The Times-Picayune won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina, which arrived in New Orleans on August 29, 2005 — seven years ago today. The newsroom’s heroic efforts to continue publishing, despite tremendous personal loss, are part of the paper’s legend. Below is a look at those historic front pages and this week’s front pages as well. || Related: How Isaac is unlike Katrina | Times-Picayune editor: Radical restructuring at Times-Picayune has roots in Katrina reporting | Times-Picayune to reduce printing, shift to digital
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- The Times-Picayune has a gallery online of its Katrina front pages. The Newseum has also archived Katrina front pages.
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- Seven years ago today, this was the front pages of the Times-Picayune.
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- New Orleanians did not evacuate for Hurricane Isaac. (Front page appears courtesy of the Newseum)
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- The category 1 Issac is weaker and smaller than Katrina, a category 3 hurricane when it arrived in New Orleans. (Front page appears courtesy of the Newseum)
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- The Advocate, based in Baton Rouge, plans to expand to seven days a week in New Orleans after the Times-Picayune cuts back. This is the Advocate’s front page the day after Katrina hit in 2005. (Front page appears courtesy of the Newseum)
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- This is what the Advocate front page looks like today. (Front page appears courtesy of the Newseum)
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