Hurricane Katrina devastated RTA’s operations, destroying 202 of the agency’s 365 buses, the agency said. Photo: New Orleans RTAThe New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) released “Riding Out the Storm: 20 Years After Katrina,” a short documentary marking the agency’s recovery and growth since Hurricane Katrina. “August 29 marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina changed our city and our transit system,” said Lona Edwards Hankins, CEO of the New Orleans RTA. Their efforts laid the foundation for the progress we’ve made since.”20 Years after KatrinaHurricane Katrina devastated RTA’s operations, destroying 202 of the agency’s 365 buses, the agency said. Today, the fleet stands at 108, reflecting both the lasting impacts of the storm and RTA’s ongoing push to modernize.