Governor Proclaims Friday as Hurricane Katrina Remembrance Day
JACKSON, Miss. (Aug. 26, 2025) — Gov. Tate Reeves has proclaimed Friday, Aug. 29 as Hurricane Katrina Remembrance Day in Mississippi, marking the 20th anniversary of one of the most devastating storms in U.S. history.
Reeves also called for a statewide minute of silence at 8:29 a.m. Friday, honoring the lives lost and reflecting on the state’s recovery and resilience in the years since.
“In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Mississippians demonstrated a spirit that cannot be broken, a core strength that survives all hurt, a faith in God that no storm can take away and an unyielding determination to clear the wreckage and build back our communities better than they were before,” Reeves said.
The governor, alongside the Mississippi National Guard and other state agencies, will host a 20th Anniversary Commemoration ceremony Friday morning. The event will honor Katrina’s landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, remember the suffering endured, and highlight the determination that carried the state through its recovery.
The ceremony will be livestreamed on Gov. Reeves’ Facebook page.
Hurricane Katrina struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, destroying thousands of homes, flattening entire neighborhoods, and claiming more than 230 lives in Mississippi alone.
