Corps Operation Officer for the Salvation Army of Enid, OK., Capt. David Brittle, joins Morning Joe to discuss the devastation from Hurricane Katrina.

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, a Salvation Army captain reflects on his dangerous rescue mission and how tragedy led him to find purpose in helping others.

While Hurricane Katrina's toll didn't become clear for days, the storm ultimately led to nearly 1,400 deaths, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Like tens of thousands of people across New Orleans, Batiste and her family were left stranded in their home due to the floodwaters brought by Katrina, the devastation of which is revisited in the ABC News special "Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years After the Storm with Robin Roberts."

A People's Recovery Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina', Trymaine Lee, joins Morning Joe to discuss the new documentary.

A brief summary of key facts and figures related to the storm, which changed New Orleans forever and remains the costliest U.S. hurricane on record.

Now-retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led military recovery operations in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina while thousands remained stranded and most of the city was still under water, says some

Hurricane Katrina forced major changes in how the country responds to disasters. Now, those reforms are in jeopardy.

Hurricane Katrina devastated Bayou la Batre, Alabama, in 2005, causing extensive damage to the fishing town. Despite receiving aid, including $2.1 million from the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, the town feels overlooked compared to other areas affected by the ...

Total damages from Katrina surpassed $125 billion, making it the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Entire coastal communities were obliterated, and some of the lowest-lying — and poorest — New Orleans neighborhoods were wiped out by a storm surge that reached as high as 28 feet.