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Katrina slams Gulf Coast  
Hurricane floods New Orleans, moves inland

Monday, Aug. 29, 2005
Anxious evacuees search for news about their homes in New Orleans while staying at the home of friends in St. Martinville, La., a 2 ½-hour drive from New Orleans. Thirteen people from three families were staying at the home of friends. Seen, from left, are host Will Bates, Kiki Huston and her daughter Olivia Huston, Georgia Flynn and Suzanne Upshaw.
Smiley N. Pool / The Dallas Morning News