New Orleans after Katrina: This nonprofit is still helping the city rebuild 15 years later Birmingham, AL, USA / WATV • MyV949.com CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Aug 29, 2020 | 3:59 AM Hurricane Katrina rampaged New Orleans on August 29, 2005, when dozens of levees failed, leaving vast swaths of the city swamped, homes damaged and lives uprooted.