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Hurricane #Katrina made landfall near New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, and became one of the deadliest disasters in United States history. TODAY’s Al Roker sat down with Grammy winner #JonBatiste, a native of #NewOrleans and who was 18 when the storm hit, to talk about his new song about climate change on his album “Big Money." For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect wi...

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