In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Multiple breaches in the levees of at least four canals resulted in catastrophic flooding of the majority of the city. Nowhere in the city was the devastation greater than in the Lower 9th Ward, especially the portion from Claiborne Avenue back. Storm surge flood waters appear to have poured into the neighborhood from at least three sources. To the east, water flowed in from Saint Bernard Parish, while to the west the Industrial Canal suffered two distinct major breaches: one a block in from Florida Avenue, the second back from Claiborne Avenue. The force of the water did not merely flood homes, but smashed or knocked many off their foundations.
Trinity Lutheran Church filled with more than 12 feet of water, completely destroying the interior structure and all furnishings. By the grace of God, much of the exterior structure and foundation of the building remained solid.
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