President Obama to Visit New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary

President Barack Obama will visit New Orleans, Louisiana, next week to check on the 10-year effort to rebuild the southern U.S. city from the devastation wreaked there by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

He’ll meet with Mayor Mitch Landrieu to discuss rebuilding efforts and deliver remarks promoting economic innovation in the storm’s aftermath, the White House said Wednesday.

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Amid the chaos after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans, Vera Smith’s body decayed for four days on a sidewalk until her horrified neighbors covered her with dirt, a makeshift plastic shroud and a bleak… On August. 31, the AJC will examine the state’s challenging response to the evacuees, the lessons learned and those that were not. He will be joined by several of his administration officials.

The economy of New Orleans, which relies heavily on tourism and the oil and gas industry, had suffered a new setback earlier that year with the BP oil spill.

Landrieu thanked individuals and civil and religious organizations who opened their arms to the displaced residents of New Orleans.

“At an education round table, President and Mrs. Bush will honor the exceptional work accomplished by New Orleans school leaders, non-profit partners, educators, parents and communities”, the mayor’s statement said. Working with local partners and elected officials, CNCS grantees will engage 11,000 volunteers in the Gulf Region directly related to the Katrina anniversary.