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NCBRT staff members brief Chancellor Sean O'Keefe in the EOC

LSU’s NCBRT Transformed Campus into Critical Emergency Hub During Hurricane Katrina Response

When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, LSU turned to its own National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counterterrorist Education to coordinate campus operations while also supporting a massive state and federal relief effort.

LSU’s Zachary Godshall Reflects on Hurricane Katrina’s Lasting Impact Through Filmmaking

LSU alum and Associate Professor in the Department of English and Screen Arts Zachary Godshall has made a 20-year-long career out of his Hurricane Katrina experience.

Ky Mortensen and others rescuing horses after Hurricane Katrina

20 Years after Katrina

Research News

August 27, 2025

LSU’s NCBRT Transformed Campus into Critical Emergency Hub During Hurricane Katrina Response: When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, LSU turned to its own National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counterterrorist Education to coordinate campus operations while also supporting a massive state and federal relief effort.

August 26, 2025

LSU’s Zachary Godshall Reflects on Hurricane Katrina’s Lasting Impact Through Filmmaking: LSU alum and Associate Professor in the Department of English and Screen Arts Zachary Godshall has made a 20-year-long career out of his Hurricane Katrina experience.

August 26, 2025

20 Years after Katrina:

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