This article contains facts and information about hurricanes and the cause of Hurricane Katrina and its path.

Louisiana officials plead with evacuees not to return home as the damage was too great. This article discusses some of the damage done, specifically to New Orleans. Report is from September, 2005.

A biography of Bernardo de Galvez, an early governor to Louisiana. Born in Spain, Galvez helped the local military fight the British troops along the Gulf of Mexico coast.

Find out what characteristics make the Reddish Egret unique. This resource features information about this aquatic bird found in the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana and in the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of southern Florida.

Find out what characteristics make the Reddish Egret unique. This resource features information about this aquatic bird found in the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana and in the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of southern Florida.

Find out what characteristics make the Reddish Egret unique. This resource features information about this aquatic bird found in the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana and in the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of southern Florida.

Find out what characteristics make the Reddish Egret unique. This resource features information about this aquatic bird found in the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana and in the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of southern Florida.

Find out what characteristics make the Reddish Egret unique. This resource features information about this aquatic bird found in the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana and in the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of southern Florida.

Interactive map that has satellite photographs of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit the coast. Two captivating videos from Biloxi, Mississippi and a map of the path of the storm are also on the page.

A map showing the theatre of Southwestern Campaigns in the American Civil War. The map includes the northern Gulf Coast and parts of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, showing major cities, towns, and...

This archaeological site contains eighteen mounds from the Mississippian cultural period. Located on Mound Island within the Mobile-Tensaw river delta, the site was occupied between AD 1250 and 1550. Scholars believe that it functioned...

Moundville was first settled in the 10th century and represents a major period of Mississippian culture in the Southern United States. It acted as the center for a southerly diffusion of this culture toward the Gulf Coast. It was the...

The Mexican ground squirrel can be found from Northern Mexico north along the Gulf coast of Texas and into western and central Texas and southeastern New Mexico. This resource includes content ranging from characteristics and life cycle...

November, 2005, report on life in the FEMA trailer parks that emerged in the Gulf Coast regions that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

November, 2005, report on life in the FEMA trailer parks that emerged in the Gulf Coast regions that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

In this September, 2005, report, the Gulf Coast is hit by Hurricane Rita. Along with report, is a photographic slideshow, satellite images, and links to other articles.

Web page focused on the impact of Hurricane Rita on the Gulf Coast. Find a map of the path of the hurricane, satellite photo, graphic of New Orleans levee, information on the oil industry, and more.

Web page focused on the impact of Hurricane Rita on the Gulf Coast. Find a map of the path of the hurricane, satellite photo, graphic of New Orleans levee, information on the oil industry, and more.

Web page focused on the impact of Hurricane Rita on the Gulf Coast. Find a map of the path of the hurricane, satellite photo, graphic of New Orleans levee, information on the oil industry, and more.

Two eighteenth-century maps and four accounts of the mutual perceptions, suspicions, and observations between Spanish and French explorers on the Gulf Coast.

Watch this report on the BP oil spill of 2010, one of the most devastating oil spills in the history of the United States. Learn about not only the effects of a point source pollution event like the oil spill, but also about the many...

Read about Santa Anna's retaliation after the siege of Bexar, and the battles on sea and on land that followed. This site's strength is its collection of primary texts from this period in Texas' history: "Broadside calling for all men to...

In-depth coverage of Hurricane Katrina from the BBC. Photographs, animated maps, video clips, and other resources can be found.

BBC News reporter gives his first hand experiences as he tours neighborhoods stricken by Hurricane Katrina. Very intriguing September, 2005, report.