This portion of the Hurricane Katrina Archive includes reports and presentations acquired by the LSUHSC Libraries in a variety of ways. Some were donated by the creator and others were discovered either online or in digital archives. All have been vetted for any proprietary information.
The Library Staff has attempted to make them as accessible as possible, but it is a challenge for documents from this era.
If you have a document that relates to our campus and you would like to contribute, please email DigitalScholar@lsuhsc.edu.
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Executive Order No. KBB 2005-49 : Temporary Location of LSU School of Medicine
Executive Department, State of Louisiana
The State of Louisiana Executive Order No. KBB 2005-49 is a two page document created on September 23, 2005 by the Executive Department of the State of Louisiana to formally make lawful the relocation of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.
This executive order was necessary due to the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the physical inaccessibility of the New Orleans campuses.
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Impact of Hurricane Katrina on LSU Health Sciences Center at New Orleans
John A. Rock MD and Leslie Capo
"Impact of Hurricane Katrina on LSU Health Sciences Center at New Orleans" is a PowerPoint presentation of 21 slides presented by John A. Rock, MD (Chancellor 2002-2005) on October 11, 2005 to the LSU Board of Supervisors. Leslie Capo (Director of Information Services 1989-2024) was co-creator of the presentation slides.
This presentation includes timelines, damage assessments, academic programming and medical services details and relocations, rebuilding expectations, and other details of the LSU Health Sciences Center's two campuses that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
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The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
"The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans" is a 6 page document presented by Dr. Larry H. Hollier (Dean of the School of Medicine 2004-2007, Chancellor 2006-2021) to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on July 13, 2006.
This report details the status of faculty, departments, and organizations affiliated with LSU Health just before Hurricane Katrina, the challenges the school administrators faced in evacuating the campuses and associated medical centers as well as relocating all services, and the success of the university in continuing education and research programs while also repairing the damaged campus facilities. It includes a table of research award amounts granted to LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans from 2001 to 2006.
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Changing Course: Katrina, LSUHSC-NO Library, and New Orleans
Jennifer K. Lloyd MLIS, AHIP
"Changing Course: Katrina, LSUHSC-NO Library, and New Orleans" is a PowerPoint presentation of 35 slides created and presented by Jennifer K. Lloyd (LSU Health - New Orleans librarian 1995-Present) to the South Central Chapter of the Medical Librarian Association Annual Conference held October 20-24, 2006 in College Station, TX.
This presentation includes timelines, staffing details and locations, and collection inventories relating to the closure, relocation, and reopening of the libraries serving LSU Health Sciences Center's two campuses that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
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LSUHSC-New Orleans Dental School Campus: Timelines and Conditions That Impacted Recovery
Matt Gedge
"LSUHSC-New Orleans Dental School Campus: Timelines and Conditions That Impacted Recovery" is a 10-page document created by Matt Gedge (Director of Special Projects 1985-2020) on November 2, 2006.
This comprehensive and detailed report offers a bulleted timeline of damage and repairs (both completed and in progress) to the LSU Health Dental School - New Orleans campus from August 29, 2005 to November 2006. It also includes a timeline and generalized description of the immediate effect of Hurricane Katrina on the city, and the flood resulting from the failure of the federal levee system protecting Greater New Orleans.
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Medical Education: The Crucible (Impact of Change on GME Programs)
Charles W. Hilton MD
"Medical Education: The Crucible (Impact of Change on GME Programs)" is a PowerPoint presentation of 64 slides created and presented by Dr. Charles W. Hilton (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 1997-2023) on August 24, 2007.
Dr. Hilton led the school’s restoration of graduate medical education and resident education programs after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This presentation includes program fulfillment timelines and strategies, resident program details and locations, images of damage sustained by the New Orleans campus, and reports on enrollment and resident placement from 2004 to 2008.
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LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Update
Larry H. Hollier MD
"LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Update" is a PowerPoint presentation of 52 slides presented by Larry H. Hollier, MD, FACS (Dean of the School of Medicine 2004-2007, Chancellor 2006-2021) to the LSUHSC Board of Supervisors in October 2007.
This presentation includes academic program updates, facilities updates, student enrollment numbers, and faculty recruitment details two years after Hurricane Katrina forced the temporary closure and relocation of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.
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The LSU Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery: A Decade in review and a vision for our future
Department of Otolaryngology
"The LSU Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery: A Decade in review and a vision for our future" is a 10 page document extracted from a publication created the LSU Health Department of Laryngology on September 27, 2015.
The selected pages from this publication detail the forced temporary closure and relocation of LSU Health Sciences Center due to the impact of Hurricane Katrina, and the ways the Department of Otolaryngology continued their academic programming.
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From Storm to Strength: Katrina's Legacy of Health, Healing, and Hope
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
This is the schedule for "From Storm to Strength" Katrina Symposium organized by LSU Health New Orleans to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
A speaker panel session was held each day from Monday, August 24, 2025 to Thursday, August 28, 2025 for LSU Health faculty, staff and guests to share their remembrances of the hurricane and its impact on the school, on the City, and on their lives.