for accurate forecasts and abundant lead time.