![[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 29, 2008 -- Buras has become famous as the location where, on August 29, 2005, at 6:10 AM CDT, the eye of Hurricane Katrina, made its strongest landfall. The town's freshly painted water tower stands as a symbol of recovery for the state and the community. Barb Sturner/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDcvMjkvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtbmV3LW9ybGVhbnMtbGEtanVseS0yOS0yMDA4LWJ1cmFzLWhhcy1iZWNvbWUtZmFtb3VzLWFzLXRoZS1kMTUwMTctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/471/jpg "[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 29, 2008 -- Buras has become famous as the location where, on August 29, 2005, at 6:10 AM CDT, the eye of Hurricane Katrina, made its strongest landfall. The town's freshly painted water tower stands as a symbol of recovery for the state and the community. Barb Sturner/FEMA")
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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 29, 2008 -- Buras has become famous as the location where, on August 29, 2005, at 6:10 AM CDT, the eye of Hurricane Katrina, made its strongest landfall. The town's freshly painted water tower stands as a symbol of recovery for the state and the community. Barb Sturner/FEMA
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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29/07/2008
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