After taking a weird, erratic path, Hurricane Betsy triggered catastrophic flooding when levees failed in New Orleans. Here's what happened and the change it prompted.

Sept. 9, Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans, flooding neighborhoods and killing at least 75. First U.S. hurricane to cause ...

Hurricane Betsy first hit Grand Isle as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 9. It moved toward Northeast Louisiana and Southwest Arkansas as a tropical storm on Sept. 10.

NEW ORLEANS — Before Hurricane Katrina, there was Hurricane Betsy. Sixty years ago, on Sept. 9, 1965, Betsy struck New Orleans as one of the most destructive hurricanes of its time. Levee breaches ...

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On September 9, 1965, Hurricane Betsy was heading towards the Louisiana coast. Betsy strengthened back to a Category 4 hurricane later that afternoon. Shortly before landfall, the radar at the U.S.