Christopher Leach

2 weeks ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Christopher Leach

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Lt. Col. Sean Cross, chief of safety for the 403rd Wing of the Hurricane Hunters, is one of the few pilots who has been inside Hurricane Katrina. Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the headquarters for the Hurricane Hunters, but Cross was born and raised in South Louisiana. He remembers Hurricane Katrina intimately, saying, “Katrina is like this huge measurement in time.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Leach

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — We are officially in storm season, and we should all be prepared. It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina’s impact and storms continue to be part of the lives of people living along the coast. This WGNO special program covers topics such as this year’s hurricane outlook, the Isle de Jean Charles Resettlement Project, coastal erosion, Hurricane Hunter missions and the story of New Orleans brass bands returning to the city after Hurricane Katrina.

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Christopher Leach

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2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Christopher Leach

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Lt. Col. Sean Cross, Chief of Safety for the 403rd Wing of the Hurricane Hunters is one of the few pilots who has been inside Hurricane Katrina. Keesler Airforce Base in Biloxi, Mississippi is the headquarters for the Hurricane Hunters but Cross was born and raised in South Louisiana. He remembers Hurricane Katrina intimately, saying “Katrina is like this huge measurement in time.

2 weeks ago | wgno.com | Christopher Leach

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Historically, a group of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw people has lived on the Isle de Jean Charles. Since 1955, the community has shrunk by 98% because of coastal erosion in Louisiana. Coastal erosion is accelerated during eventful and high impact storm seasons. Louisiana has the barrier islands of it’s gulf coast. They, along with natural wetlands play a crucial role in protecting coastal communities from storms and erosion.