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40 years ago the area was hit and flooded by Hurricane Betsy. While Betsy was bad, Katrina…

A massive pile of storm debris—mattresses, insulation, furniture, and household wreckage—stretches along a roadside, with orange safety fencing and trees visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

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Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

40 years ago the area was hit and flooded by Hurricane Betsy. While Betsy was bad, Katrina was far worse.

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“40 years ago the area was hit and flooded by Hurricane Betsy. While Betsy was bad, Katrina…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3573.