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Hurricanes: History. By Barbara McCarragher. Hurricane Katrina may be the most memorable storm in New Orleans history, but its trajectory across the Pelican State was far from unique. Louisiana was hit by 49 of the 273 hurricanes that made landfall on the American Atlantic Coast between 1851 and 2004.In addition, eighteen of the ninety-two major hurricanes with Saffir-Simpson ratings of category 3 or above have struck the state (U.S. mainland hurricane strikes by state, 1851-2004).ouisiana was hit by 49 of the 273 hurricanes that made landfall on the American Atlantic Coast between 1851 and 2004. In addition, eighteen of the ninety-two major hurricanes with Saffir-Simpson ratings of category 3 or above have struck the state (U.S. mainland hurricane strikes by state, 1851-2004).
HURRICANES FROM 1900 TO 1950: DURING THIS TIME, AREAS ON THE GULF OF MEXICO, LIKE THOSE ON THE ATLANTIC COAST, EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE MOST INTENSE HURRICANES OF THIS CENTURY. 1900: Known as the Galveston Hurricane, the deadliest hurricane disaster in U.S. history occurred on September 8.fter leaving Florida, the huge hurricane took a northwesterly course over the Gulf of Mexico and onto the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts. Tides rose to 12 feet at Biloxi,Bay St. Louis, and Gulfport, MS. The eye of the storm passed directly over New Orleans, LA, and was estimated at 25 miles in diameter.