Reveille The Daily
MONDAY, AUGUST 31 2015 Volume 120 · No. 6
10 YEARS LATER Today, The Daily Reveille remembers the 10th anniversary and devastation of Hurricane Katrina
THE DAILY REVEILLE ARCHIVES
HURRICANE KATRINA TIMELINE 7 a.m. Hurricane reaches Category 5 status.
A National Weather Service bulletin predicted the system would have “devastating damage.”
New Orleans CBS affiliate,WWL-TV evacuates and sets up in Hodges Hall.
“Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras, Louisiana, at 6:10 a.m. By 9:00 a.m., levee breaches flooded New Orleans’ lower 9th Ward with six to eight feet of water. Two hours later St. Bernard Parish, east of the city, was estimated to be under 10 feet of water.”
LSU Office of Public Affairs distributes news release requesting faculty and staff return to campus on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Classes are expected to resume Thursday, Sept. 1.
LSU professional staff members sleep in the Student Recreation Complex to be prepared for a quick opening the following day.
KATRINA STRIKES
The LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute staff in Shreveport is activated.
see TIMELINE, page 2
12:40 a.m. Hurricane Katrina was designated a Category 4 hurricane.
design by APRIL AHMED
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Monday classes are cancelled.
Hurricane Preparation
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Hurricane Preparation
compiled by QUINT FORGEY and ROSE VELAZQUEZ