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May 29, 2006	WikiProject A-class review	Approved
June 5, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
June 23, 2006	Featured article candidate	Promoted
March 28, 2010	Featured article review	Demoted
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Section sizes

Section size for Hurricane Katrina (38 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,654	5,654
Meteorological history	4,515	4,515
Preparations	20	22,603
Federal government	7,050	9,521
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	2,471	2,471
Gulf Coast	19	13,062
Florida	3,348	3,348
Alabama	2,964	2,964
Louisiana	6,731	6,731
Impact	8,412	46,979
Bahamas and Cuba	1,379	1,379
United States	979	35,540
Florida	2,725	2,725
Louisiana	5,905	16,566
New Orleans	10,661	10,661
Mississippi	6,971	6,971
Alabama	1,764	1,764
Other U.S. states	6,535	6,535
Canada	1,648	1,648
Aftermath	176	82,934
Economic effects	6,992	6,992
Environmental effects	9,856	9,856
Reestablishing governance	8,617	8,617
Government response	11,618	19,411
Criticism	7,793	7,793
International response	6,741	6,741
Non-governmental organization response	9,396	9,396
Analysis of New Orleans levee failures	10,562	10,562
Media involvement	7,022	7,022
Studies concerning post-Katrina victims	2,852	2,852
Retirement	1,309	1,309
Reconstruction	1,382	1,382
Records	1,362	1,362
See also	1,685	1,685
Notes	34	34
References	35	35
Further reading	4,342	4,342
External links	4,019	4,019
Total	175,544	175,544

Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal to MRGO acronym needs clarified.

Should add (MRGO) after Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet in the Analysis of New Orleans levee failures section.

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