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Hurricane Katrina
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This section is of automotive information relating to Hurricane Katrina.  Also, some damage photographs may also include Hurricane Rita because of the overlapping time frame of the events' aftermath.

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Article Index

Date	Article	Agency/Author/Speaker
5 September 2005	Cheers, Relief Greet Wal-Mart Truck Driver	Wal-Mart
13 September 2005	Katrina Evacuees Get Help Along the Highway	Faiza Elmasry
22 May 2006	FTC Releases Report on its Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases The report details the results of an intensive, Congressionally-mandated Commission investigation into whether gasoline prices nationwide were “artificially manipulated by reducing refinery capacity or by any other form of market manipulation or price gouging practices” and into gasoline pricing by refiners, large wholesalers, and retailers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.	Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Gasoline Special Collection: Hurricane Katrina
23 May 2006	FTC Provides Senate Testimony on its Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras described the major issues addressed in the report released Monday entitled “Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases.”	Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Gasoline Special Collection: Hurricane Katrina
30 August 2007	FTC, Antitrust Division Send Report to President on Factors Explaining National Average Gasoline Price Increases During Spring and Summer of 2006 In April 2006, while the FTC was completing its intensive investigation of petroleum industry conduct and gasoline pricing following Hurricane Katrina, President Bush directed DOJ to work with the FTC and the Department of Energy to conduct inquiries into rising gasoline prices.	Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Gasoline Special Collection: Hurricane Katrina

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Photographs

	1966 By Infrogmation of New Orleans (Photo by Infrogmation) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-2.0, CC-BY-2.5 or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: Flood damaged West End neighborhood: On Bellaire Drive near 17th Street Canal breech, a 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle is marked not to be towed away. Note: Thousands of flood damaged autos, declared total losses by insurance companies, are being hauled away as trash. Presumably the owner of this one optimistcally intends to fix up the old car, which was completely submerged in dirty water for weeks. Photo by Infrogmation. View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle from Hurricane Katrina - 1,564KB
	Pontiac G6 New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. A brand new Pontiac G6 crushed by collapsed building, Central Business District. Photo by Jacob Appelbaum (ioerror) September 12, 2005 View photo of Pontiac G6 Crushed by Hurricane Katrina - 675KB This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.
	Pontiac G6 Devastation from Katrina. Wind damage collapsed brick building on to cars, New Orleans Central Business District. Photo by Jacob Appelbaum (ioerror) September 12, 2005 View photo of Pontiac G6 Crushed by Hurricane Katrina - 546KB This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.
	Pontiac G6 This souvenir shop is open for business in New Orleans despite the sidewalk being blocked by crushed vehicles and debris leftover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Photo by Robert Kaufmann/FEMA October 9, 2005 View photo of Pontiac G6 Crushed by Hurricane Katrina - 4,416KB
	Pontiac G6 Damage to cars parked in downtown New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Andrea Booher/FEMA October 12, 2005 View photo of Pontiac G6 Crushed by Hurricane Katrina - 599KB
	Buick Skylark Photo by "Infrogmation" Uptown New Orleans View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car Buick: Skylark - 1,884KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Buick Skylark Photo by "Infrogmation" Uptown New Orleans View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car Buick: Skylark - 1,989KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Buick Skylark Photo by "Infrogmation" Uptown New Orleans View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car Buick: Skylark - 1,934KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Buick Skylark Photo by "Infrogmation" Uptown New Orleans View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car Buick: Skylark - 1,515KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Chevrolet Camaro Photo by "Infrogmation" Lower 9th Ward View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car: Chevrolet Camaro - 1,388KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Chevrolet Camaro Photo by "Infrogmation" Lower 9th Ward View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car: Chevrolet Camaro - 1,721KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Chevrolet Camaro Photo by "Infrogmation" Upper 9th Ward View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car: Chevrolet Camaro - 1,969KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Dodge Caravan Photo by "Infrogmation" Flipped Caravan in Lower 9th Ward View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car: Dodge Caravan - 1,940KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Dodge Caravan Photo by "Infrogmation" Flipped Caravan in Lower 9th Ward View photo of Hurricane Katrina Damaged Car: Dodge Caravan - 1,467KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Pontiac Vibe New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: Houses and car in formerly flooded residential area along Napoleon Avenue, with lines of long standing floodwaters visible. Photo courtesy Infrogmation View photo of Hurricane Katrina - Pontiac Vibe - 1.2MB This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic (CC BY 2.5) License.
	Remains of vehicles and a helicopter at Lakefront Airport. Image ID: wea02640, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Photo Date: 2005 September 12 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Credit: Lieut. Commander Mark Moran, NOAA Corps, NMAO/AOC View photo of Hurricane Katrina Cars - 1.1MB
	Not boats but cars in a parking lot turned pond making their own oil slicks. Image ID: wea02671, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Photo Date: 2005 September 12 Location: Venice, Louisiana Credit: Lieut. Commander Mark Moran, NOAA Corps, NMAO/AOC View photo of Hurricane Katrina Cars - 954KB
	Fish refrigerator truck half way up a tree. Image ID: wea02698, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Photo Date: 2005 October 20 Location: Louisiana, Southeast coastal parishes Credit: Collection of Wayne and Nancy Weikel, FEMA Fisheries Coordinators View photo of Hurricane Katrina Cars - 1.4MB
	The aftermath of Katrina. A boat lift, gift of the city of Valdez, Alaska, and transportation coordinated by NOAA Sea Grant personnel, arrives in Plaquemines Parish. This piece of equipment was needed to speed the refloating of vessels left aground by Katrina. Image ID: wea02800, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Photo Date: 2006 February 27 Location: Louisiana, Southeast coastal parishes Credit: Collection of Wayne and Nancy Weikel, FEMA Fisheries Coordinators View photo of Hurricane Katrina Recovery - 1.7MB
	The aftermath of Katrina. Boats strewn about by Katrina. Image ID: wea02830, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Photo Date: 2006 April 26 Location: Louisiana, Southeast coastal parishes Credit: Collection of Wayne and Nancy Weikel, FEMA Fisheries Coordinators View photo of Hurricane Katrina Dodge Ram - 1.6MB
	Image from FEMA/SeaGrant PowerPoint Presentation by Wayne and Nancy Weikel and Rusty Gaude. A unique Rules of the Road situation. Who has the right-of-way? Image ID: wea02952, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana, Southeast coastal parishes Credit: Collection of Wayne and Nancy Weikel, FEMA Fisheries Coordinators View photo of Hurricane Katrina Roadblock - 400KB
	Image from FEMA/SeaGrant PowerPoint Presentation by Wayne and Nancy Weikel and Rusty Gaude. Fisheries refrigerator truck with front end in the water following Hurricane Katrina. Image ID: wea02961, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana, Southeast coastal parishes Credit: Collection of Wayne and Nancy Weikel, FEMA Fisheries Coordinators View photo of Hurricane Katrina Fish Truck - 509KB
	Image from FEMA/SeaGrant PowerPoint Presentation by Wayne and Nancy Weikel and Rusty Gaude. Private boat recovery efforts. Image ID: wea02969, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana, Southeast coastal parishes Credit: Collection of Wayne and Nancy Weikel, FEMA Fisheries Coordinators View photo of Hurricane Katrina Truck Towing Boat - 383KB
	Image from FEMA/SeaGrant PowerPoint Presentation by Wayne and Nancy Weikel and Rusty Gaude. SeaGrant arranges with city of Valdez, Alaska to transport surplus heavy lift to Plaquemines Parish. Heavy lift shown here passing into Plaquemines Parish following one month trip from Valdez in the dead of winter. Image ID: wea02973, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana, Southeast coastal parishes Credit: Collection of Wayne and Nancy Weikel, FEMA Fisheries Coordinators View photo of Hurricane Katrina Recovery - 388KB
	Image from FEMA/SeaGrant PowerPoint Presentation by Wayne and Nancy Weikel and Rusty Gaude. Assembling the Valdez Travel Lift. Image ID: wea02974, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana, Southeast coastal parishes Credit: Collection of Wayne and Nancy Weikel, FEMA Fisheries Coordinators View photo of Hurricane Katrina Recovery - 483KB
	Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The main NOAA building in Pascagoula sustained damage during Katrina. Image ID: wea03272, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Mississippi, Pascagoula Photo Date: 2005 September 13 Credit: Personnel of the NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON; Collection of Gretchen Imahori, NOAA/NOS/Office of Coast Survey View photo of Hurricane Katrina NOAA Office Parking Lot - 1.0MB
	Looking down the main street running through Lake Charles. Without a government badge or media pass, nobody was allowed beyond the exits of the interstate entering the town. Every exit was blocked by armed National Guard and State Police. Image ID: wea03433, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana, Lake Charles Photo Date: 2005 September 30 Photographer: Michael Gill, NOAA/NWS/WSFO Wichita View photo of Dodge Ram and Hurricane Katrina Damage - 838KB
	A house either floated off its foundation or was blown off its foundation and landed on this vehicle. There are many instances of vehicles going through buildings but few of buildings going through vehicles. Image ID: wea03438, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana Photo Date: 2005 September 30 Photographer: Sam Williams View photo of House on a Buick Century - 3.9MB
	A Jack in the Box sign crushed a vehicle during Hurricane Rita. Image ID: wea03437, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana Photo Date: 2005 September 30 Photographer: Sam Williams View photo of Jack in the Box Sign Crushed SUV - 2.6MB
	School buses along the Mississippi River re-positioned by Hurricane Katrina. Image ID: wea03486, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection Location: Louisiana, Port Sulfur Photo Date: 2005 September 18 Photographer: Lieutenant Phil Eastman, NOAA Corps/NMAO/AOC View photo of Buses Thrown by Hurricane Katrina - 2.1MB

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