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...... From the moment Hurricane Katrina made landfall over New Orleans, the armor of levees, which were meant to protect the city and surrounding areas from storms just like Katrina, proved to be no more adequate than plastic sheets against assault rifles (Forsloff 2009). The eye of the storm came ashore 70 miles southeast of New Orleans, creating storm surges along the coastline and destroying nearly every structure in the lower Plaquemanines Parish. Even in its weakened state, Katrinas colossal size delivered far-reaching devastation in areas of Louisiana located many miles from the center. At 3 a.m., Katrina had made landfall at the Southwest Pass, near the mouth of the Mississippi River Metro-area. Emergency officials held a status meeting and at 6 a.m. it was determined that 317,000 households are without power (Hurricane Katrina 2009). By 7 a.m., water was reported to be coming over the levee in the 9th Ward, and by 8:45 a.m., six to eight-foot flood waters were being reported in the Lower 9th Ward. At 9 a.m., the eye of the storm passed to the east of the New Orleans central business district, causing windows in high-rise buildings to blow out and a hole ripped out

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