Mello Residence

Historical marker location:

1025 Bartholomew St, New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker is on Bartholomew Street south of St. Claude Avenue (State Route 46), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2003

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.