Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Hurricane Katrina Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 1, 2026
1. Hurricane Katrina Memorial Marker
Erected 2011.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is August 29, 2005.
Location. 29° 57.244′ N, 90° 4.492′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It is on Loyola Avenue south of Tulane Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The memorial is etched to a wall at the Sonesta Suites hotel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Rault Center High-Rise Fire of 1972 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louis Armstrong (about 300 feet away); The Pythian Temple (about 300 feet away); Military Women's National Monument (about 400 feet away); Jazz (about 400 feet away); The Clarinet (about 500 feet away); Shell Building (about 600 feet away); Sears Building (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
More about this marker. The memorial includes more than 1,800 names of people who died in Hurricane Katrina, including about 16 unknowns listed at the end.
Regarding Hurricane Katrina Memorial.
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Hurricane Katrina Memorial (Established 2011).
Excerpt: The most prominent feature of the Hurricane Katrina memorial is the 1,830 names of the men, women and children who lost their lives during Hurricane Katrina.(Submitted on April 8, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. NOLA.com: How many people died in Hurricane Katrina? Toll reduced 17 years later. Government estimates, based on researchers' analysis of death reports, reduced the estimated number of fatalities from Hurricane Katrina to around 1,400. A subscription may be required to read this article. (Submitted on April 8, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 1, 2026
2. Hurricane Katrina Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 1, 2026
3. Hurricane Katrina Memorials unknowns
Photographed by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi, U.S. Coast Guard (via Wikipedia), August 30, 2005
4. U.S. Coast Guard searches for survivors in New Orleans
Caption from the Coast Guard: "U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Beaty of Long Island, N.Y., looks for survivors in the path of Hurricane Katrina as he flies in an HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter over New Orleans. Petty Officer Beaty is a member of an HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew sent from Clearwater, Florida, to assist in search and rescue efforts. Katrina, a Category 4 hurricane, came ashore at approximately 6:10 a.m. CDT near the Louisiana bayou town of Buras."
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 22 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3, 4. submitted on April 8, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
