Support WBURIt was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history: Have we forgotten Katrina's lessons?Play11:11Download AudioGreg AllenMarisa PeñalozaAugust 24, 2025 ShareSandy Rosenthal, founder of Levees.org, stands in the Flooded House Museum where one of the levees breached in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The house was flooded, though the interior now is a recreation made by local artists. (NPR)
