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Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

August 27, 2015 at 11:20 AM ET by Ashleigh Axios

Summary:

Follow along live as President Obama travels to New Orleans to meet with the Mayor and residents who have rebuilt their lives since the storm.

This blog post will be updated throughout as the President travels to New Orleans to meet with the Mayor and residents who have rebuilt their lives since the storm.

Trip Schedule:

EDT

10:45AM The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
11:00AM The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to New Orleans, Louisiana

CDT

12:20PM         The President arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana
12:45PM         The President meets with residents and youth, New Orleans, Louisiana
2:55PM           The President participates in a resilience roundtable, Andrew P. Sanchez Community Center, New Orleans, LA
3:55PM           The President delivers remarks, Andrew P. Sanchez Community Center, New Orleans, LA
5:00PM           The President departs New Orleans en route to Washington, DC

See the Moments

“That’s the story of New Orleans…a city that, for almost 300 years, has been the gateway to America’s soul. Where the jazz makes you cry, the funerals make you dance, the bayou makes you believe all kinds of things. A place that has always brought together people of all races and religions and languages. And everybody adds their culture and their flavor into this city’s gumbo. You remind our nation that for all of our differences, in the end, what matters is we’re all in the same boat. We all share a similar destiny.” —President Obama marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: go.wh.gov/Katrina10 #Katrina10

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on Aug 29, 2015 at 12:59pm PDT

President Obama, reflected in mirror, stops for lunch in New Orleans at Willie Mae's. Yes the fried chicken was that good.

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Aug 27, 2015 at 12:19pm PDT

In Treme, I was inspired by the progress & people 10 years after Katrina. It gives us hope, but our work isn't done. pic.twitter.com/LDqsARhnZt
— President Obama (@POTUS) August 29, 2015

.@POTUS pauses to say hello to a darling little boy in Treme pic.twitter.com/9B0mQkZ8OA
— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) August 27, 2015

Trying out the new full frame update and wanted to see how a vertical looked. This is during the President's round table briefing in New Orleans yesterday. DSLR FYI.

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Aug 28, 2015 at 6:20am PDT

And here's an example of the new full-frame Instagram option for horizontals. Another photo from yesterday's visit to New Orleans.

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Aug 28, 2015 at 8:07am PDT

"We were in Tremé, and we saw returning residents living in brand new homes, mixed income, new homes near schools and clinics and parks, child care centers, more opportunities for working families." —President Obama on meeting the people of New Orleans today 10 years after Hurricane Katrina #Katrina1

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on Aug 28, 2015 at 7:59am PDT

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Since taking office, President Obama has made it a key priority to continue and expedite the recovery and rebuilding efforts since Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, by:

Supporting the needs of survivors
Bolstering the recovery efforts already underway by state, local, and federal officials by cutting red tape to deploy important resources quickly
Investing in hard-hit communities
Ensuring that affected communities build back stronger and more resilient
The President has directed his Administration to take an all-of-nation approach — to work closely with and support the work of all of our partners, including state and local governments, tribal and volunteer organizations, the private sector, and families

10 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast is building back stronger and more resilient:

98% of families displaced by Katrina are back in their homes.

We've provided more than $5.2 billion since 2009 for rebuilding schools, hospitals, roads, police and fire stations, and historic museums and buildings.

See what community-building programs are already at work in your area with this interactive map.

Share how you’ve seen these programs at work in your community. If you’ve got a photo, share that with us, too.