Images: Deadly Katrina hits Gulf Coast
Summary: The hurricane hit land in Louisiana but changed direction to miss New Orleans--but spread devastation into Mississippi instead.
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It was a different scene the morning of Aug. 29, as Katrina hit land in southeastern Louisiana as a Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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