ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE — WWL-TV LIVE BROADCAST Original Air Date: Saturday, August 27, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Coverage: The Day Before Landfall This rare footage from WWL-TV in New Orleans captures the critical hours before Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Recorded live on August 27, 2005, this broadcast shows the mounting concern across Southeast Louisiana as meteorologists, reporters and anchors began urging residents to evacuate and prepare for what would become one of the deadliest and most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history. Katrina struck on Monday, August 29, 2005, flooding 80% of New Orleans, breaching levees and leaving behind a humanitarian crisis that revealed long-standing issues of inequality, infrastructure failure and government response. 📌 Related Content: WWLTV: https://www.wwltv.com/katrina20 Watch: https://www.wwltv.com/watch WWL Louisiana investigation leads officials to identify unknown Katrina victim after 20 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k35TQvLhSss&list=PL5rtbtQPnKpqRyGx3zUr8vzE21OoX0oSZ&index=4&t=684s Frank Davis Interviews Pete Fountain on Katrina's Impact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR_4R4nYESc&list=PL5rtbtQPnKpqRyGx3zUr8vzE21OoX0oSZ&index=41 Katrina Memorial Rebuilt in Lower 9th Ward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjiWCJ7tdUY&list=PL5rtbtQPnKpqRyGx3zUr8vzE21OoX0oSZ&index=45 #HurricaneKatrina #WWLTV #NewOrleans #KatrinaAnniversary #ArchivalFootage #2005 #HurricaneHistory #NOLAStrong