schools like to lane, loyola, xavier -- like tulane, loyola, and xavier. dr. norman francis is the longest tenured university president in the nation. in late august of 2005, the rising waters of the train would forever change his city, is university, and his life -- the rising waters of katrina would forever change his city, his university, and his life. it is summer, so it is peaceful around here. one cannot look at the surroundings and everything and think there was a storm that came through here five years ago. >> it is strange. we came back. there was 6 feet of water all along these buildings. this canal to the left overflowed. you cannot see the bridge that we're going to pass. tavis: this canal is in part responsible for so much of the water that hit the school? >> correct, and this broke further down by the lake. when the canal broke, the water that was supposed to be going into the lake went down and the like water came in. so that is the water that really started to flood this whole area. we talk about this catastrophe, but many people call it manmad