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FILE - Arnold James tries to keep his feet as a strong gust nearly blows him over as makes his way on foot to the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Aug. 29, 2005. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

NEW ORLEANS – Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast, New Orleans is set to commemorate the anniversary Friday with memorials, performances and a parade to honor those who were affected.

Katrina, which was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005, remains the costliest U.S. storm on record, with damage estimated at upward of $200 billion when adjusted for inflation, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. About 1,400 people died in fi

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