Jean Laffite

Historical marker location:

4688 Common Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana

( Marker is on Common Street (State Highway 385) near East McNeese Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Hurricane Katrina, which struck Louisiana in 2005, was one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history. The storm caused widespread destruction in New Orleans and other parts of the state, and its aftermath highlighted issues of poverty, race, and government response in the United States.