Thornton, lead executive with the company that runs and manages the Superdome, was there in 2005 and remains the top man ...

Deteriorating conditions in New Orleans will force authorities to evacuate the thousands of people at city shelters, including the Louisiana Superdome ... help oversee Hurricane Katrina recovery ...

She came to Kalamazoo from Louisiana where she worked for the state police in counterterrorism and emergency response. Janes was called in to assist in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina, one of the ...

At the end of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina led to overwhelming damage in Louisiana ... Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require that state disaster preparedness and ...

Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with enormous force. The city had faced deadly storms previously, including Hurricane Betsy in 1965, which caused extensive ...

Bush was fully engaged in emergency ... the roof of the Superdome -- the shelter of last resort for New Orleans -- would be unable to withstand a Category 5 hurricane. Katrina weakened slightly ...

Doug Thornton, manager of the Superdome, looks back on the damage that Hurricane Katrina inflicted upon the iconic building and the emotional moment when it reopened. Photo: George Steinmetz ...

Providing emergency grants to partner groups on the ground. "Hurricane Katrina raised awareness about the importance of the human-animal bond in disaster response worldwide," said Kitty Block ...