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The National Coast Guard Museum has preserved the sign that hung outside Air Station New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Sept. 4, 2025

The Sign: How a Hurricane Katrina artifact found its way to the National Coast Guard Museum

Air Station New Orlean's sign became a beacon of hope during 2005. It was battered, bruised and leveled by Hurricane Katrina, but it was never counted down and out.

The words 20 Years Later are shown on the top of a bus. In the foreground, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer is hoisting a survivor during Hurricane Katrina.

Sept. 4, 2025

Learning from Disaster: How Katrina helped us prepare for future catastrophes

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Coast Guard has undergone sweeping changes in readiness, technology, and interagency collaboration.

U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans sign leaning against a building after hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005.

Nov. 17, 2023

Journey of a Coast Guard Museum Artifact: The Sign

The transformation of the Air Station New Orleans sign from a functional marker to a rallying relic.