NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- President Obama will be in New Orleans Sunday to mark the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city and surrounding region in 2005.
The president, who has been vacationing with his family at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, will make the trip south with first lady Michelle Obama, the White House said in a release Saturday.
He will deliver a speech addressing Katrina at Xavier University.
The Obamas will return to Washington afterward.
The White House said other members of the Obama Cabinet who have worked on recovery and restoration efforts also will be in the hurricane-affected region.
Obama will attend meetings at the White House and then travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, Tuesday where he will meet with troops, the White House said. He also is to address the nation on Iraq from the Oval Office as the United States officially ends its combat role in that country. UPI
