In 2005, Hurricane Katrina barreled into the Gulf Coast, breaching levees in New Orleans and causing catastrophic flooding.

Nearly 1,400 people died, making the storm one of the deadliest and most defining disasters in American history.

CBS News Texas reporter J.D. Miles and photojournalist Billy Sexton were among the first out-of-town news crews to arrive in New Orleans.

"I remember waking up on a Sunday morning here in North Texas. It was a beautiful day. I got a call that Sunday morning from my news director at the time who, their first words were, 'Do you want to cover a category five hurricane?' I had mixed feelings about it because that's scary. It's dangerous. But the reporter in me immediately said, 'Yes,'" Miles said.

Early arrival in New Orleans

When Miles and Sexton arrived

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