Obama Will Travel To New Orleans To Commemorate Hurricane Katrina Anniversary

He'll be there Aug. 27.

President Barack Obama will travel to New Orleans on Aug. 27 to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Obama will meet with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) and residents throughout neighborhoods that were effected by the storm. Obama will also deliver remarks during his trip, according to the White House.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate will join Obama after also visiting Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in the days ahead of Katrina's anniversary.

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