Watch VideoSixteen years after Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ida brought devastation from high winds and rain, but flooding was far less severe than in 2005.
Back in 2005, category 3 Hurricane Katrina — a level below category four Ida — breached multiple levees, killing over 1,800 people and causing roughly $170 billion...
Officials Say New Orleans' Levees Weathered Hurricane Ida
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