Twenty Years Ago, Hurricane Katrina Changed the Gulf Coast and the Energy Industry

August 29, 2025--Written by Aaron Studwell for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras, Louisiana, and became one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. Two decades later, its impact endures not only in the collective memory of New Orleans and the Mississippi coast, but also within the energy industry that fuels the Gulf Coast and much of the nation.