The Cowsills the band's breakup. William "Bud" Joseph Cowsill, Sr. "(December 2, 1925 – September 29, 1992) Aged 66 years" The Cowsill family father, "Bud" Cowsill, died of leukemia while living in Mexico. Barry Steven Cowsill "(September 14, 1954 – August 29, 2005) Aged 50 years" Both Barry Cowsill and his sister Susan were living in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005. Susan and her husband left New Orleans, but most of her belongings at her New Orleans home were destroyed. A badly decomposed body recovered from the Chartres Street Wharf in New Orleans on December 28 was
Civil engineering and infrastructure repair in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina New Orleans area was more than 80 percent unwatered. Corps officials estimated the overall unwatering effort, given normal seasonal rainfall, would be completed no later than early October, 2005. Tropical Storm Rita was being closely watched at this point. Additional traffic in the city in the past three days had caused some delay in traveling to work sites and moving emergency repair equipment. By September 21, 2005, the Army Corps of Engineers had begun closing two damaged canals at noon in preparation for storm surges associated with Hurricane Rita. The 17th Street and London Avenue Canals were closed with steel