To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we have remastered and uploaded our master time-coded catalogs.
All of the videos have been reviewed and remastered into 1920×1080 HD ProRes 422 format.
This footage is part of our five-part series from New Orleans, LA metro area that was filmed on August 27, 2005 and August 28, 2005.
Total Catalog Run Time 54:24:05
05:00 – The footage starts out near the New Orleans International Airport as the Contra Flow evacuation begins. The footage includes interviews of residents leaving and the start of the Contra Flow, where the east-bound lanes of Interstate 10 are switched for people to drive west-bound on the east-bound lanes.
07:57 – Shot during the overnight hours and into 8/28/2005. The footage continues to show the last night of Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as Category Four Hurricane Katrina was moving closer and closer to shore, with the Big Easy, NOLA, New Orleans, predicted to be ground zero for landfall per https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/KATRINA_graphics.shtml
16:09 – As Hurricane Katrina was upgraded to a Category Five storm, the mood in the city changed drastically, and the Hurricane Contra Flow on Interstate 10 was now packed at the entrance at Veterans Blvd. and Williams Blvd as police and national guard units tried to keep the traffic moving in an orderly pace. Footage of the Contra Flow from above the traffic and from ground level. Scenes of the skyline and the airport with one of the last flights leaving.
41:15 – Footage of the last minute work done to build up a temporary levee around the New Orleans International Airport by the East Jefferson Levee District. Interviews with the Mayor of Kenner, LA, and the Levee District President.
46:02 – Final footage from downtown New Orleans, LA, and the French Quarter as the outer bands of Hurricane Katrina begin to move over the region, and the wind and rain begin to pick up. Footage shows people are still partying on Bourbon Street as the historic storm is about to destroy the region.
51:48 – Final footage from 8/28/2005 showing the area as the tropical winds and heavy rain are hitting the area around Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner, LA at the Pontchartrain Center. The video shows the storm surge starting to push the lake levels upwards at the shoreline and flood a parking lot. Footage shows police actively patrolling the area.
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