Hurricane Katrina Remains the Worst Disaster: Businessweek Daily

Twenty years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina roared ashore and wrought almost unimaginable destruction along the Gulf Coast. Today, Leslie Kaufman writes about the immense scale of the storm’s legacy. Plus: A fancy socks empire expands, business owners say no to gerrymandering, and growing fears surround the bushmeat industry.

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Even after Harvey’s record flooding in Houston, Maria’s blackout in Puerto Rico and Helene’s destruction of the arts district in Asheville, North Carolina, no storm rivals Hurricane Katrina.

On Aug. 29, 2005, Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, killing ...