Honoring Victims of Hurricane Katrina on the Fourth Anniversary of the Disaster -pics

[Kadie]

Women wear black ribbons during a parade honoring victims of Hurricane Katrina on the fourth anniversary of the disaster in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2009.
REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES ANNIVERSARY DISASTER SOCIETY)


(L-R) Rev. Clarence Bikham, police captain Bernadine Kelly and city councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell lead a procession honoring victims of Hurricane Katrina on the fourth anniversary of the disaster in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2009.
REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES DISASTER SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)


Police captain Bernadine Kelly (C) is comforted by city councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell during a memorial honoring victims of Hurricane Katrina on the fourth anniversary of the disaster in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2009.
REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES DISASTER SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)


A marching band performs during a parade honoring victims of Hurricane Katrina on the fourth anniversary of the disaster in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2009.
REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES SOCIETY DISASTER)


Clear skies and warm temperatures greeted these marchers as they commemorate the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. This is the fourth anniversary of the storm, which flooded most of the city.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)


People parade through the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. This is the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which flooded most of the city.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)


Wesley Phillips plays a drum at the Hurricane Katrina memorial in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. This is the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which flooded most of the city.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)


Elder Clarence Bickham of the Household of Faith church prays as he walks around the Katrina Memorial in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. This is the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which flooded most of the city.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)


Members of the Louisiana National Guard lead a procession down the Claiborne Ave. bridge leading to the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. This is the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which flooded most of the city.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)


edited to add...

Robert Richardson holds a sign while marching past the Industrial Canal levee wall in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, killing more than 1,600 people in Louisiana and Mississippi and leaving behind more than $40 billion in property damage. Hurricane Rita followed almost a month later, with billions of dollars in additional damage and at least 11 more deaths.
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

[givemebackmycountry]

1. I will NEVER forgive the Republican party for this. NEVER!

And that FUCK-WAD PIECE OF SHIT Neil Bortz was on his radio show this week saying that...

"Katrina washed all of the "debris" out of New Orleans and now Obama wants to bring "them" all back.

Hateful, spiteful, scumbags.

[RB TexLa]

8. You'll have to never forgive our party if another one hits, President Obama is not going to care

any more than bush did about Louisiana or Louisianians.

[intheflow]

10. WTF do you base that slanderous statement on?

He's already being praised for caring more about the Gulf Coast recovery than Bush ever did:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4035726

And he has a great response record starting immediately after the disaster:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3490902

You are obviously have no idea what you're talking about.

[Kadie]

11. ?

:wtf:

[jus_the_facts]

13. Sadly this is correct.....Mary Landrieu has a D behind her name FWIW...

.....she's a SCUM SUCKIN' ASSKISSER to the far right...just look up her votin' record. Just like our state gov't majority of DINO's always do too.

This is just ONE example of how gov't has failed us and will continue to do so regardless of who's in *control*....even sadder is the fact that people are so blinded by their *ideals* and refuse to see the TRUTH when it keeps gettin' blasted back in their faces.

[sabrina 1]

Thank you,

I remember this as if it was yesterday and the days following as it became apparent that there was not going to be much help and that people were going to die.

There's never really been an full accounting as to who was responsible for what amounted to criminally negligent homicide.

R.I.P. to all those who didn't make it.

[Louisiana1976]

4. I also remember it as if it happened yesterday--

I still flash back to it even though I only saw it all on TV.

[malaise]

2. Thanks

Never forget

[Louisiana1976]

3. Thanks for posting these pictures--

Katrina and the federal flood should never be forgotten. Your pictures eloquently show how much people are still suffering 4 years later.

[jus_the_facts]

5. KATRINA: My DU in Review....4 years later......

DU Lounge Poll: Where Will Katrina End Up?
Thu Aug-25-05 10:20 PM]/b]
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3919915

4 killed, 5 missing; power knocked out to 1.2 million as Katrina whacks S. Florida
Fri Aug-26-05 08:44 AM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1729275

Poll question: Who's feelin' free and safe from the terrorists in the good ol' USA today?Sat Sep-03-05

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3954289

New Orleans, Louisiana....the week that was.....Sun Sep-04-05

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=155&topic_id=2340

They have M-16s and they're locked and loaded...shoot to kill...
Friday, September 2, 2005



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4576651

[nolabear]

6. Please, please help. It's not over.

The people are still suffering. Do what you can. Spend the energy you would spend being angry finding a way to do some little thing. It all counts toward the common good, the general welfare, and the blessings of liberty.

[jus_the_facts]

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[jus_the_facts]

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[Kadie]

12. ***** More Pics *****

Dancers perform in a parade honoring victims of Hurricane Katrina on the fourth anniversary of the disaster in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2009.
REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES ANNIVERSARY DISASTER SOCIETY)


Mardi Gras Indians perform in a parade honoring victims of Hurricane Katrina on the fourth anniversary of the disaster in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2009.
REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES SOCIETY DISASTER ANNIVERSARY)



A marching band makes its way past empty lots where flood-damaged houses once stood in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Participants marched in a second line parade to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which flooded much of the city. Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, killing more than 1,600 people in Louisiana and Mississippi and leaving behind more than $40 billion in property damage. Hurricane Rita followed almost a month later, with billions of dollars in additional damage and at least 11 more deaths.
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)


Sylvester Gilbert, a resident of the Lower 9th Ward for 55 years, paints his fence as a second line parade marches by in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, killing more than 1,600 people in Louisiana and Mississippi and leaving behind more than $40 billion in property damage. Hurricane Rita followed almost a month later, with billions of dollars in additional damage and at least 11 more deaths.
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)