But during her more resolute moments, she reminds herself that she survived Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago. “I lost everything in Katrina. I’ve survived 100% of my worst days,” Knotts said.

But during her more resolute moments, she reminds herself that she survived Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago. “I lost everything in Katrina. I’ve survived 100% of my worst days,” Knotts said.

She is learning to swim almost 20 years after her family survived Hurricane Katrina. She evacuated the day before the storm hit but says one of her friends survived only because that woman’s ...

Bradlin Jacob-Simms, 47, decided to learn how to swim almost 20 years after her family survived Hurricane Katrina. She evacuated the day before the storm hit but said one of her friends survived ...

Bradlin Jacob-Simms, 47, decided to learn how to swim almost 20 years after her family survived Hurricane Katrina. She evacuated the day before the storm hit but said one of her friends survived ...

Bradlin Jacob-Simms, 47, decided to learn how to swim almost 20 years after her family survived Hurricane Katrina. She evacuated the day before the storm hit but said one of her friends survived only ...

(Michael B. Thomas for KFF Health News) Bradlin Jacob-Simms is learning to swim with instructor Mahoganny Richardson almost 20 years after her family survived Hurricane Katrina. Hundreds drowned in ...

(MICHAEL B. THOMAS FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS) Bradlin Jacob-Simms, 47, decided to learn how to swim almost 20 years after her family survived Hurricane Katrina. She evacuated the day before the storm ...

Were you displaced by Hurricane Katrina? The USA TODAY Network is chronicling the lingering impact of the catastrophic storm and the resilience of the people involved. If you are an evacuee who ...

We took the flag off the wall and used it to cover the window. Growing up in Tallahassee, I was taught what to do during a hurricane, during a tornado and during a shooting. I’ve had school days ...

When it made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, Katrina was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph, but the devastating storm surge and flooding caused most of the death and destruction.